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Saab, Damen Team for Walrus Future Submarine Program
2015-01-22 Read More...
Swedish defence and security company Saab is teaming with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group to explore future opportunities in the international submarine market.

Exelis Conducts Sea Test in Norway, Wins Swedish Contract
2015-01-22 Read More...
Exelis recently completed a successful sea acceptance test of the company’s latest Command Management Information System (CMIS), installed on board the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Senja.

Eurofighter Typhoons Secure Airspace During World Economic Forum 2015
2015-01-21 Read More...
Eurofighter Typhoons of the Austrian Armed Forces will be securing the airspace during this week’s World Economic Forum 2015 in Davos. The organizers expect over 40 heads of state and government, as well as 2,500 other leaders from business and

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces Plan Over 100 Drills in 2015
2015-01-21 Read More...
The Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) of Russia are planning to conduct over 100 drills at various levels in 2015, SMF spokesperson Colonel Igor Yegorov said.

AAR Wins Search & Rescue Contract in the Falkland Islands
2015-01-21 Read More...
AAR announced its Airlift division has been awarded a contract by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence for Search & Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter services in the Falkland Islands. The contract is valued at approximately $275 million

US Navy to Launch LM-Built MUOS-3 Secure Satellite
2015-01-20 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, MUOS-3, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Tuesday, January 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch

Boeing Wins Order for 336 More Military Rescue Radios
2015-01-19 Read More...
Boeing will deliver an additional 336 Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) radios, and upgrade the system’s global base station network, through new orders from the U.S. Air Force with a combined total value of about $9.7 million.

Damen Builds 2 FCS 5009 Patrol Vessels in South Africa
2015-01-19 Read More...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has completed the build of two FCS 5009 Patrol vessels, the first of their type to be built in South Africa. Another of the same class is already in operation with the Cape Verdean Coast Guard.

S-400 Air Defense Systems to Protect Moscow’s Aerospace
2015-01-19 Read More...
The airspace around Moscow will be protected by the fourth regimental set of S-400 Triumph (SA-21 Growler) air defense systems, Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

US Navy to Deploy More Raytheon SM-6 Missiles
2015-01-19 Read More...
The U.S. Navy authorized ships in the Aegis Combat Weapon System baselines 5.3 and 3.A.0 series to carry the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6. The authorization expands the missile's use from five ships to more than 35 ships.

Meggitt Training Systems Wins USMC Contract
2015-01-16 Read More...
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specializing in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defense and energy markets, announces that Meggitt Training Systems has won a $31.7 million contract for indoor simulated

Textron Specialized Vehicles Acquires Douglas Equipment
2015-01-15 Read More...
The Textron Specialized Vehicles group of Textron Inc., through Textron Ground Support Equipment UK Limited, has acquired the Douglas Equipment business from Curtiss-Wright Flow Control (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of Curtiss-Wright

Single Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Reaches 20,000 Flight Hours
2015-01-15 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that a Predator® B/MQ-9 Reaper® RPA has reached a

Latest Raytheon AESA Radar Soars in Flight Test
2015-01-14 Read More...
A successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter/attack

Russia, India Finalize Draft Project for 5th Generation Sukhoi
2015-01-14 Read More...
Russia and India have completed the preliminary design for the Sukhoi/HAL Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), the regional director of international cooperation at the united Russian-Indian aircraft manufacturing company said Saturday.

Exelis Delivers 2,000th PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulator
2015-01-14 Read More...
Exelis has delivered the 2,000th AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulator (RSS) to the US military. The AN/PLM-4 is designed to test radar warning receivers on various military aircraft during ground testing by simulating the electronic signals generated by

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