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Saudi Navy Commissions First Two Fast Boats in France
2019-07-25 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces celebrated putting into commission the first and second speedboats, specially made by the French Navy for its Saudi counterpart, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Airbus A400M Achieves Paratrooping Milestone
2019-07-24 Read More...
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter continues to achieve milestones towards full capability after the successful deployment of 50 paratroopers from a side door on a single pass. The photo shows a part of these tests performed recently at the

MBDA to Supply Mistral 3 Short-Range Air Defense Systems to Serbia
2019-07-22 Read More...
On 16 July 2019, on the occasion of the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Serbia, MBDA announced the signing of a contract for the acquisition of Mistral 3 short-range air defense systems by the Ministry of Defense of

Iran’s Ground Force Receives 3 New Combat Drones
2019-07-19 Read More...
The Iranian Army Ground Force on Wednesday received three new home-made combat drones, namely ‘Mohajer 6’, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Lockheed Martin to Supply HIMARS Launchers to U.S. Army
2019-07-19 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Romania and Poland under a $492 million contract, marking Poland’s first acquisition of HIMARS

Iranian Navy Receives Modern CBRND Systems
2019-07-18 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) delivered state-of-the-art equipment to its Naval forces to equip them with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRND) systems for defending the country, Fars News Agency (FNA)

AK Bars Holding Stars at the Naval Show
2019-07-17 Read More...
The 9th International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS) was held at the Lenexpo Exhibition Center in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 10-14

First Female Member Joins Dassault Aviation’s Executive Committee
2019-07-17 Read More...
Since July 1st, Valérie Guillemet has been Head of Human Resources at Dassault Aviation. She is the first female member to sit on the company’s Executive

PELI 7600 Tactical Flashlight Preferred by Defense, Law Enforcement Users
2019-07-17 Read More...
PELI has recently realized a survey among more than 500 European flashlight users to discover what the exact user expectations are from their lighting

Czech Republic Signs Acquisition Contract for 62 TITUS®
2019-07-15 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS company, European leader in land defense, partook Thursday to the signature ceremony of the acquisition of 62 TITUS® armored vehicles at the Czech Ministry of Defense

Boeing Selects Raytheon for B-52 AESA Radar Upgrade
2019-07-15 Read More...
Raytheon was selected by the Boeing Company as radar supplier for the B-52 bomber radar modernization

Kathy J. Warden Named Chairman of Northrop Grumman
2019-07-12 Read More...
The Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has elected Kathy J. Warden as its Chairman, effective August 1,

Rosoboronexport Presents New Naval Hardware at IMDS 2019
2019-07-11 Read More...
Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is presenting new Russian naval hardware to foreign customers at the IMDS 2019 International Maritime Defense Show taking place July 10-14, 2019 at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St.

Oshkosh Defense’s JLTV Participates in Javelin Flight Test
2019-07-10 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, along with several industry partners, recently participated in a successful Javelin flight test from a Kongsberg remote weapon station on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at the

MBDA, Partners Win Prestigious Award for Work with Artificial Intelligence
2019-07-10 Read More...
MBDA, along with its industry and French Government partners, have been awarded the prestigious Ingénieur Général Chanson prize for their work combining artificial intelligence (AI) and massively parallel processing to develop new real-time target

Second Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Ready for July 25 Liftoff
2019-07-10 Read More...
The GPS satellite constellation is about to get its next healthy dose of new technology and more advanced capabilities. The second next-generation, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)-built GPS III satellite – nick-named “Magellan” by the U.S. Air Force

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