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Airbus Defence & Space, The Coulson Group to Collaborate on C295W Water Bomber
2015-11-12 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space and The Coulson Group of Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the industrialization, supply and support of the new water bomber version of the Airbus C295W transport

First MBDA Storm Shadow Missile Released from a Eurofighter Typhoon
2015-11-10 Read More...
A Eurofighter Typhoon Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA) has successfully completed a release of the MBDA Storm Shadow, conventionally armed, stealthy, long-range stand-off precision

Russia’s Aerial and AD Systems Gaining Popularity in the Middle East
2015-11-10 Read More...
Russian weaponry special exporter Rosoboronexport is participating at the ongoing Dubai Air Show taking place November 8-12, 2015 – with Russia’s major aerial and AD

Thales Wins French Navy Simulator Support Contract
2015-11-09 Read More...
Thales has been chosen by the French Navy to provide through-life support (TLS) for almost all of its simulators. The six-year contract with the Navy’s fleet support department (SSF) calls for the support of 41 simulators at six naval facilities in

Lockheed Martin Completes F-16 Durability Test Milestone
2015-11-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the aircraft beyond its original design service life of 8,000

Lockheed Martin to Supply Seven More Q-53s to US Army
2015-11-05 Read More...
When troops need to set up and quickly track incoming threats, they rely on battlefield-proven 360-degree protection provided by the Lockheed Martin AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) counterfire target acquisition

Raytheon Submits First Proposal for Poland’s Patriot
2015-11-05 Read More...
Raytheon Company issued the first tranche of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to Polish industry to participate in Poland’s Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense

Russia to Develop Counter Measures to US Missile Defense System in Europe
2015-11-05 Read More...
Chief designer of the Russian “Radio-Electronic Technology Concern” Yuri Majevski said that the enterprise is working on measures which would counter the deployment of the US anti-missile defense system in

AAR Navy Vertical Replenishment Contract Extended
2015-11-04 Read More...
AAR announced Military Sealift Command (MSC) has exercised a one-year renewal option for its Airlift division to perform vertical replenishment (VERTREP) services for the U.S. Navy’s 5th and 7th Fleets in the Western Pacific and Indian

Northrop Grumman Awarded 2 U.S. Navy Contracts
2015-11-03 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a $95 million contract for low-rate initial production of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment 1 Block 1

RUAG Receives “Best Overall Performance Award” from Bombardier
2015-11-03 Read More...
In early October 2015, Bombardier presented RUAG Aerostructures with the “Best Overall Performance Award” in connection with the final assembly of the Bombardier CRJ

Orbital ATK Wins Order for Munitions Fuze Program
2015-11-02 Read More...
Orbital ATK announced it has received an award totaling $426 million for first article test and qualification and production of FMU-139D/B fuzes and fuze accessories.

Hammond: “UK Committed to Ensuring Gulf Security”
2015-11-02 Read More...
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that his country is committed to ensuring security of the Gulf and supporting the GCC

Textron Systems Electronic Systems Expands Commercial Line
2015-11-02 Read More...
Textron Systems Electronic Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced the expansion of its commercial instrument line, delivering more advanced products and solutions to customers across the globe.

Raytheon Awarded USAF Order for ISR Mission Support
2015-10-30 Read More...
Raytheon Company will continue mission support for the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) under a new $393 million

London to Host Global MilSatCom 2015 Next Week
2015-10-30 Read More...
SMi will host Europe's leading military communications event for satellite professionals next week on 3-5 November 2015. The 17th annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition takes places at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London, UK.

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