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F-35 Chief Fired
2010-02-02 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Manager Feb. 1, saying someone must be held accountable for the program's delays and cost overruns.

US Expanding Missile Defences in Gulf
2010-02-01 Read More...
The United States has expanded land and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Gulf to counter what it sees as Iran's growing missile threat, US officials

Unarmed Drones to Pakistan
2010-01-22 Read More...
The United States plans to provide Pakistan with a dozen unarmed drone aircraft that will help bolster its military as it takes on Taliban militants, U.S. defense officials

Tests for Textron's XM1100 Scorpion
2010-01-21 Read More...
Textron Defense Systems announced that its XM1100 Scorpion networked sensor and munitions system successfully completed a rigorous test series at White Sands Missile Range in New

Rafale: The Semac Revolution
2010-01-15 Read More...
In just a few short months, Dassault Aviation configured the Rafale fighter to carry the Semac pod, enabling it to participate in the Red Flag exercise in the United

Harris: $119m Orders
2010-01-08 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received orders totaling $119 million to supply JTRS-approved Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) tactical handheld radio systems with vehicular amplifier adapters to the

GD: $112 M in Stryker Contracts
2010-01-07 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded an $84 million contract for battle-damage assessment, repair services and materials for Stryker brigades deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, General Dynamics was awarded $28 million for 474 hull

Boeing Laser Demo Accepts Oshkosh Military Truck
2010-01-06 Read More...
Boeing announced today that it accepted the Oshkosh Defense military truck that will carry a Boeing-built laser beam control system for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD)

US Delays New 'Bunker Buster' Bomb
2009-12-19 Read More...
A 'bunker buster' bomb with more than 10 times the explosive power of its predecessor is to be put into service by the United States next December, six months later than previously scheduled, the Defence Department

Lockheed Martin: Critical Milestones Achieved
2009-12-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Missile Defense Systems achieved several key milestones in 2009, including five successful intercepts and numerous other major accomplishments, further solidifying Lockheed Martin as a world leader in air and missile defense.

1st Test Flight for Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III
2009-12-07 Read More...
The Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III program completed the first flight of its structures test aircraft. The test, conducted Nov. 23 in Mesa, demonstrated flight characteristics and handling maneuvers. Tests to continue to expand the helicopter's

US pitches unique F-35 Fighter Jet to Israel
2009-11-24 Read More...
The US has offered to add Israeli systems and munitions to a new US-built fighter jet and deliver it to Israel by 2015, provided a deal is sealed in coming

P&W Delivers 400th F119 Engine to US Air Force
2009-11-24 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney delivered the 400th F119 engine, which powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, to the U.S. Air Force.

CILAS delivers MILDA to DGA
2009-11-05 Read More...
ORLEANS, November 5th 2009 – CILAS recently delivered to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) the prototype of the compact laser source MILDA – Mid Infrared Laser for DIRCM Application. The DGA awarded this project to CILAS two years ago,

NGC Begins Producing 1st Int'l F-35 JSF
2009-10-30 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has begun producing the center fuselage for the first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an F-35B short take off, vertical landing (STOVL) variant for the United Kingdom designated BK-1. The center fuselage

First A330MRTT wet contact through in house designed boom
2009-10-22 Read More...
An Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) fitted with the Air Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) successfully performed the first in-flight refuelling with two F16s from the Portuguese Air Force on 21st October.

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