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Boeing Wins New USAF Order for KC-46A Tanker
2017-02-02 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing $2.1 billion for 15 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spare engines and wing air refueling pod

Raytheon, USAF Developing Signal Processor for AMRAAM
2017-02-02 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) are developing a new signal processor for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) under the Form Fit Function Refresh program, or F3R. The refresh will help ensure AMRAAM production well

US, Poland Start Largest Ever Military Drills
2017-02-01 Read More...
Approximately 3,500 American troops have been deployed to Poland as part of a deterrence campaign, marking the first time since World War II that the US has sent soldiers there in such

MiG-35 Strike Fighter to be Armed with Laser Weapons
2017-01-30 Read More...
Head of the MiG aircraft corporation said that the Russian Aerospace Forces will be equipped with advanced MiG-35 multirole fighters next year. “We are starting a big testing program, and I plan that a year from now this aircraft will enter into

Finnish Forces to Get Bittium Tough Mobile Smartphones
2017-01-30 Read More...
Bittium has signed a contract with the Finnish Defense Forces for the delivery of Bittium Tough Mobile LTE smartphones and related Bittium Secure Suite back-end system classified for Confidential

Ifremer Selects ECA’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
2017-01-30 Read More...
Ifremer has chosen ECA Group to develop an ultra-deep Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) reaching 6000 meters water depth. Ifremer is establishing the CORAL ALliance (Cooperative Off-Shore Robotics ALliance), facilitating project development with

Thales Ranks Among World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies
2017-01-27 Read More...
Thales has been recognized for the fourth time as one of the world's top 100 innovators, figuring among the companies in the 2016 Top 100 Global Innovators report published by Clarivate Analytics early this

Raytheon Wins U.S. Navy Standard Missile-6 Contract
2017-01-26 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company $235 million for Standard Missile-6 all-up round production missiles and

NIMR Automotive Participates in IAV Conference
2017-01-25 Read More...
NIMR Automotive - a subsidiary of the Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC), the UAE’s integrated defence manufacturing and services platform - participated in the International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) Conference in the British capital, London,

Thales to Upgrade Swiss Air Force Master Radars
2017-01-25 Read More...
As part of the FLORAKO program modernization, armasuisse has awarded Thales a contract to upgrade the Master radars for the Swiss Air

Nexter Artillery & Weapon Systems at ShieldAfrica 2017
2017-01-25 Read More...
Nexter is present at the 2017 edition of ShieldAfrica which takes place in Abidjan from 24 to 26

Pelican Presents Case & Lighting Solutions at ShieldAfrica
2017-01-25 Read More...
Pelican™ Products, the global leader in design and manufacture of high-performance case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems, is presenting its protective solutions for the military and defense at the Shield Africa International Security

Nexter’s Land, Airland, Naval Systems at ShieldAfrica 2017
2017-01-24 Read More...
Nexter, a land defense systems manufacturer and integrator and Europe’s third largest manufacturer of ammunition, air-land and naval equipment, reaffirms its presence in

Russian Forces to Get Next-Gen Hypersonic Weapons
2017-01-24 Read More...
The Russian Armed Forces are due to get sophisticated hypersonic weapons which will operate in a completely different environment, according to the country’s Deputy Defense Minister Yury

India’s MKU Offers Ultra-Weight Body Armor
2017-01-24 Read More...
Be it a soldier heading for a combat zone or an officer from a law-enforcement agency responding to an emergency call, they never give a second thought for their own safety when there is a call of

General James Mattis Named U.S. Secretary of Defense
2017-01-23 Read More...
Retired Marine General James N. Mattis was confirmed and sworn in as President Trump’s defense secretary Friday, breaking with decades of precedent as a recently retired General became the Pentagon’s top civilian

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