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Boeing Completes First Tests of Military Ka-Band Service
2015-07-23 Read More...
Boeing is completing the first tests of military Ka-band service available through the Inmarsat-5 F2 commercial communications satellite, part of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network. The demonstrations to securely transmit high-data-rate information

Raytheon Co-Develops Low-Cost Airframe for USAF Decoy
2015-07-23 Read More...
Raytheon Company, in partnership with Fokker and Dallara, has developed a lower-cost carbon fiber airframe for the U.S. Air Force's Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) by applying robotics and formula racing technologies.

Harris Wins Orders from US Army & Central Asian Nation
2015-07-23 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received $45 million in delivery orders for advanced satellite communications terminals under the U.S. Army's Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. The next-generation military satellite communications terminals

NGC Demos OMS Architecture Across Manned and Unmanned Systems
2015-07-23 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) demonstrated in recent test flights that the U.S. Air Force's Open Mission Systems (OMS) architecture standards can be successfully integrated across multiple systems and platforms.

Lockheed Martin to Acquire Sikorsky Aircraft
2015-07-22 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sikorsky Aircraft, a world leader in military and commercial rotary-wing aircraft, for $9.0 billion. The price is effectively reduced to approximately $7.1 billion, after taking into

Russia Places 8 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in Service
2015-07-22 Read More...
Eight Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) have been put into service in Russia's Strategic Missile Forces in the second quarter of 2015, the country's Deputy Minister of Defense Yuriy Borisov said Thursday.

Eurofighter Typhoon’s Flight Trials with MBDA’s Storm Shadow Under Preparation
2015-07-21 Read More...
A series of ground based tests have been completed at Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi in Turin-Caselle and at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire in readiness for Eurofighter Typhoon’s flight trials with MBDA’s Storm Shadow cruise missile, due to take

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

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