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Insitu’s ScanEagle Completes Maritime Surface Search
2016-11-18 Read More...
With its number of flight hours quickly approaching one million, Insitu’s ScanEagle platform continues to pioneer through iterative innovation. This held true at the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior demonstration, where Insitu showcased its newest

Boeing to Consolidate Defense and Space Sites
2016-11-17 Read More...
Boeing is taking steps to operate its Defense, Space & Security business more efficiently through facilities consolidations and work movements that will increase employment in Los Angeles County, St. Louis, and Huntsville,

US Air Force Orders Thales Deployable - ILS Systems
2016-11-17 Read More...
Thales has received an order from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide three Deployable - Instrument Landing Systems

Two Airbus A400M Demo Refueling Contacts
2016-11-17 Read More...
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has further expanded its capabilities as a tanker by successfully demonstrating air-to-air refueling contacts with another A400M. In two flights conducted from Seville, Spain the development aircraft

GA-ASI Conducts First Flight of Avenger ER
2016-11-16 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced the successful first flight of its new Avenger®

Russia’s New Sniper Rifle Passes Field Tests
2016-11-14 Read More...
Russia’s all-new sniper rifle has successfully passed field tests and is ready to enter service, Dmitry Semizorov, Director of the Central Scientific-Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering (TSNIITOCHMAS), told the media, RIA Novosti

Boeing Names Pat Goggin President of BDS Development
2016-11-14 Read More...
Boeing is promoting Pat Goggin to be President of its Defense, Space & Security Development organization, succeeding Jim O’Neill who will retire next

Cubic to Present Next-Generation Air Combat Training
2016-11-14 Read More...
Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, announced that Mike Knowles, Vice President and General Manager of Air Ranges for CGD, will present on the topic of future fighter combat training as well as participate in panels

Airbus Defense & Space’s TRS-4D Radars Equip LCS Ship
2016-11-11 Read More...
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. (Airbus DS) is under contract with its affiliate, Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security GmbH, to provide TRS-4D naval radars for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program through Freedom-variant LCS prime

Lockheed Martin Modernized TACMS Missile Engages Target
2016-11-11 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s first modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile completed a successful first flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New

Harris Mesh Reflectors Deploy on US Navy MUOS Satellite
2016-11-10 Read More...
Two Harris Corporation unfurlable mesh antenna reflectors successfully deployed October 30 on orbit onboard the U.S. Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite. MUOS-5, an advanced, new secure communications satellite built by

Singapore Ministry of Defense Orders H225M Helicopters
2016-11-09 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Singapore Ministry of Defense for the acquisition of H225M - Medium Lift

INVISIO Establishes U.S. Subsidiary
2016-11-09 Read More...
INVISIO has established a wholly owned subsidiary in the USA to increase its presence in the US market. The establishment is part of the company’s strategic objective to build a strong presence in key markets. The company has also begun recruiting

FLIR Concludes Acquisition of Point Grey Research
2016-11-08 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of the business of Point Grey Research Inc., for an aggregate purchase price of $259 million in cash, or an enterprise value of $256 million excluding

THAAD Deployment Halts South Korea-China Defense Talks
2016-11-08 Read More...
South Korea’s decision to deploy advanced missile defense systems on its soil has led to the suspension of all high-level defense talks with China, South Korean sources

MBDA Wins UK Contract for Sea Ceptor Air Defense System
2016-11-07 Read More...
MBDA has been awarded a £100M Demonstration and Manufacture contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Sea Ceptor air defence system for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN) new class of frigate, the Type 26 (T26) Global Combat Ship

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