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Airbus Helicopters Delivers Last Six EC135T2+ to Australia
2016-11-23 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of the last six of the EC135T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), completing on-time deliveries of the full fleet of 15

KONGSBERG’s Minesniper MkIII Neutralizes Sea Mines
2016-11-23 Read More...
Kongsberg Defence Systems’ (KONGSBERG) latest generation One-Shot Mine Disposal Weapon System, the Minesniper MkIII, is a result of fifteen years of operational experience and continuous evolution. It represents the latest and most advanced

Spain Receives First A400M New Generation Airlifter
2016-11-22 Read More...
The Spanish Air Force has taken delivery of its first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter - the most advanced aircraft to have been produced in Spain and one which will transform the nation’s air mobility

Raytheon to Expand Southern Arizona Operations
2016-11-22 Read More...
Raytheon Company plans to expand its Southern Arizona operations by adding nearly 2,000 jobs at the Missile Systems business headquarters over a five year

USC to Deliver 12 Warships to Russian Navy in 2016
2016-11-21 Read More...
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has delivered four warships to the Russian navy in 2016 so far, eight more vessels are expected to be supplied by the end of the year, USC Head Alexei Rakhmanov

Safran’s Sigma 30 Wins New Export Contract
2016-11-21 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, the global benchmark for inertial reference systems, has won a new export contract to supply several dozen Sigma 30 systems for mobile counter-battery radars deployed by a foreign

Harris Receives NSA Certification for Falcon III® Radios
2016-11-18 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received Type-1 National Security Agency (NSA) certification for its Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G Multiband Networking Manpack Radio to run the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)

Pakistan to Host 9th International Defense Exhibition & Seminar
2016-11-18 Read More...
Pakistan will host the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2016) at the Karachi Expo Center from 22-25 November

Insitu’s ScanEagle Completes Maritime Surface Search
2016-11-18 Read More...
With its number of flight hours quickly approaching one million, Insitu’s ScanEagle platform continues to pioneer through iterative innovation. This held true at the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior demonstration, where Insitu showcased its newest

Boeing to Consolidate Defense and Space Sites
2016-11-17 Read More...
Boeing is taking steps to operate its Defense, Space & Security business more efficiently through facilities consolidations and work movements that will increase employment in Los Angeles County, St. Louis, and Huntsville,

US Air Force Orders Thales Deployable - ILS Systems
2016-11-17 Read More...
Thales has received an order from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide three Deployable - Instrument Landing Systems

Two Airbus A400M Demo Refueling Contacts
2016-11-17 Read More...
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has further expanded its capabilities as a tanker by successfully demonstrating air-to-air refueling contacts with another A400M. In two flights conducted from Seville, Spain the development aircraft

GA-ASI Conducts First Flight of Avenger ER
2016-11-16 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced the successful first flight of its new Avenger®

Russia’s New Sniper Rifle Passes Field Tests
2016-11-14 Read More...
Russia’s all-new sniper rifle has successfully passed field tests and is ready to enter service, Dmitry Semizorov, Director of the Central Scientific-Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering (TSNIITOCHMAS), told the media, RIA Novosti

Boeing Names Pat Goggin President of BDS Development
2016-11-14 Read More...
Boeing is promoting Pat Goggin to be President of its Defense, Space & Security Development organization, succeeding Jim O’Neill who will retire next

Cubic to Present Next-Generation Air Combat Training
2016-11-14 Read More...
Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, announced that Mike Knowles, Vice President and General Manager of Air Ranges for CGD, will present on the topic of future fighter combat training as well as participate in panels

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