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DCNS Selects Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
2016-02-10 Read More...
Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and DCNS, world leader in naval defense

Orbital ATK to Participate at Singapore Airshow 2016
2016-02-10 Read More...
Orbital ATK, Inc., a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, will exhibit a wide range of the company’s products and advanced capabilities during the Singapore Airshow 2016. The biennial airshow takes place at the Changi Exhibition

NGC’s BACN Completes 100,000 Combat Flight Hours
2016-02-10 Read More...
The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the U.S. Air Force, achieved 100,000 combat operational flight hours January 30, 2016 providing critical communications capabilities to

MBDA Delivers ASRAAM Missiles for F-35 Integration
2016-02-09 Read More...
MBDA has commenced deliveries of a quantity of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) for the forthcoming integration of this infra-red air dominance missile onto the UK's

Boeing, U.S. Air Force Complete GPS IIF Constellation
2016-02-09 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force completed the GPS IIF constellation with the launch of the 12th Boeing-built

Cubic Completes Acquisition of GATR Technologies
2016-02-08 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it received final Hart-Scott-Rodino regulatory approval and completed its acquisition of GATR Technologies (GATR), a manufacturer of next-generation deployable satellite communication terminal solutions based in

Meggitt Training Systems Wins New US Marine Corps ISMT Order
2016-02-05 Read More...
Meggitt Training Systems recently received a $7.19 million second delivery order to accompany the overall $32.7 million contract from the US Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) Program Manager for Training Systems (PM

Northrop Grumman’s Enhanced Battle Manager Performs in Boeing-Led GMD Test
2016-02-05 Read More...
Continuing its efforts to maintain the United States’ technology superiority in missile defense, a Boeing-led industry team has successfully tested improvements to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD)

North Korea to Launch Earth Observation Satellite
2016-02-04 Read More...
Weeks after its fourth nuclear test, North Korea announced plans Tuesday to launch an Earth observation satellite on a rocket later this month, in what critics see as a covert test of banned technology for a ballistic missile that could strike the

Textron Systems Wins First Order for Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicles
2016-02-03 Read More...
Textron Systems Marine and Land Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced a contract with SpetsTechnoExport (STE), a subsidiary of Ukroboronprom (UOP), for the sale of three Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicles

Harris Corporation to Offer Fully Digital GPS III Payload
2016-02-03 Read More...
Harris Corporation has announced that it will offer an all-digital navigation payload for GPS III Space Vehicles (SV) 11 and

Boeing Wins U.S. Navy Contract for 20 More P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
2016-02-02 Read More...
Boeing will further equip the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with maritime patrol capabilities, building 20 more P-8A Poseidon aircraft following a $2.5 billion U.S. Navy order announced on 28

Kongsberg Maritime Cameras set for Arctic Operations
2016-02-02 Read More...
Kongsberg Maritime announced it has been selected by L-3 MAPPS to provide the CCTV system for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new class of Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). L-3 MAPPS is one of the Tier 1 suppliers to Irving

Raytheon Kill Vehicle Completes Developmental Flight Test
2016-02-01 Read More...
A Raytheon Company’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) successfully completed a data-gathering mission during a Missile Defense Agency flight test. The mission's objective was to observe in-flight performance of redesigned components and gain

Boeing to Provide C-17 Training to NATO’s C-17 Aircrews
2016-01-28 Read More...
The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program will soon train C-17 aircrews at Boeing’s C-17 International Training Centre (ITC) in the United Kingdom under a new $8 million

Saab Wins Carl-Gustaf Ammunition Order from European Defense Agency
2016-01-28 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract with the European Defense Agency (EDA) for the production and delivery of Carl-Gustaf ammunition. Deliveries will take place during

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