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Airbus to Provide Welfare Media Services for German Troops Worldwide
2020-08-10 Read More...
Airbus has been awarded a contract by the Bundeswehr for the provision of welfare media services for the next 2 years, with the option of another 2 year extension. With this contract, several thousands of soldiers and sailors will get access to

Collins Aerospace Developing Open Architecture Terminal for U.S. Air Force
2020-08-10 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., is developing a Software Programmable Open Mission Systems (OMS) Compliant (SPOC) radio for the U.S. Air Force as part of an $18.9 million competitive contract awarded in

Fincantieri, Saipem Sign Deep-Seabed Mining Agreement
2020-08-06 Read More...
Fincantieri and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the development of deep-seabed mining (DSM), i.e. the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea floors over 3,000 meters in

Cubic to Supply High Capacity Backbone System to US Air Force
2020-08-06 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division was awarded a contract worth $38 million to deliver a Joint Aerial Layer Network (JALN) High Capacity Backbone (HCB) prototype for the U.S. Air Force

Patria Joins ASD of Europe as a Direct Company Member
2020-08-06 Read More...
Patria has joined AeroSpace and Defence Association of Europe (ASD) as a Direct Company Member being earlier involved in its operation via Association of Finnish Defence and Aerospace Industries (AFDA), where Patria continues its active

Boeing to Supply 9 More Chinook Helicopters to U.S. Army Special Operations
2020-08-05 Read More...
Boeing recently signed a $265 million contract for nine more MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters that employees in its Philadelphia plant will assemble for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command

Russia Starts Production of Latest Armata Tanks
2020-08-05 Read More...
The production of tanks and fighting vehicles based on the latest Armata combat platform under a contract signed with Russia’s Defense Ministry several years ago is already underway, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told TASS news

L3Harris Clears Critical Design Review for Experimental Satellite Navigation Program
2020-08-05 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies is on track to begin building the U.S. Air Force’s first Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) after completing the program’s critical design

Pakistan Army Receives First Batch of Al-Khalid-I MBTs
2020-08-04 Read More...
The Pakistan Army (PA) officially inducted into service its first batch of Al-Khalid-I Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) in a ceremony held on 28 July at the facilities of state-owned defense manufacturer Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) in the Rawalpindi

BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of Raytheon’s Military GPS Business
2020-08-04 Read More...
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation, bringing decades of experience, innovative technology, and an extensive installed base of

GA-ASI Selected for Further Skyborg Vanguard Development
2020-08-03 Read More...
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has awarded multiple indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to The Boeing Co., General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc., and

U.S. Submits F-35 Proposal to Canada
2020-08-03 Read More...
On July 30, the U.S government submitted the Request for Proposal (RFP) response for the Lockheed Martin built F-35 to Canada in support of their Future Fighter Capability

Army-2020 Forum to Host Over 28,000 Military Products
2020-07-30 Read More...
Over 1,500 companies will put on display more than 28,000 pieces of weaponry and military hardware during the Army-2020 forum to be held in Russia next month, a senior Russian Defense Ministry official

Duke Robotics Introduces TIKAD Combat Drone
2020-07-30 Read More...
After last month’s acquisition by UAS Drone Corp, Duke Robotics has focused on engaging in a strategic expansion effort mainly in the military drone

Iran Displays Defense Might on Second Day of Military Drill
2020-07-30 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday launched the second day of the final stage of a military exercise in southern

Indian Air Force Receives First Batch of Five Rafale Jets
2020-07-29 Read More...
Five Indian Air Force Rafale operated by Indian Air Force pilots took off Monday from Dassault Aviation Mérignac facility (photo) to ferry to Ambala Air Force Station for entering service in N°17 Squadron “Golden

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