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MBDA, Safran Partner in MMP Offering for Australia
2017-11-09 Read More...
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense announced their global strategic partnership which will play a key role in response to the Commonwealth of Australia’s Defence Industry Policy Statement to support the development of Australian sovereign

Boeing Team Loads Milestone Missile into Silo
2017-11-09 Read More...
Boeing and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) team recently bolstered America’s defense against long-range ballistic missiles, ahead of schedule, with the installation of the 44th

Harris System to Launch Aboard NOAA Satellite
2017-11-08 Read More...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) - scheduled to launch November 10 - will feature an advanced Harris Corporation environmental measurement instrument to improve U.S. weather

Bittium Tough SDR™ Tactical Radios Enhanced With ESSOR Waveform
2017-11-08 Read More...
Bittium is part of Operational Capability 1 (OC1) phase that continues the ESSOR (European Secure Software defined Radio) program. During the OC1 phase, the operational capabilities of ESSOR High Data Rate Waveform (HDR WF), meant for joint

Nexter’s Artillery at Defense & Security 2017 Bangkok
2017-11-06 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS Group company, is presenting at the 2017 edition of Defense & Security, to be held in Bangkok from 6 to 9

MBDA’s Brimstone Test Fired From Eurofighter Typhoon
2017-11-06 Read More...
A series of live firings of the MBDA Brimstone precision strike missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon have been completed successfully, adding enhanced capability to the

Gavin Williamson Named UK Defence Secretary
2017-11-06 Read More...
Theresa May faced a fierce backlash from some Conservative MPs after she appointed her little-known chief whip Gavin Williamson as Defence Secretary, even though he has never spoken as a Minister in the

Russian Helicopters Starts Testing Ansat in Pakistan
2017-11-03 Read More...
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started testing multi-purpose Ansat helicopter in Pakistan. The objective of testing is to prove the ability to use the machine in high

MBDA Inc. to Produce Diamond Back® Wing Assemblies for Small Diameter Bomb
2017-11-02 Read More...
MBDA Inc. announced a new contract award from Boeing to produce up to 21,000 Diamond Back® Wing Assemblies for the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB-1). This new contract follows a U.S. Air Force award to Boeing for additional SDB-1

Indonesia Selects NASAMS Air Defense System
2017-11-02 Read More...
KONGSBERG has signed a contract worth 77 MUSD with the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia to supply a NASAMS air defense

Saab’s Gripen E Goes Supersonic
2017-11-01 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab announces that the Gripen E smart fighter flew supersonic for the first time. The aircraft broke the sound barrier over the Baltic Sea on the 18th

USAF Orders 6 More A-29 Aircraft to Afghanistan Program
2017-11-01 Read More...
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its partner Embraer Defense & Security have received orders from the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) A-29 Afghanistan Program for six more A-29 Super Tucano

Dassault-Reliance Aerospace Manufacturing Facility Launched in India
2017-10-31 Read More...
Eric Trappier, Chairman of Dassault Aviation and Anil D. Ambani, Chairman of the Reliance Group laid the Foundation Stone for the Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited manufacturing facility in Mihan, Nagpur located in India’s western state of

Lockheed Martin, Navantia to Renew 20-Year Partnership
2017-10-30 Read More...
In 2017, Navantia and Lockheed Martin celebrate the 20th anniversary of a successful collaboration to supply the Spanish Navy with the Aegis Combat System for the F-100

Rosoboronexport Delivers 2 Mi-35M Helicopters to Mali
2017-10-30 Read More...
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has completed delivery of the Mi-35M transport/attack helicopters and associated equipment to the Republic of Mali earlier this

Lockheed Martin Wins Order for Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
2017-10-27 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $131 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB)

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