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BAE to Upgrade Mk 45 Naval Guns on U.S. Navy Destroyers
2015-08-17 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract to overhaul and upgrade Mk 45 systems on U.S. Navy Destroyer Class (DDG) ships.

Airbus DS Communications, Kodiak to Link Land Mobile Radios and Push-to-Talk Phones
2015-08-17 Read More...
Airbus DS Communications, an entity of Airbus Defense and Space, and Kodiak, a leading provider of broadband push-to-talk solutions, today announced they will create an open standards interface that links mission critical radio networks with

Patriot Air and Missile Defense Celebrates 50 Years
2015-08-14 Read More...
Even as the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System celebrates 50 years of innovation, revolutionary technologies developed by Raytheon Company are evolving the battle-proven platform to face the threats of today and tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin to Upgrade U.S. Army’s Apache Helicopter Targeting and Pilotage System
2015-08-14 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $21.7 million Lot 4 follow-on contract to continue production of the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter.

Roketsan Conducts Test Firings of HISAR-A Missile
2015-08-13 Read More...
Roketsan has successfully conducted test firings of HİSAR-A, the National Low Altitude Air Defence Missile, in Aksaray during 19th to 24th of June, 2015. The tests of the Controlled Test Missile-1 (KTF-1) with its own autopilot and the Ballistic

Russian Defense Ministry to Sign Major Deal for Su-35 Jets
2015-08-13 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry and the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will sign a contract for the delivery of 48 Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft (NATO reporting name Flanker-E) at the MAKS-2015 air show in late August, local media reported Tuesday.

NATO Defends Joint Military Exercises with Russia
2015-08-13 Read More...
NATO denied Wednesday a report which claimed that Russian and NATO military exercises are making the risk of “war in Europe more likely” and insisted that its military drills are meant to enhance security in Europe.

Rheinmetall Wins International Order for Tank Ammunition
2015-08-13 Read More...
An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with state-of-the-art tank ammunition. The order is worth around €39 million.

Thales Deployable ILS Selected by U.S. Air Force
2015-08-12 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide Deployable Instrument Landing Systems (D-ILS). The systems will be used in airfield environments where the ability to provide precision guidance to aircraft on final approach

Beechcraft Delivers 900th T-6 Military Training Aircraft
2015-08-12 Read More...
Beechcraft Defense Company announced it has delivered its 900th Beechcraft T-6 military training aircraft. The milestone aircraft was delivered to the United States Navy’s Training Air Wing 5 based at Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, during a

Harris Wins US Marine Corps Order, Reports 4Q Results
2015-08-11 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a $36 million order from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to supply Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G Multiband Networking Manpack radios that will enhance and extend voice and data connectivity down to the squad

Meggitt Wins Two New International Contracts
2015-08-10 Read More...
Meggitt has been awarded £10.2 million in contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to upgrade British Army Dismounted Close Combat Trainers (DCCT) - small arms

RUAG Space Wins Order for Galileo Navigation Receivers
2015-08-10 Read More...
From the end of 2019, the German Armed Forces will be replacing its current SAR-Lupe system with the satellite-supported radar reconnaissance system

Lockheed Martin Delivers Latest C-5M Super Galaxy Early
2015-08-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered another C-5M Super Galaxy to the U. S. Air Force on August

Russia Prepping S-300 Missiles for Iran
2015-08-07 Read More...
Russia is modernizing its S-300 missile system to supply to Iran, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week, RIA news agency reported.

F90 Assault Rifle Enters Australian Defence Force Service
2015-08-07 Read More...
The Australian Department of Defence has signed a AUD 100 million contract with Thales to produce rifles, grenade launchers, spare parts and various ancillaries at Thales’s facility in Lithgow, regional

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