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US, South Korea Start Joint Military Exercise
2016-08-23 Read More...
South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) on Monday to maintain their combined forces’ readiness against North Korea's potential aggression amid Pyongyang's threats to launch a pre-emptive

Meggitt Wins Contract for Additional Mortar Simulators
2016-08-23 Read More...
Meggitt Training Systems recently announced an $1.49 million (USD) contract from the Australian Defence Force’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. Under terms of the contract, Meggitt will manufacture, install, maintain and operate

Boeing Awarded $2.8B for KC-46A Tanker Initial Production
2016-08-22 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing $2.8 billion on August 18 for KC-46A tanker low-rate initial

Lockheed Martin Wins Aegis Ballistic Missile Contract
2016-08-18 Read More...
The global Aegis fleet will expand in the U.S., Japan and the Republic of Korea under a $490 million deal with Lockheed Martin to bring integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capabilities to new

MBDA Wins Asraam Production Order for UK’s F-35s
2016-08-18 Read More...
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded MBDA a £184M production contract for the supply of the highly capable infra-red (IR) guided air-to-air missile, ASRAAM, to equip the UK’s F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter

Honeywell Aerospace to Sell HTSI to KBR
2016-08-17 Read More...
Honeywell announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI), a leading global provider of professional space, security, logistics and manpower services in the Government Services market, to KBR

Saab Receives New Order for KMW Leopard 2 Tank
2016-08-16 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Gmbh regarding development of new vehicle electronics for the Leopard 2 tank. The order value is approximately SEK130 million. Deliveries will be

Russia to Deploy Aircraft Carrier to Mediterranean Sea
2016-08-16 Read More...
Russia will deploy Admiral Kuznetsov, the country’s only aircraft carrier, in the Mediterranean Sea before the end of 2016 for a period of up to four months, Adm. Igor Kasatonov, the former head of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, said in an

Pakistan Selects AW139 Helicopter
2016-08-15 Read More...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the Government of Pakistan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to be used for transport and EMS

50Bell Helicopter Names RUAG Aviation as CSF in Switzerland
2016-08-15 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, named RUAG Aviation as Bell Helicopter’s newest Customer Service Facility

Russian Navy to Receive First Admiral Gorshkov-Class Frigate
2016-08-11 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive the Admiral Gorshkov, the lead ship of its class and the first Project 22350 frigate, on November 22, the Russian Navy’s former First Deputy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Igor Kasatonov

JGO Appoints Director of Conventional Weapons Destruction
2016-08-10 Read More...
Janus Global Operations (JGO), the world’s largest demining and UXO clearance company, announced that Elizabeth Jordan Wilhelm has joined the Company as its new Director of conventional weapons destruction and unexploded ordnance

AAR Names Cheryle Jackson First President of AAR Africa
2016-08-09 Read More...
Aerospace and defense contractor AAR, a leading provider of aircraft maintenance and supply chain solutions worldwide, announces the appointment of AAR Vice President Cheryle Robinson Jackson as its first President, AAR

Raytheon Wins New Order for Standard Missile-3
2016-08-08 Read More...
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency exercised a $523 million contract option with Raytheon Company to produce, test and deliver 47 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptors for operational testing and

NGC Begins Work on 2nd Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
2016-08-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has received a U.S. Navy contract to begin production of a second Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) and surveillance

Su-34 Bomber to Get Advanced Radio Surveillance Gear
2016-08-04 Read More...
Russia’s latest Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bomber will soon be sporting advanced radio surveillance gear that will allow the crew to spot and destroy enemy headquarters, communications and drone control centers, the newspaper Izvestiya wrote citing a

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