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Mohammed bin Zayed Attends the Nuclear Security Summit
2012-03-26 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has arrived in Seoul leading a UAE delegation to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) which starts

Start of Final Assembly on 2nd Serial A400M
2012-03-21 Read More...
The Airbus Military A400M final assembly line (FAL) in Seville (Spain) has begun working on the second serial production

137th Test Flight for Lockheed-Built Trident II D5 Missile
2012-03-15 Read More...
The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight February 22 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed

Abiyev: “No Attack on Iran through Azerbaijan”
2012-03-13 Read More...
Azerbaijan will not allow other countries to use its territory to launch an attack on neighboring Iran, Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said on

Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
2012-03-07 Read More...
Pakistan successfully test fired a nuclear-capable, short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Monday, the Military

Iran Protests Israeli Arms Sale to Azerbaijan
2012-03-01 Read More...
Azerbaijan on Wednesday dismissed an Iranian protest over its reported deal to buy arms worth $1.5 billion from Tehran’s foe Israel amid increased tensions between the neighboring

India’s Rustom-2 UAV to Fly Early 2014
2012-02-28 Read More...
The first flight test of UAV Rustom-2, set to be used solely for defense purposes, would take place in February 2014, a top official at India’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)

Northrop Grumman at Singapore Air Show
2012-02-10 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) will highlight a wide range of its global security capabilities and programs at the Singapore Air Show (14-19 February), including airborne early warning and control systems, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), fire

Goodrich at Singapore Airshow
2012-02-10 Read More...
Goodrich Corporation will showcase a full range of advanced systems for commercial aircraft, defense and space applications at the 2012 Singapore Airshow taking place on February 14-19.

India to Get 42 Additional Sukhoi Fighters
2011-12-19 Read More...
Russia will provide an additional 42 Sukhoi frontline fighters to India under an agreement signed last Friday, taking the bilateral defense cooperation to new

Saab India Technology Centre Inaugurated
2011-10-26 Read More...
Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. today inaugurated the Saab India Technology Centre, a Research and Development Centre, in partnership with Mahindra Satyam in

Safran-Avic Extend Partnership
2011-10-11 Read More...
Safran and Avic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on training, extending the strategic partnership first formed in 2010.

Eurocopter at China 2011 Helicopter Expo
2011-09-19 Read More...
During China’s inaugural Helicopter Exposition which was held in Tianjin this past week (15-18 September), Eurocopter will showcase 3 of its most successful models currently operating in the country: the AS350 B3, EC135 and EC225.

China Denies Arming Qaddafi
2011-09-07 Read More...
China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Muammar Qaddafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail

Cassidian’s TETRA at the 26th World University Games
2011-08-25 Read More...
After the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games, a TETRA network from Cassidian has once again successfully provided stable, reliable and efficient communication services, this time during the 26th Universiade in

1st UAE C-17 Globemaster III Powered by Pratt&Whitney
2011-06-21 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates Air Force received its first C-17 Globemaster III in Long Beach, California in mid May. The UAE Air Force is slated to receive a total of six C-17s by 2012.

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