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Airbus Helicopters Celebrates Two Decades of H135 Family
2016-10-13 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters is celebrating two decades of operations with the H135 light twin, multi-mission helicopter at the Helitech show (Amsterdam; Holland; 11-13 October

iXBlue Opens New Research Facility in France
2016-10-12 Read More...
On 01 September, and in presence of the French Defense Minister, IXBlue opened its new facility “IX Campus” dedicated to research and innovation in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near

Raytheon Developing New Technology for DARPA’s GXV-T
2016-10-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company is developing new technology to provide comprehensive situational awareness to troops inside windowless armored vehicles, as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T)

Russia, Pakistan Conclude Joint Sabotage Drills
2016-10-11 Read More...
Some 100 Russian and Pakistani troops participated in exercises involving reconnaissance and sabotage operations as part of joint Druzhba-2016 (“Friendship-2016”) drills in Pakistan, Russia’s Southern Military District (SMD)

US, South Korea Begin Joint Naval Drills
2016-10-11 Read More...
South Korean and US forces have launched large-scale joint naval drills in a show of force against what they call North Korea’s provocations in the restive

Harris Corporation Debuts Global Innovation Center
2016-10-10 Read More...
Harris Corporation recently unveiled the Harris Global Innovation Center, a state-of-the-art, interactive technology

France to Invest $47 Million in Sahel Anti-Terror Training
2016-10-10 Read More...
France plans to invest 42 million euros ($47 million) to help countries of Africa’s Sahel region prepare to face extremists' attacks similar to those that killed dozens in Paris in 2015, an Interior Ministry official said on

Rockwell Collins to Repair US UH-60 Display Units
2016-10-10 Read More...
The U.S. Army has selected Rockwell Collins to service the MFD-268C4 multi-function display (MFD) units for its UH-60M Black Hawk fleet under a five-year firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. This is a follow-on

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Completes Pansio Mid-Life Upgrade
2016-10-10 Read More...
On October 3rd, 2016, the fully refitted minelayer Pansio has been handed over to the Finnish Navy. The mid-life upgrade has been carried out by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Finland Oy together with Uki Workboat Oy (Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy) as a

Harris Wins US Army Order for Falcon III Radios
2016-10-07 Read More...
The U.S. Army has placed an initial order of approximately $10 million for Harris Corporation’s Falcon III® AN/VRC-118 Mid-tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) after receiving a Milestone C decision and authorization for a limited rate production

Raytheon Runs First AMRAAM-ER Tests from NASAMS
2016-10-06 Read More...
Raytheon Company has successfully flight-tested the newest variant of the combat-proven AMRAAM® missile from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS™, surface-based

Fincantieri Delivers FREMM '”Alpino” to Italian Navy
2016-10-05 Read More...
The frigate “Alpino” was delivered Friday at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. It is the fifth vessel of the FREMM program - Multi Mission European Frigates - commissioned to Fincantieri within the international Italian-French program, coordinated

First New Standard A330 MRTT Makes Maiden Flight
2016-10-05 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the maiden flight of the first new standard A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker

Thales’ Unmanned Systems Ready for Royal Navy Test
2016-10-05 Read More...
Thales announced it will be playing a major role in a large Royal Navy demonstration this month to determine the feasibility of using unmanned systems in a maritime

Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Apache Helicopters’ Sensor
2016-10-05 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $49.3 million contract to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64E Apache

Airbus Helicopters Delivers First H215 to Spanish Air Force
2016-10-05 Read More...
In a ceremony held at the Airbus Helicopters plant in Albacete on 02 October, the Spanish Air Force took receipt of its first H215, a robust, cost-effective latest-generation helicopter with an extensive mission capability. The purchase was

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