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MBDA to Integrate Meteor on UK’s F-35 Stealth Fighters
2017-04-24 Read More...
The United Kingdom (MOD) has awarded MBDA a contract to pave the way for the integration of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on its new F-35 stealth

BAE to Build UK’s 6th Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine
2017-04-24 Read More...
BAE Systems has been awarded a £1.4 billion contract by the UK’s Ministry of Defence to deliver the next Astute class submarine to the Royal

Long Range Discrimination Radar Passes Design Review
2017-04-24 Read More...
Less than 18 months from contract award, the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), developed by Lockheed Martin, passed Preliminary Design Review (PDR), indicating that detailed design on the radar system can move forward. The radar system will

Russian Subs to Become Indistinguishable From Whales
2017-04-21 Read More...
Russia’s Borei, Yasen nuclear missile submarines and Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric subs will be equipped with noise-dumping plates to make them indistinguishable from whales and orcas, Rossiiskaya Gazeta

Oshkosh to Renovate US Army’s Heavy Tactical Trucks
2017-04-19 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, and Oshkosh Corporation Company, has received an order from the US Army to carry out recapitalization work on some of its tactical trucks, the Department of Defense stated in a press

Bell Helicopter to Participate at Army Aviation Summit
2017-04-19 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced its show plans for the 2017 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, April 26-28,

Russia’s Submarines to Become Totally Noiseless
2017-04-18 Read More...
Russia will cover its nuclear and diesel submarines with a special hydro-acoustic noise-attenuating coating, meaning that even sensitive acoustic detectors will be unable to separate them from the general sound of the

BAE to Design Space, Missile Defense Solutions for US Army
2017-04-17 Read More...
BAE Systems has been chosen for a position on a new eight-year, $3 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue supporting the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command

Orbital ATK Wins Order for Sidewinder Missile Rocket Motors
2017-04-17 Read More...
Orbital ATK announced it has received a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for production of rocket motors for the AIM-9P

MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes 1st Flight from US Navy’s LCS
2017-04-17 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s autonomous helicopter, MQ-8C Fire Scout, took to the air for the first time from a U.S. Navy independence-class Littoral Combat ship, USS Montgomery (LCS-8). The flight took place off the coast of California during the

U.S. Air Force Authorizes Extended Service Life for F-16
2017-04-14 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force authorized extending the service life of the Lockheed Martin F-16’s designed service life to 12,000 Equivalent Flight Hours - far beyond the aircraft’s original design service life of 8,000

Airborne LINX Certified on Large Helicopters
2017-04-14 Read More...
Airborne Technologies (Austria) has proven that their Airborne LINX integration solution is perfectly suitable for Large

Russia Reveals 2018-2025 Armaments Program
2017-04-13 Read More...
Russia’s 2018-2025 state armaments program will focus on nuclear deterrence, aerospace defense and “smart weapons systems,” Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said adding that defense contractors had been tasked with making sure that the Armed

500th Eurofighter Typhoon Delivered to Italian Air Force
2017-04-13 Read More...
The 500th Eurofighter Typhoon has been delivered today to the Italian Air Force during a special ceremony held at Leonardo Aircraft Division’s Turin

GA-ASI’s Predator B Demos Threat Radar Detection
2017-04-13 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the successful airborne demonstration of a Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) on a GA-ASI Predator® B/MQ-9 Reaper® Block 5

Australia Selects Raytheon’s Missile Defense System
2017-04-12 Read More...
The Australian government announced first pass approval for the LAND 19 Phase 7B project as the first piece of the land-based Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD)

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