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Raytheon to Develop Common Tactical Edge Network for USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System
2022-12-13 Read More...
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), a Raytheon Technologies business, has been selected to develop a Common Tactical Edge Network, or CTEN, in support of the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF’s) Advanced Battle Management

Eric Trappier Awarded 2022 Grand Prize of French Air & Space Academy
2022-12-13 Read More...
On Friday, December 9, the French Air and Space Academy awarded its Grand Prix 2022 to Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, “for his remarkable career as an engineer and manager who has dedicated his career to the development of the

U.S House of Representatives Backs Bill for Record Military Spending in 2023
2022-12-13 Read More...
The U.S. House of Representatives last week backed legislation paving the way for the defense budget to hit a record $858 billion next year, $45 billion more than proposed by President Joe

Russia Completes Re-Armament with Iskander-M Tactical Missile System
2022-12-11 Read More...
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) recently declared that all national armed forces missile formations have been re-equipped with the cutting-edge Iskander-M missile system, being called as “modern and

HENSOLDT Unveils New Feature for EuroNav 7 System to Detect Drones Faster
2022-12-11 Read More...
HENSOLDT and Aero Network DMI announced their collaboration in the field of Situational Awareness of drones for helicopter

Northrop Grumman’s AARGM-ER Completes Fourth Missile Live Fire
2022-12-11 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the fourth successful flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft on

Leonardo to Supply Six AW139 Helicopters to Bristow for Search & Rescue Missions
2022-12-09 Read More...
Leonardo announced that Bristow Group Inc. has signed a contract to procure six AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to support the Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation (“UKSAR2G”) program by the

Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to New Zealand
2022-12-09 Read More...
New Zealand received Wednesday the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a ceremony at the Museum of

Lockheed Martin Delivers Mid-Range Capability Weapon System to U.S. Army
2022-12-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the first Mid-Range Capability (MRC) battery, also known as the Typhon Weapon System, to the United States Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technology Office

MQ-9A Leased to India by GA-ASI Complete 10,000 Flight Hours in 2 Years
2022-12-08 Read More...
On November 22, 2022, a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft that is on lease from GA-ASI to India’s Navy completed its 10,000th flight hour in support of India national security

Leonardo DRS to Supply Third Generation FLIR Sensors to U.S. Army
2022-12-08 Read More...
Leonardo DRS (DRS) announced it has received a contract award from the U.S. Army to provide advanced infrared sensors for the next-generation sighting systems. These sensors will replace the current Horizontal Technology Integration

Textron’s Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as New U.S. Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft
2022-12-06 Read More...
Textron Inc. announced that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)

Navantia Delivers Third Corvette to Royal Saudi Naval Force
2022-12-05 Read More...
Navantia delivered Sunday to the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) the third of five corvettes built in its shipyards in the Bay of Cadiz (Spain), construction 548, named HAIL, in an act held at the San Fernando facilities. The commissioning of the two

GA-ASI Demonstrates Network Relay Using Laser Communications
2022-12-05 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) completed a fully-networked demonstration using multiple Laser Communication terminals. The network included ground, mobile and airborne terminals. During the

Italian Army’s UH-90A Helicopter Fleet Handover Complete
2022-12-05 Read More...
The Italian Army’s UH-90A (NATO’s designation for the Italian Army’s NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter program marked a major achievement with the completion of deliveries on 25

Russian Arms Export Volume Disclosed
2022-12-04 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted the high achievements of the state enterprises for increasing the volume of exports of Russian

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