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The RTD Higuard Enters Service with Singapore’s Army
2015-07-21 Read More...
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the 2nd People’s Defense Force (2 PDF), the Higuard vehicle produced by RENAULT TRUCKS Defense has officially entered service with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Offering a high level of protection,

Lockheed Martin Led-Team Launches Future USS Little Rock
2015-07-21 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the nation's ninth littoral combat ship (LCS), Little Rock, into the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) shipyard today.

Boeing's 10th GPS IIF to Modernize Worldwide GPS System
2015-07-20 Read More...
The 10th Boeing GPS IIF satellite has reached orbit and sent its first signals after being launched Thursday. This satellite advances the U.S. Air Force’s modernization program for GPS, improving accuracy and enhancing security for the navigation

Mack Defense to Supply Over 1,500 Trucks to Canada
2015-07-20 Read More...
Mack Defense announced that it has been awarded two contracts by the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of the Department of National Defense to deliver more than 1,500 8x8 trucks for the Medium Support Vehicle

Bell Helicopter Completes Delivery of 4 Bell 429s to NYPD
2015-07-20 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced the final delivery of the fourth Bell 429 to the New York Police Department (NYPD). Bell Helicopter and NYPD commemorated the final delivery Friday at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association Expo

Airbus DS Flight-Tests Eurofighter Aerodynamic Upgrades
2015-07-16 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed flight-testing of a package of aerodynamic upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter that promises to enhance further the aircraft’s agility and weapons-carrying

Pakistan Expands LM Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Fleet
2015-07-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) received a follow-on foreign military sale contract to produce and upgrade Sniper ® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for the Pakistan Air Force’s F-16

Russian Army to Receive New EW Drones by Year-End
2015-07-16 Read More...
Troops of Russia's Eastern Military District will receive the latest unmanned aerial vehicles designed for electronic warfare by the end of this year, the district's spokesman Alexander Gordeev

DSEI to Address Future of Military Rotorcraft
2015-07-15 Read More...
The future of rotorcraft, especially the requirement for faster, versatile platforms is a pressing issue for militaries around the world, many of which will be at Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) in September. This will be discussed

Lockheed Martin’s JAGM Concludes New Flight Tests
2015-07-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) demonstrated its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), engaging two laser-designated stationary targets during recent Government-led flight tests at Eglin Air Force Base,

Indra to Supply 2 LANZA 3D Deployable Radars to NATO
2015-07-14 Read More...
Indra will supply two Lanza 3D long-range deployable air defense radars (LTR-25) to NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI

Raytheon Invests in Poland's Premier Technical Universities
2015-07-14 Read More...
Raytheon Company has announced a $100,000 education investment to two of Poland's premier technical universities - Military University of Technology and Warsaw University of Technology - to advance studies in the field of science, technology,

Russia’s S-400 System to Support Longer Range Missile
2015-07-14 Read More...
Russia’s top-notch S-400 missile defense system is preparing to be equipped with a new, longer range missile, the Russian Missile Forces’ commander said in a radio interview

Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th THAAD Interceptor
2015-07-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the 100th interceptor for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in a recent ceremony at the company’s Troy, Alabama,

DCI-NAVFCO’s CENOE Naval Course Celebrates 20 Years
2015-07-13 Read More...
A new batch of CENOE cadets from the Kuwait Naval Forces and the Qatari Navy received their first Officers'

NGC to Provide Mission Computer for Marine Corps H-1 Helicopter Upgrades
2015-07-13 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) was recently awarded a contract from Naval Air Systems Command to deliver its next-generation mission computer for Lot 12 of the Marine Corps' H-1 helicopter upgrade program.

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