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Lockheed Martin Unveils Next Generation Missile Defense Sensor Technology
2017-08-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will unveil its next generation air and missile defense radar demonstrator at the annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium this week in Huntsville,

Russia Developing ‘Flying-Wing’ Strike Drone
2017-08-09 Read More...
A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the

INVISIO Wins New U.S. Department of Defense Contract
2017-08-09 Read More...
INVISIO has been awarded a two-year IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for communication and hearing protection systems. The award is for up to USD 13 million and the first order has

Thales Announces New Executive Committee Appointments
2017-08-08 Read More...
Thales announced the following two new appointments to its Executive

Russia to Host Army-2017 Military-Technical Forum
2017-08-07 Read More...
On August 22-27, Russia will hold the Army-2017 forum to showcase its high-tech military innovations and

Harris to Supply Falcon III HMS Manpack Radios to US Army
2017-08-07 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a delivery order to supply its multi-channel Falcon III ® HMS (Handheld, Manpack & Small Form-Fit) Manpack radios to support two major U.S. Army test events. The order was received during the first quarter of

Oshkosh Defense Wins New JLTV Order from US Army
2017-08-04 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, announced that the U.S. Army has placed another order for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program including 748 vehicles and 2,359 installed and packaged kits. The order

Russia Developing Lider-Class Nuclear Missile Destroyer
2017-08-04 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry has approved the preliminary design of the Lider-class new-generation nuclear-powered missile destroyer, which is to become a key element of Russian naval might in the coming

Lockheed Martin Invests $350 Million in Satellite Production Facility
2017-08-04 Read More...
Preliminary construction is underway on a new, $350 million Lockheed Martin facility that will produce next-generation satellites. Located on the company’s Waterton Canyon campus near Denver, the new facility is the latest step in an ongoing

Insitu Celebrates One Million Flight Hours
2017-08-03 Read More...
Insitu reached a milestone worth celebrating when the company’s unmanned platforms - ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack - hit a collective one million operational flight hours last week. This event represents the latest achievement in the

Russian Air Force to Receive Over 100 New Aircraft in 2018
2017-08-02 Read More...
Russian Aerospace Forces plan to receive more than a hundred new aircraft and helicopters in 2018, Russia’s Aerospace Forces Commander Colonel General Viktor Bondarev

Boeing Team Completes KC-46 Tanker Electromagnetic Testing
2017-08-01 Read More...
A Boeing-led team, including U.S. Air Force and Naval Air Systems Command representatives, recently completed KC-46 tanker electromagnetic

Boeing to Modernize Next-Generation Chinook Helicopter
2017-07-31 Read More...
Boeing will build and test three U.S. Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of a modernization effort that will likely bring another two decades of work to the company's Philadelphia

Turkey Signs S-400 Deal with Russia
2017-07-28 Read More...
Turkey has made progress in plans to procure an S-400 missile defense system from Russia and signatures have been signed, President Tayyip

Russian Army Receives Iskander-M, Kalibr Cruise Missiles
2017-07-28 Read More...
The Russian defense industry has supplied the Russian Armed Forces with an Iskander-M missile system brigade set and 60 Kalibr cruise missiles alongside 17 planes and helicopters in May-June this year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Lockheed Martin to Produce First Lot of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles
2017-07-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received an $86.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM)

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