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L3 WESCAM Wins New Defense Contracts
2017-01-06 Read More...
L3 WESCAM announced today that it has recently won defense contracts valued at more than U.S. $90 million. The orders will provide a range of MXTM-Series electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems to global customers operating in the airborne

INVISIO receives Follow-Up Order from NATO Customer
2017-01-06 Read More...
INVISIO (IVSO) has received a follow-up order for communication and hearing protection systems from one of the company’s existing customers within

Raytheon Wins Upgrade Contract for Patriot System
2017-01-04 Read More...
An undisclosed member of the 13 nations which owns and operates the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System has awarded Raytheon Company a direct commercial sales contract worth more than $600 million to upgrade the system to

New Aermacchi M-345 Concludes First Successful Flight
2017-01-04 Read More...
The prototype of the new Aermacchi M-345HET (High Efficiency Trainer) two-seat basic jet trainer has successfully completed its first flight from Venegono Superiore airfield (Varese, Italy) on 29 December

Airbus DS EBS Adds Portable Jammer to Counter-UAV Family
2017-01-04 Read More...
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), future HENSOLDT, has added a portable jamming system to its family of Counter-UAV products which detects illicit intrusions of small drones over critical areas and offers electronic countermeasures

Raytheon to Offer Next-Generation Training to US Army
2017-01-03 Read More...
Raytheon Company, has submitted its proposal for the U.S. Army’s next-generation, global training support

Leonardo-Finmeccanica Acquires Sistemi Dinamici
2017-01-03 Read More...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica recently acquired the full control of Sistemi Dinamici S.p.A from IDS

Rosoboronexport 2016 Sales to Top $13 Billion
2016-12-29 Read More...
Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport plans to sell over $13 billion worth of weapons this year, with the total orders portfolio currently at $45 billion, the CEO of the Rostec State Corporation

First Production Conforming Scorpion Jet Completes Maiden Flight
2016-12-29 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful maiden flight of the first production conforming Scorpion jet. This program milestone closely follows the recent successful weapons capability exercise on the prototype Scorpion

India Launches Nuclear Capable Agni-5 Missile
2016-12-28 Read More...
India’s longest range and indigenously-developed nuclear capable missile “Agni 5”, was launched off Odisha coast

Bittium, Leonardo, Thales Demo High Data Rate Waveform
2016-12-27 Read More...
Bittium, Leonardo and Thales along with the Finnish Defense Forces have demonstrated the capabilities and functionalities of the High Data Rate Waveform (HDRWF) developed in the European ESSOR program (European Secure Software defined Radio) in

Raytheon to Produce Encryption Devices for Tactical Radios
2016-12-27 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $32 million production contract for next-generation encryption devices to safeguard military tactical data transmissions across air, surface, subsurface and ground

KONGSBERG, Leonardo Sign Agreements for NH-90, AW101 Helicopters
2016-12-26 Read More...
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) and Leonardo signed a set of agreements related to Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of dynamic components (including various gear boxes) for the NH-90 and the AW101

Boeing, Saab Complete First Flight of T-X Aircraft
2016-12-23 Read More...
Boeing and partner Saab completed the first flight of their all-new T-X aircraft, which is designed specifically for the U.S. Air Force’s training

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK to Modernize 3 German Minehunting Vessels
2016-12-23 Read More...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the modernization of three minehunting vessels of the Frankenthal class (Type 332) in service with

Airbus DS EBS Equips South Korean Tanker with “Mode 5” Encryption
2016-12-23 Read More...
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), future HENSOLDT, equips the recently ordered A330 MRTT multirole tanker aircraft of the South Korean armed forces with cryptographic technology employing the latest “Mode 5” NATO

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