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Aero Vodochody Awarded Saab Contract
2011-03-24 Read More...
Aero Vodochody announced it has received business worth several million EUR from Swedish company SAAB Aeronautics for production of pylons for Swedish and Thai air

Russia to Double Missile Production
2011-03-24 Read More...
Russia plans to double the production of strategic and tactical missile systems from 2013, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said, Russian news agencies

GD UK Awards HCDR Contract to ITT
2011-03-24 Read More...
ITT has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics UK to supply a number of Enhanced High Capacity Data Radios (EnHCDR) in support of a recent Urgent Operational Requirement being fulfilled by the UK company for the British Armed Forces.

Saab Develops Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft
2011-03-23 Read More...
Three years after the launch of the Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft (SFWA) project, a new unique wing demonstrator is presented for the first

Duguay-Trouin Nuclear Attack Submarine
2011-03-22 Read More...
The first hull section of the Duguay-Trouin, the second in class of the Barracuda type nuclear-powered attack submarine, has left the prefabrication hall at DCNS’s Cherbourg

1st Flight for Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
2011-03-22 Read More...
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully began its flight test program, taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, before several thousand employees, customers, suppliers and community

Cassidian's ParaLander Receives Certification
2011-03-21 Read More...
The ParaLander ram-air cargo parachute system, developed and produced by Cassidian, has been approved for operational deployment by the Bundeswehr Technical Centre (WTD) 61 in cooperation with Cassidian in Manching, Germany.

Raytheon’s Upgraded Early Warning Radar
2011-03-18 Read More...
Raytheon completed all system requirements and testing of the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland. With this upgrade, the UEWR at

NGC: Structural Tests of 2nd X-47B Aircraft
2011-03-18 Read More...
The U.S. Navy's second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) will be able to withstand all structural stresses and strains associated with takeoff, flight and

Cassidian to Hold 87.4% Share of GEW
2011-03-18 Read More...
Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, boosts its global security electronics business by entering into an agreement to acquire the majority shareholding in South African Electronic Warfare specialist company, Grintek Ewation (GEW),

Harris Wins 2 Contracts
2011-03-17 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received a $5.5 million order to supply additional Falcon II(r) AN/VRC-103 multiband, multimission vehicular radio

MBDA: 2010 Turnover Reaches 2.8bl Euros
2011-03-17 Read More...
MBDA, the European leader and global player within the missile systems sector, achieved a turnover of 2.8 billion euros in 2010. This represents an increase of 7% compared to 2009 (2.6 billion

LM Achieves Critical SEWIP Milestone
2011-03-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) held a successful critical design review for an electronic warfare system upgrade that will defend U.S. Navy surface combatants from evolving anti-ship missile threats.

Dassault and BAE to Develop UAS Proposal
2011-03-16 Read More...
Dassault Aviation and BAE Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate exclusively on the preparation and submission of a joint proposal to the UK and French Ministries of Defense for the

NGC’s Joint STARS Tested in new KAB
2011-03-16 Read More...
With the goal of reducing the sensor-to-shooter timeline to just minutes and expanding airborne ground surveillance command and control, Northrop Grumman Corporation(NGC)

Raytheon’s NextGen of ACU Seamless Communications
2011-03-15 Read More...
Raytheon Company launched the Audio Connect Unit-5000 that provides the ability to connect a greater number of channels to enable seamless communication among first

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