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NGC, US Navy Demo Endurance on the MQ-8C Fire Scout
2015-08-27 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura

U.S. to Deploy F-22 fighter Jets to Europe Soon
2015-08-27 Read More...
The United States will deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe very soon as part of a broader effort to support eastern European members of the NATO alliance unnerved by Russia's intervention in Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Deborah James said on

Oshkosh Wins $6.7 Bn JLTV Contract From US Army
2015-08-26 Read More...
The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has awarded Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, a $6.7 billion firm fixed price production contract to manufacture the Joint Light

Saab Receives UK Orders for Giraffe AMB Radar
2015-08-26 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has received orders from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for additional Giraffe AMB radar systems plus upgrades of the existing systems and associated equipment. The order value is approximately SEK 610 million.

Meggitt Training Systems Wins Canadian Contract
2015-08-26 Read More...
Meggitt Training Systems (Quebec) Inc. has been awarded a $25 million, three-year contract from Public Works Government Services Canada on behalf of the Department of National Defence, to provide in-service support to the Canadian Armed Forces for

BAE Systems SSPARS Contract Support Reaches $550 Million
2015-08-25 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification to continue the company’s operations and maintenance support services for the Solid State Phased Radar System (SSPARS).

Record Participation of US Companies Expected at DSEI
2015-08-25 Read More...
Against a background of encouraging US export statistics, Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) represents an important platform for US exhibitors to access valuable international export markets. With more than 1,500 exhibitors, DSEI

Harris Wins $97 M US Navy Airborne Jammer Order
2015-08-24 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a $97 million order to provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) with self-protection jammers for the integrated defensive electronic countermeasures (IDECM) program. The order was received during the fourth

Raytheon's Excalibur Ib Compatible with M198 Howitzer
2015-08-24 Read More...
The U.S. Army's Excalibur Program Office has determined that Raytheon Company's Excalibur Ib precision guided artillery round is fully compatible with the M198 howitzer when used with the Modular Artillery Charge

Roketsan Reaches Final Phase in UMTAS Project
2015-08-20 Read More...
Roketsan has reached the final phase in the UMTAS Project, the new-generation Long Range Antitank Missile with an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker.

Russian Navy to Receive 17 Warships and 52 Support Vessels
2015-08-20 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive 17 warships and cutters, as well as 52 support vessels by the end of 2015, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (photo) recently said.

Iran to Send Warships to Russian Territorial Waters Soon
2015-08-19 Read More...
Senior Commanders of the Iranian Navy on Saturday announced plans to send a fleet of warships, including a home-made destroyer, to the Russian territorial waters.

Airbus DS Demos Sferion Counter-DVE System for Helicopters
2015-08-19 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has successfully demonstrated its 'Sferion' degraded visual-environment (DVE) system for helicopters, the company announced earlier this week.

Lockheed Martin Expands Cruise Missile Production Facility
2015-08-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin celebrated the opening of its cruise missile annex with a ribbon cutting ceremony today at its Pike County Operations facility in Troy, Alabama. Customers, state officials and community leaders joined employees in opening the annex,

Russia to Demo All Military Aircraft at MAKS Air Show
2015-08-18 Read More...
All five of Russia's aerobatic teams as well as the T-50 prospective fifth-generation multirole jet will be presented at the MAKS-2015 international aerospace expo, the Head of Russia's Air Force Viktor Bondarev said.

Raytheon Wins U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Contracts
2015-08-17 Read More...
The U.S. Navy extended Raytheon Company's Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract on the Joint Precision Approach Landing Systems (JPALS) program. Raytheon will continue testing and analysis in support of auto-land capability and

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