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Boeing to Modernize Next-Generation Chinook Helicopter
2017-07-31 Read More...
Boeing will build and test three U.S. Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of a modernization effort that will likely bring another two decades of work to the company's Philadelphia

Turkey Signs S-400 Deal with Russia
2017-07-28 Read More...
Turkey has made progress in plans to procure an S-400 missile defense system from Russia and signatures have been signed, President Tayyip

Russian Army Receives Iskander-M, Kalibr Cruise Missiles
2017-07-28 Read More...
The Russian defense industry has supplied the Russian Armed Forces with an Iskander-M missile system brigade set and 60 Kalibr cruise missiles alongside 17 planes and helicopters in May-June this year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Lockheed Martin to Produce First Lot of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles
2017-07-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received an $86.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM)

Boeing, Dassault Systèmes Extend Partnership
2017-07-27 Read More...
Dassault Systèmes and Boeing have extended their partnership. Boeing will expand its deployment of Dassault Systèmes’ products across its commercial aviation, space and defense programs to include the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE

Russian Defense Ministry Orders Two Mi-38 Helicopters
2017-07-26 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry signed the first contract with the Russian Helicopters company for the supply of a pilot batch of Mi-38 helicopters to be delivered by the end of 2019, the Ministry said in a

Lockheed Martin’s F-35s Surpass 100,000 Flight Hours
2017-07-26 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force teams are completing the remaining requirements in the program's System Development and Demonstration (SDD)

MAKS-2017 Concludes With $6.7 Billion Contracts
2017-07-25 Read More...
The sum of the contracts concluded within the 13th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 at the Russian city of Zhukovsky is estimated at 400 billion rubles ($6.7 billion), the press service of the Russian Ministry of Industry and

Nexter to Supply Optopyrotechnic Detonators for Ariane 6
2017-07-24 Read More...
Nexter Munitions, subsidiary of the Nexter Group, and ArianeGroup, formerly Airbus Safran Launchers, signed a contract for the development of new generation optopyrotechnic detonator for the Ariane 6 program. These initiator devices enable

Russian Defense Ministry to Acquire MiG-35 Fighter Jets
2017-07-24 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry will begin purchasing MiG-35 fighters from 2018 as part of the new state armament program, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov

US Navy Fires 1st Tomahawk From New Submarine Payload Tubes
2017-07-21 Read More...
For the first time, the U.S. Navy test fired two Raytheon-built Tomahawk cruise missiles from new submarine payload tubes on the Virginia-class USS North Dakota

RUAG Space Starts Production at New Florida Facility
2017-07-20 Read More...
RUAG Space, a leading product supplier to the space industry, held a celebratory reception on 11 July, marking the commencement of full production capabilities in its Titusville, Florida

Orbital ATK Demos Common Fuze for Medium Caliber Ammunition
2017-07-19 Read More...
Orbital ATK gave a close up look at the effectiveness of the company’s common fuze capability for medium caliber ammunition fired from its Bushmaster® Chain Gun® family during a demonstration at the company’s Bushmaster User Conference at Big Sandy

Zhukovsky Institute Showcases “Helicopter Killer” Mine at MAKS-2017
2017-07-19 Read More...
Russia’s National Research Center “Zhukovsky Institute” is showcasing a new anti-helicopter mine and a prototype of the light multipurpose aircraft at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS which is taking place in the Russian town of

First Parade for French Army’s Future Connected Armored Vehicle
2017-07-18 Read More...
Nexter, RENAULT TRUCKS Defense and Thales are proud to have contributed to the success of the July 14th parade on the Champs-Elysées with the presence of a Multirole Armored Vehicle (VBMR) in a dynamic demonstration in front of the Presidential

First Firing of MBDA’s Brimstone from Eurofighter Typhoon
2017-07-18 Read More...
The first live firing of MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon has been successfully completed as part of ongoing development work to significantly upgrade the capability of the aircraft. The trial is part of work to

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