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Northrop Grumman Demos AQS-24B Mine Hunting System
2016-10-28 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) successfully demonstrated the AQS-24B mine hunting system at the Royal Navy-sponsored Unmanned Warrior exercise in Scotland. This was the first time the AQS-24B towed mine hunting sensor has been deployed from an

Russia’s Modernized Podmoskovye Sub Starts Sea Trials
2016-10-27 Read More...
Steam trials of the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Podmoskovye have started in the White Sea in the country’s north after a 16-year period of modernization, RIA Novosti

Raytheon Selects US Site to Build Air Force T-100 Trainer
2016-10-27 Read More...
Raytheon Company plans to build the T-100 Integrated Air Training System on a shovel-ready site in Mississippi. Should the U.S. Air Force approve the company’s proposal for the Advanced Pilot Training program, Raytheon would establish a Final

U.S. Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship
2016-10-26 Read More...
The U.S. Navy commissioned the nation’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) - USS Detroit (LCS 7) - on the Detroit River, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team into active

Boeing Opens New P-8A Poseidon Training Center
2016-10-24 Read More...
Boeing has installed a new P-8A Poseidon training center at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, as the base begins preparations for the arrival of P-8 aircraft beginning in

Safran Logs 250th Order for Vigy Observer Optronic System
2016-10-24 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader in optronic systems for surface vessels, has chalked up a record order volume for its Vigy Observer naval optronic system, now standing at 250

Saab Receives Two New Orders from France, Sweden
2016-10-24 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract with SIMMAD (integrated structure for the operational maintenance of the aeronautics equipment of the French Ministry of Defense) for spare parts and support contract for Giraffe AMB

Raytheon Wins Next Gen Precision Landing System Contract
2016-10-24 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $255 million contract for development and production readiness of its next generation precision landing

OCEA, DCI, ECA Unveil Solution for MCM Operations
2016-10-24 Read More...
OCEA, DCI, and ECA unveiled their common solution for MCM Operations - risk control and efficiency for

Textron’s Scorpion Jet Completes First Weapons Exercise
2016-10-24 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Scorpion jet has successfully completed its first weapons exercise at White Sands Missile Range, while operating from Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) in New

French VAB Celebrates 40th Anniversary
2016-10-21 Read More...
40 years ago, the five hundred year old 1st Infantry Regiment welcomed the first armored vanguard vehicle (Véhicule de l'avant blindé VAB) into its ranks, from the outset making it the center of

Armata’s “Electronic Brain” to be Fitted to T-72, T-74 Tanks
2016-10-21 Read More...
Russia's T-72 and T-90 Main Battle Tanks will be capable of destroying enemy armored vehicles with a single shot after they are equipped with the Armata tank’s “electronic brain”, according to the Russian newspaper

NBC-Sys Showcases Naval Expertise at Euronaval
2016-10-21 Read More...
NBC-Sys, a subsidiary of leading European land defense company Nexter, is at the Euronaval trade show (Le Bourget, Paris, 17-21 October 2016), presenting the naval applications of its acknowledged expertise in protecting against CBRN (chemical,

Safran Showcases Latest Products at Euronaval
2016-10-20 Read More...
During the Euronaval 2016 trade show and exhibition, Safran Electronics & Defense is showcasing shipborne optronic (electro-optical) and inertial navigation systems that underpin high value-added services for naval forces undertaking all types of

Saab Acquires Nordic Defence Industries
2016-10-20 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has acquired the Danish naval company Nordic Defence Industries

ECA Group Receives Innovation Trophy for “STERNA”
2016-10-20 Read More...
Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Defense, awarded the Innovation Trophy to ECA Group during the inauguration of the Euronaval tradeshow for their patent baptized

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