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Thales Welcomes India’s Selection of Rafale Combat Aircraft
2016-09-27 Read More...
Thales, a member of the Rafale team, alongside Dassault Aviation, welcomes the selection of the Rafale omnirole combat aircraft by the Indian Air Force. The official signing ceremony for the acquisition of 36 Rafale aircraft was held on 23 September

Airbus D&S Expands its German Satellite Building Facility
2016-09-27 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space is continuing to future-proof its site at Friedrichshafen, Germany, with the construction of a new Integrated Technology Centre (ITC). At the heart of the four-storey centre with a basement and a footprint of around 4,200 m²

INVISIO Wins Second Order from UK Ministry of Defense
2016-09-27 Read More...
INVISIO has received a new order from the UK Ministry of Defense regarding hearing protection and communication systems. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 22 million and deliveries will take place in 2017. The INVISIO systems will support

Indian Air Force Signs Up for 36 Rafale Fighter Jets
2016-09-26 Read More...
France and India signed Friday the contract for the acquisition of 36 Rafale by

Russia Testing Smokescreen for Armata Tanks
2016-09-26 Read More...
A unique optical-electronic system now being tested in Russia ensures maximum protection for tanks and armored fighting vehicles against high-precision enemy missiles with the help of an impenetrable smokescreen, the newspaper Izvestia

Bell Helicopter Unveils V-247 “Vigilant” Tiltrotor UAS
2016-09-26 Read More...
Speaking before an audience of aviation and military experts assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, unveiled the Bell V-247 Vigilant

ECA’s Robotized Underwater Mine Counter Measure Systems
2016-09-26 Read More...
ECA Group announced the delivery of several fully robotized underwater mine counter measure systems since the beginning of the year to two navies, Kazakhstan being one of

PAC-3 Destroys Tactical Ballistic Missile Target
2016-09-26 Read More...
Two Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missiles successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile (TBM) targets today as part of a U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The test demonstrated the hit-to-kill

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

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