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Iran, Bolivia Review Defense Ties
2018-05-15 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Bolivian Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Admiral Yamil Octavio Borda Sosa in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday discussed broadening of mutual

Harris to Modernize India’s ATM Communications Infrastructure
2018-05-14 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been selected to modernize India’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) communications infrastructure and support one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets - which is expected to double in size over the next 10

Raytheon Dedicates New Facilities at Missile Systems Business
2018-05-14 Read More...
Raytheon Company executives, along with federal, state and local officials, and local business leaders, dedicated new facilities at Raytheon Missile Systems. This is part of a large-scale expansion and modernization project to increase capacity and

CZ Shooting Team Reaps an Avalanche of Medals
2018-05-14 Read More...
This year, the first weekend in May brought members of the CZ Shooting Team a deluge of medals. Altogether, they won a fantastic nine medals in three international IPSC competitions. And what is more, all of the nominated shooters

U.S. Navy Orders Additional APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets
2018-05-11 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $175 million contract for more than 7,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS®) Laser-Guided

Lockheed Martin Wins Contract for Guided MLRS Rocket Production
2018-05-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received an $828 million not-to-exceed contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 13 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated

Russia to Unveil Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile at V-Day Parade
2018-05-08 Read More...
Russia will showcase its latest Kinzhal hypersonic missile complex and other state-of-the-art weapons during the upcoming May 9 Victory day parade in Moscow, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Welp’s Tactical, Armored SUVs for Special Operations
2018-05-07 Read More...
Welp Group offers a wide portfolio of armored vehicles for Special Operations ranging from pick-ups to SUVs. Welp’s expertise in engineering and production of individual armouring solutions allows for made-to-measure products for almost every

U.S. Air Force Selects Raytheon’s All-Digital Radar Warning Receiver
2018-05-04 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for Raytheon’s AN/ALR-69A(V), the world’s first all-digital radar warning

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Completes FAA Certification Flight Testing
2018-05-03 Read More...
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program has now completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) flight tests following a successful refueling/communications flight with a C-17 Globemaster

Orbital ATK Produces 25,000th M1156 Precision Guidance Kit
2018-05-03 Read More...
Orbital ATK announced it has produced 25,000 M1156 Precision Guidance Kits (PGK) for the United States Army and Marine Corps. The GPS guidance kit reduces the ballistic dispersion of conventional 155mm artillery projectiles - transforming them into

Eurosatory LAB: A New Zone Dedicated to Start-Ups
2018-05-02 Read More...
From June 11th to June 15th, 2018, Eurosatory LAB will open its doors: a new space dedicated to emerging and innovative companies with applications in land, airland defense and

BAE to Develop Next-Generation Missile Warning System for Aircraft
2018-05-02 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop a next-generation missile warning system for aircraft that will protect pilots and crews from new and emerging

Iran, Pakistan Call for Further Naval Cooperation
2018-05-01 Read More...
Iranian and Pakistani Navy Commanders underlined the need for expanding cooperation in military and defense fields on the sidelines of the 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) which took place in Tehran last week, Fars News Agency (FNA)

RUAG Names New Chairman of the Board of Directors
2018-04-30 Read More...
The Annual General Meeting of RUAG Holding AG took place Thursday, in Emmen. Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, Head of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), was in attendance as a representative of the owner of the

Top 25 Armies In The World
2018-04-26 Read More...
Global Firepower’s 2017 Military Strength Ranking (www.globalfirepower.com) draws on more than 50 factors to assign a Power Index score to 133

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