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Sikorsky to Build Black Hawk Helicopters for US Army
2017-07-04 Read More...
The U.S. government and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, signed a five-year contract for 257 H-60 Black Hawk helicopters to be delivered to the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Boeing Global Services Starts Operations
2017-07-04 Read More...
Boeing launched its third major business unit “Boeing Global Services” which began operating alongside Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space &

BAE, Leonardo to Collaborate on New Precision-Guided Munitions
2017-06-30 Read More...
BAE Systems and Leonardo have announced an initiative to pursue collaborations on new precision-guided solutions that will offer U.S. and allied military forces a range of low-risk, cost effective, advanced munitions for advanced, large caliber

Harris Wins Lockheed Martin F-35, F-22 Supplier Award
2017-06-30 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been designated a top-performing supplier by Lockheed Martin for its work on carriage and release systems for F-35 and F-22 fighter jets. The award acknowledges the company’s excellent on-time delivery record and superior

Russia Confirms Plans to Build New Aircraft Carrier
2017-06-30 Read More...
The Russian Navy plans the construction of a new aircraft carrier to accompany the Admiral Kuznetsov, Vice-Admiral Viktor Bursuk, Deputy Navy Commander in charge of procurement,

HENSOLDT Acquires Kelvin Hughes
2017-06-30 Read More...
HENSOLDT, the new German sensor house, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with UK private equity firm ECI and management to acquire the UK provider of security and maritime radar solutions Kelvin Hughes, London. The transaction is subject to

Saab Wins Order for Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW)
2017-06-30 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement, armasuisse, for deliveries of the Next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon system (NLAW) to the Swiss Army. The order value amounts to BSEK

Harris Names Chris Tucker Head of Middle East Operations
2017-06-29 Read More...
Harris Corporation has named retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Chris Tucker Vice President and Managing Director of the company’s Middle East Operations, based in Abu

Thales Demos Mine-Hunting Unmanned Package
2017-06-29 Read More...
In June 2017, on the occasion of the Belgian Defense Technology & Industry Day trials, held at the Naval Base at Zeebrugge, Thales successfully demonstrated the performances of its latest SAMDIS Multi-view Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) system

Russia’s Yury Dolgoruky Submarine Test-Fires Bulava ICBM
2017-06-29 Read More...
The Russian Northern Fleet’s Project 955 Borei-class nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky successfully test-fired a Bulava Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Russian Defense Ministry said in a

Orbital ATK Demos MK44 Chain Gun in Two Configurations
2017-06-29 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, provided its customer and partner base a live demonstration of its MK44 Bushmaster® Chain Gun® firing a variety of both 30mm and 40mm ammunition during the company’s Bushmaster User

Boeing, Georgia Tech Launch Development Research Center
2017-06-29 Read More...
Boeing and Georgia Institute of Technology have announced the opening of a new advanced development research center that will tackle some of the toughest technical challenges in

India to Acquire Another Boeing C-17 Transport Aircraft
2017-06-28 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India for C-17 transport aircraft. The estimated cost is $366.2

Leonardo DRS Completes Acquisition of Daylight Solutions
2017-06-28 Read More...
Leonardo announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Leonardo DRS, completed the acquisition of Daylight Solutions, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of quantum cascade laser based products and

First Helicopter-Based Firing of High Energy Laser System
2017-06-28 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile

Airbus Helicopters Delivers 15th H145M to German Air Force
2017-06-28 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 15th and final H145M multi-role helicopter to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The helicopters, stationed in Laupheim, are operated by the Bundeswehr special

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