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Russia Eyes $15 Billion Arms Sales in 2016
2016-01-06 Read More...
Russia exported $15 billion worth arms in 2015 and plans to keep this volume in

Lockheed Martin Wins THAAD Missile-Defense Contract
2016-01-06 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a $528 million contract in December 2015 for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

Airbus Helicopters Delivers 4 More H135 Helicopters to LPR in Poland
2016-01-06 Read More...
Poland’s public air medical rescue operator LPR (SP ZOZ Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe) has received four new H135 (formerly known as EC135P3) helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations in

Lockheed Martin to Deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to U.S. Government
2016-01-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear II contract, which was announced by the U.S. government on December 30,

Russia’s S-400 to be Equipped with Advanced Communication System
2016-01-05 Read More...
The Russian air defense is developing Tuf-MA and Tuf-M2 communication systems for the new air defense missile systems S-400, S-500 and

Russian Helicopters Receives Type Certification for Mi-38
2016-01-04 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has received type certification for the medium multirole Mi-38 transport helicopter designed by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian Helicopters

U.S. International Arms Sales Jump 35% in 2014
2015-12-31 Read More...
Foreign arms sales by the United States jumped by almost $10 billion in 2014, about 35%, even as the global weapons market remained flat and competition among suppliers increased, a new congressional study has

Airbus DS to Build 2 Mobile Communications Satellites for Inmarsat
2015-12-29 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS), the world’s second largest space company, has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, to design and develop the first two Inmarsat-6

Russia, India Expand Military Cooperation
2015-12-28 Read More...
Russia and India signed a clutch of defense and energy deals on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Moscow to reaffirm one of the world’s most valuable military

Thales Alenia Space, Airbus DS to Supply Military Satellite Communications System to France
2015-12-28 Read More...
French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement), part of the Defense Ministry, has selected the consortium formed by Thales Alenia Space (65%) and Airbus Defence and Space (35%) to build and deliver the military satellite

DGA Orders 7 Additional Tiger HAD for French Air Forces
2015-12-24 Read More...
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered seven additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters, bringing to 67 the total number of Tigers that will eventually be operated by the French Army Aviation. The additional Tigers will be delivered in

Russian Army Receives Final Batch of Upgraded Т-72 Tanks
2015-12-24 Read More...
A final batch of upgraded T-72 tanks has been supplied to the Armed Forces by Russia’s flagship tank and fighting vehicles maker

NGC to Produce US Navy’s Shipboard Laser Weapon System Demonstrator
2015-12-24 Read More...
The U.S. Navy will get a peek at a future where high energy laser weapons could defend its ships against attack under a contract awarded October 22 to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) by the Office of Naval Research

Cubic to Acquire TeraLogics and GATR Technologies
2015-12-23 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced the acquisition of TeraLogics, LLC and the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire GATR Technologies, Inc.

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Takes Flight
2015-12-22 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation and members of NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) celebrated an important and much anticipated

France Confirms Order for 8 Airbus A330 MRTT Tankers
2015-12-21 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further eight A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport

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