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NGC Delivers First Mine Hunting Sonar Upgrades to US Navy
2016-09-23 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has delivered the first of three lots of mine hunting sonar upgrade kits to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division. The ultimate end users will be the HM-12, -14 and -15 Mine

Predator-Series Exceed 4 Million Flight Hours
2016-09-23 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that its Predator®-series family of aircraft, including MQ-1

New B-21 Stealth Bomber Named “The Raider”
2016-09-22 Read More...
The Secretary of the US Air Force, the honorable Deborah Lee James, announced the name of the B-21 bomber today, the Raider, during her state of the Air Force address at the Air Force Association’s national

UK MoD to Provide Opening Address at Global MilSatCom
2016-09-21 Read More...
SMi announced that Harriett Baldwin, Minister of State for Defence Procurement, UK MoD will provide and opening ministerial address at Europe’s leading military communications event for satellite

Russia’s Helicopter Gunships to Boast Electronic “Eyes”
2016-09-21 Read More...
After analyzing the results of its aerial campaign in Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry has decided to test a unique 360 degree targeting system for its Mi-35 Super Crocodile helicopter gunships and Mi-8AMTSh Terminator transport helicopters,

LM Wins Order for Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
2016-09-21 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) received an $87.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB)

North Korea Tests New Rocket Engine
2016-09-21 Read More...
North Korea has conducted a successful ground test of a new rocket engine, the country’s state media said

Lockheed Martin-Led Team Launches Future USS WICHITA
2016-09-20 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the 13th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) into the Menominee River at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard on September

RUAG Space USA Inaugurates Huntsville Business Office
2016-09-19 Read More...
RUAG Space USA held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially commemorate its Huntsville (Alabama) business office. Together with Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, the RUAG team was welcomed to the business

Hawker 400XPR Achieves FAA Certification
2016-09-19 Read More...
Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification on all 400XPR program

UK Finalising High Energy Laser Demonstration Program
2016-09-19 Read More...
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is finalising the agreement of a £30M contract with UK DRAGONFIRE, a UK industrial team led by MBDA, to conduct the Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Capability

Patria Modernizes Two Border Guard Helicopters
2016-09-19 Read More...
Patria has signed a contract on the upgrading of the avionics systems of two Border Guard Agusta/Bell 412 EP helicopters in order to bring them up to current operational requirements by the end of

Airbus Helicopters Delivers First 2 NH90s to Spanish Army
2016-09-16 Read More...
Spain’s Directorate General of Armament and Equipment (DGAM) completed the transfer of the first two NH90 tactical transport helicopters from the Airbus Helicopters plant in Albacete to the Spanish

Successful Completion of French MoD ESPADON Program
2016-09-16 Read More...
Espadon the demonstration program, contracted for France’s DGA MoD by DCNS, Thales, and ECA Group, was successfully completed in May. This program enabled ECA Group to develop a world first AUV launch and recovery from a

U.S. Navy Links Standard Missile-6 with F-35 Fighter
2016-09-16 Read More...
In a first-of-its-kind engagement, a Raytheon Company Standard Missile-6 linked with an F-35 fighter destroyed a medium-range, medium-altitude, subsonic target. The USS Desert Ship (LLS 1), a land-based U.S. Navy Combat System equipped with the

CAE Wins Training Services Contracts
2016-09-15 Read More...
CAE announced that it has won defense contracts valued at more than C$120 million to provide a range of training services and simulation product upgrades for global military

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