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Raytheon Completes First Production of Small Diameter Bomb II
2017-12-18 Read More...
Raytheon Company has completed Lot 1 production of the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), a new weapon that will give fighter pilots the ability to destroy moving targets at any time and in all-weather conditions. The U.S. Air Force has also

Airbus Helicopters’ Project Eagle Takes Flight
2017-12-18 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has gone a step further in the experimentation of its Project Eagle, with the in-flight validation of the innovative on-board image processing

Thales Wins Contract for U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigades
2017-12-15 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a US$37 million contract from the U.S. Army to equip the new rapidly deployable Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB) with the AN/PRC-148C Improved Multiband Inter-Intra Team Radio (IMBITR), establishing it as the first

Rostec to Export Software to Asia, Middle East & Africa
2017-12-14 Read More...
Rostec is putting together an export package of software products designed to automatize enterprise and business management. The software products, including the code, have been entirely designed by Rostec. The code structure allows translating the

LM’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Performs New Flight Test
2017-12-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully fired production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B

Bittium Wins Order from Finnish Defense Forces
2017-12-13 Read More...
Bittium has received a purchase order from the Finnish Defense Forces for versatile Bittium Tough Comnode terminal. The purchase order concerns the final phase of the terminal’s productization over a duration of nine months and the delivery of a

HENSOLDT Demos UAV Countermeasure
2017-12-13 Read More...
As part of a major product demonstration on the Airbus airfield in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, HENSOLDT, the leading independent sensor house, provided proof of the excellent performance of its Xpeller counter-UAV system when it comes to protecting

Harris to Supply Tactical Communications to US Security Force Assistance Brigades
2017-12-11 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been selected to outfit U.S. Army Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs) with reliable and combat-proven communication

LM to Supply Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds to NATO Countries
2017-12-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) signed a five-year agreement for the agency to purchase Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) on behalf of member

Boeing KC-46A Tanker for U.S. Air Force Passes First Flight
2017-12-08 Read More...
The first Boeing KC-46A tanker that will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force next year successfully completed its first flight and airborne tests on 05 December, taking off from Paine Field at 10:32 a.m. PST and landing approximately

Rosoboronexport Develops After-Sales System for Military Exports
2017-12-07 Read More...
Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has discussed the issues of modernization and development of the technical readiness provision system for the military equipment supplied to foreign

Naval Group, Fincantieri to Co-Bid for Canada’s Warship Design
2017-12-06 Read More...
The Government of Canada has declared its intention to acquire an existing and proven NATO warship design that could be readily modified to best meet the Royal Canadian Navy

Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 Satellite Arrives at Launch Site
2017-12-06 Read More...
Yahsat, a leading global satellite operator based in the UAE, and Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies based in the US, announced that the Al Yah 3 satellite has successfully arrived at its launch site in Kourou, French

Romania to Acquire Patriot Missile Defense System
2017-12-06 Read More...
The government of Romania has signed an agreement to purchase Raytheon’s combat-proven Patriot™ Integrated Air and Missile Defense System from the U.S.

Tests Start on Upgraded Mi-171E Multipurpose Helicopter
2017-12-06 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) started flight tests of the Mi-171E multipurpose helicopter with upgraded power unit and rotor system at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP). It is planned to finish them by the end of the 2017.

Eurofighter Typhoon Proves Swing Role Capabilities
2017-12-05 Read More...
Eurofighter Typhoon has proved its swing role capabilities on operations, according to Royal Air Force Air Vice Marshal Gerry Mayhew, Air Officer Commanding No 1

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