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Saab to Further Develop in Vehicle Integration for RBS 70 NG
2015-09-24 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab announces further developments in vehicle integration for the RBS 70 NG system.

New Japan Bill Allows Troops to Fight Abroad
2015-09-24 Read More...
The Japanese Upper House of Parliament has passed a controversial bill on Saturday allowing the country's Army to fight abroad first time since the end of WWII.

Airbus Helicopters Delivers 15th NH90 NFH to French Navy
2015-09-23 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters, the French Defense procurement agency (DGA – Direction Générale de l’Armement) and the French Navy marked Tuesday the handover of the 15th NH90 NFH multi-mission naval helicopter, the first to be delivered in the final radar

Global MilSatCom 2015 Conference & Exhibition
2015-09-23 Read More...
SMi Group's 17th annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition will take place on the 3rd-5th November 2015 in London and will bring together over 400 people from both the military and industry.

US Navy Test Fires First Raytheon SeaRAM Missile
2015-09-23 Read More...
For the first time, the U.S. Navy successfully fired a tactical missile from a SeaRAM launcher on an Independence variant littoral combat ship.

India Plans to Buy Heron Drones from Israel
2015-09-23 Read More...
India has accelerated plans to buy drones from Israel that can be armed, defense sources said, allowing the military to carry out strikes overseas with less risk to personnel.

Lockheed Martin to Begin Testing 3-Cell ExLS in 2016
2015-09-22 Read More...
Lockheed Martin is concluding production of its 3-Cell ExLS Stand Alone Launcher designed to fire MBDA’s Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) in October and, following qualification testing in mid-2016, will be available for use by Allied Navies

China Launches Next Generation Long March Carrier Rocket
2015-09-22 Read More...
China successfully launched its Long March 6 carrier rocket for the first time on Sunday morning, when it blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, taking 20 micro satellites into space

Raytheon Awarded New SM-3 Block IIA Contract
2015-09-21 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company $87 million to purchase long-lead materials needed to produce up to 17 Standard Missile-3 Block IIAs that will be used for testing and initial deployment. A follow-on contract for the additional

Canadian Navy Selects Sagem’s BlueNaute Navigation System
2015-09-21 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) has won the contract from OSI Maritime Systems Ltd. against an international field of bidders, to provide the inertial navigation systems for the Royal Canadian Navy's six Harry DeWolf class offshore patrol vessels.

Airbus Officially Opens US Manufacturing Facility
2015-09-18 Read More...
In a much-anticipated ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, Airbus inaugurated operations at its first ever U.S. Manufacturing Facility. The plant - which assembles the industry-leading family of A319s, A320s and A321s - is officially open for business,

MBDA to Market BAE’s Laser-Guided Rocket in Europe
2015-09-18 Read More...
BAE Systems, Inc. announced an agreement with MBDA to support marketing efforts for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rocket. Under the terms of the agreement, MBDA will lead marketing efforts for the BAE Systems, Inc.

Typhoon Completes Meteor® Guided Firing Trials
2015-09-17 Read More...
BAE Systems has successfully completed guided firing trials of the Meteor® Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft.

Russian Defense Ministry to Upgrade T-90 Main Battle Tanks
2015-09-17 Read More...
Russian Defense Ministry is planning to upgrade about 400 T-90 tanks which are in service with the Russian Armed Forces, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said.

PIRIOU, DCNS Jointly Win French Navy’s BSAH Contract
2015-09-17 Read More...
PIRIOU, DCNS and KERSHIP have been awarded the contract to provide the French Navy with four Offshore Support and Assistance Vessels (BSAH), along with the associated maintenance. The French Navy intends to use the BSAHs for the deployment of forces

Saab Receives US Army Order For AT4CS RS Systems
2015-09-17 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the US Army for the shoulder-launched AT4CS RS (reduced sensitivity) anti-armor weapon system. Deliveries will take place during 2016.

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