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Boeing Starts Assembly of Final KC-46A Test Aircraft
2014-01-17 Read More...
Boeing is assembling the fourth and final KC-46A test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation aerial refueling tanker program at the company’s Everett factory, keeping the program on track to deliver the initial 18 tankers to the Air Force

Raytheon, L-3 Test New Ship Protection System
2014-01-17 Read More...
Raytheon and L-3 Communications successfully fired Raytheon TALON laser-guided rockets from an L-3 remote weapon station using an LAU-68 launcher.

NGC’s Global Hawk Wins Best Safety Record Award
2014-01-17 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has been designated as the platform with the best safety record in the U.S. Air Force in 2013.

Russian Helicopters to Deliver 2 Mi-8MTV-1 Helicopters
2014-01-17 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will deliver two medium multirole Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters to the regional government of Sakhalin Oblast in the first quarter of

Spanish Ministry of Defense World’s Leading EC135 Operator
2014-01-16 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters’ factory in Spain provided the setting early this week for the delivery of the two EC135 helicopters to the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET). The aircraft were the first to be delivered as part of a contract for eight EC135s

Sagem Wins New Contract for Sperwer Drones from DGA
2014-01-16 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) recorded a new order at the end of December 2013 from French defense procurement agency DGA for five additional Sperwer tactical drones (including two on option), to be deployed by the French army. These drones will be delivered in

Longbow Missiles Demonstrate Littoral Attack Capability
2014-01-16 Read More...
The U.S. Army and Navy, with assistance from Lockheed Martin, recently conducted Longbow missile demonstration firings to showcase the missile's ability to counter littoral threats, making the weapon an effective candidate for potential use in

Indonesia Orders Thales’ ForceSHIELD & STARStreak
2014-01-16 Read More...
Thales UK announced that it has signed a contract worth over £100 million with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence for ForceSHIELD, Thales’ integrated Advanced Air Defence

Raytheon to Develop New Air & Missile Defense Radar
2014-01-15 Read More...
Raytheon has received a resume work order from the U.S. Navy to commence development of the new Air and Missile Defense Radar.

Dassault Aviation Signs Up for SME Defense Pact
2014-01-15 Read More...
Mr. Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Defense, have signed the SME Defense Pact.

Harris Wins New Order for Falcon Multiband Tactical Radios
2014-01-15 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received $21 million in orders from a NATO country for Falcon® multiband tactical radios. The orders were received during the second quarter of fiscal

NGC's Hunter UAS Exceeds 100,000 Combat Flight Hours
2014-01-14 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, recently surpassed 100,000 combat flight hours in

Boeing Sends Protected Signal through Military Satellite
2014-01-14 Read More...
Boeing has applied new anti-jamming technology to an existing military satellite for the first time, expanding the military's potential to access secure communications more

Raytheon Wins SM-3 Contract
2014-01-14 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company an undefinitized contract action (UCA) valued at $156 million for the procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB guided

Russia to Test 70 New Missiles & Rockets in 2014
2014-01-14 Read More...
The Russian military plans to test around 70 types of rocket and missile weaponry at a major testing site this year, a Defense Ministry spokesman has

Modernized S-61T Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight
2014-01-14 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced the successful maiden test flight of the S-61T™ helicopter with an integrated glass cockpit and enhanced performance

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