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UK, France Launch Rapid Deployment Exercise
2016-04-12 Read More...
A joint force between the UK and France will face its biggest development test to date as the two countries come together for an

Russian MiG-31BM Takes Longest Non-Stop Flight
2016-04-11 Read More...
Russian pilots managed to break the record for the longest non-stop flight of a MiG-31BM interceptor aircraft, according to Russian Central Military District spokesman Yaroslav

SIPRI: Global Defense Budgets Hit $1.68 Trillion in 2015
2016-04-08 Read More...
Global military spending has begun rising in real terms for the first time since the U.S. began its withdrawal of troops from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Russia’s 5th Generation T-50 Fighter to Enter Service this Year
2016-04-08 Read More...
Russia's fifth generation T-50 fighter jet is a multi-role plane capable of resolving an array of special tactical tasks, according to Givi Dzhandzhgava, Head of the Ramenskoye Instrument Design

Raytheon, DRS to Develop Next-Gen Infrared Night Vision for US Army
2016-04-08 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded $56 million to the team of Raytheon Company and DRS Technologies to engineer, manufacture and develop the 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared B-Kit, an upgrade to night vision equipment that will allow ground troops to

Cessna Skyhawk Aircraft Now Fitted With Angle of Attack System
2016-04-08 Read More...
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc ., a Textron Inc. company, announced during the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-in and Expo, that Safe Flight’s SCc Angle of Attack (AoA) system is now standard on all Cessna Skyhawk 172

Russian Helicopters to Produce About 200 Helicopters in 2016
2016-04-07 Read More...
The Russian Helicopters holding company plans to manufacture approximately 200 helicopters this year, the company’s CEO Alexander Mikheev said

Lockheed Martin Mini-Missile Takes Flight in New Demonstration
2016-04-07 Read More...
A Lockheed Martin-built Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched from a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) in an engineering demonstration on April 4 at White Sands Missile Range, New

TAI’s Hurkus Trainer Passes Critical Flight Test
2016-04-06 Read More...
The Hurkus, an indigenous basic trainer built by Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), passed a critical flight test that may pave the way for its certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency

Thales, Airbus D&S to Produce Digital Maps for French Defense Ministry
2016-04-06 Read More...
The French National Institute of Geographic and Forestry Information (IGN) has awarded Thales and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) the GeoMaps contract to supply the French Ministry of Defence database with digital geographic data on a range of

Lockheed Martin-Led Team to Build LCS 25 for U.S. Navy
2016-04-05 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded the Lockheed Martin led industry team a contract for one fully funded Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The contract award includes funding for seaframe construction, systems integration and

Thales to Upgrade French Defense Ministry’s Telecom Networks
2016-04-04 Read More...
As part of the DESCARTES program to upgrade all French Ministry of Defense (MoD) data and telephony infrastructure networks, the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales two key contracts: the upgrade of the SOCRATE

Russia to Develop Next-Gen Navy Integral Control Systems
2016-04-04 Read More...
Next-generation integral control systems for the Russian Navy will be developed in the near future, Research-and-Production Association (RPA) Mars Director General

Rohde & Schwarz to Present New Naval Communications System at DSA 2016
2016-04-04 Read More...
At the 15th Defense Services Asia (DSA) taking place from 18 - 21 April 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Rohde & Schwarz will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of integrated communications and radio reconnaissance

India to Acquire Raytheon’s Stinger Air-to-Air Missiles
2016-04-01 Read More...
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to acquire Stinger air-to-air missiles made by Raytheon

Lockheed Martin Restarts Production of Tactical Missile System in Arkansas
2016-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has restarted its Tactical Missile System (TACMS) production line at the company’s facility in Camden,

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