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Timothy Cahill to Lead Lockheed Martin International
2019-10-07 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has appointed Timothy Cahill (photo), Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin International and a Corporate

Russian Missile Cruiser Holds Air Defense Drills in Mediterranean
2019-10-04 Read More...
The Russian Northern Fleet’s missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov currently on its long-distance deployment to the Mediterranean Sea held a series of shipboard exercises, including air defense drills, TASS quoted a statement by the Fleet’s press

Boeing Wins Contract for 5th KC-46A Tanker Production Lot
2019-10-04 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.6 billion contract for 15 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits. With this fifth production lot, Boeing now is on contract for 67 KC-46

Russia Test-Fires Topol-M ICBM Against Target
2019-10-03 Read More...
Russia has test-fired a Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Plesetsk spaceport in the country’s north against a target in Kamchatka in the Russian Far East, the press office of the Defense Ministry reported earlier this week

Indian Defense Minister Commissions Second SCORPENE®- Submarine
2019-10-02 Read More...
On 28 September 2019, INS Khanderi, the second of P75 Kalvari-class submarine, was commissioned in India by the hands of Honorable Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in presence of Union Minister of State for Defense Shri Shripad Naik, Minister of

Intelsat Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors
2019-10-02 Read More...
Intelsat, S.A. announced last month that General Ellen M. Pawlikowski (photo), United States Air Force (Retired) and Jacqueline D. Reses have been appointed as independent members of the company’s Board of Directors, effective

Istanbul Shipyard Launches Construction of Pakistan’s First MILGEM Corvette
2019-10-01 Read More...
On 29 September, the Istanbul Shipyard held the steel-cutting ceremony of the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first MILGEM

Iran Developing Five Research Satellites
2019-10-01 Read More...
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami recently announced good progress in manufacturing different types of satellites, saying that Iranian experts are working on five research projects in this field, Fars News Agency (FNA) recently

KONGSBERG Unveils Vanguard - A New Naval Ship Design
2019-10-01 Read More...
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG) in a ceremony in Oslo last week unveiled a new naval ship design called Vanguard. The concept combines long experience in both the maritime and naval sectors to design a platform that meets modern threats and

Raytheon, Rheinmetall Form JV for US Army Combat Vehicle Competition
2019-09-30 Read More...
Raytheon Company and Rheinmetall Defence have established a Joint Venture (JV) to offer the Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, or OMFV,

Mack Defense Heavy Dump Trucks Meet Specs with CARC Coatings
2019-09-30 Read More...
Mack Defense and Sherwin-Williams General Industrial Coatings have partnered to implement multiple solutions for applying Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC) for use on the Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT)

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Overhauls JF-17 Aircraft Facility
2019-09-30 Read More...
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra has successfully overhauled its JF-17 aircraft facility, local media

Airbus A400M Performs First Helicopter Air-to-air Dry Contacts
2019-09-27 Read More...
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully achieved its first helicopter air-to-air refueling contacts with an

Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter to Enter Production
2019-09-26 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from the U.S. Air Force, which moves the program into low rate initial

Leonardo Delivers its 1,000th AW139 Helicopter
2019-09-25 Read More...
Leonardo delivered last week its 1,000th AW139 helicopter. The event represents a historic achievement: the AW139 is the most important helicopter program in the last 15 years at an international level, and it is also able to set a production

SRC Names Matthew Tedesco Director of Business Development
2019-09-25 Read More...
SRC, Inc. announced it has appointed Matthew Tedesco (photo) Director of Business development for Army

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