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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

Japan Marks 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Nuke Bombing
2015-08-07 Read More...
Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making a nuclear-weapons-free world.

Orbital ATK Wins Medium Caliber Ammunition Contracts
2015-08-07 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that the company recently received domestic and international contracts for tactical and target practice medium-caliber ammunition valued at nearly $30 million. The

Aegis Concludes Weeklong Missile Test Series
2015-08-06 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Combat System took part in a successful four-event test of the combat system’s air warfare (AW) and ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities. The Multi-mission Warfare (MMW)

Cubic Upgrades P5 Combat Training System
2015-08-06 Read More...
Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business of Cubic Corporation announced the next evolution of its P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS).

Raytheon SM-6’s Anti-ballistic Missile Defense Capability
2015-08-05 Read More...
In a first-of-its-kind test, the U.S. Navy fired a Raytheon Company Standard Missile-6, intercepting and destroying a short-range ballistic missile target at sea. The successful U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test proved a modified SM-6 can

Harris to Back U.S. Navy's Maritime Mine Countermeasures
2015-08-05 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been awarded an IDIQ contract with a ceiling value of $228 million to support the U.S. Navy's maritime mine countermeasures (MCM) efforts. The five-year contract includes a three-year base and two one-year options.

Russian Navy to Order Anti-Sub Version of Be-200 Aircraft
2015-08-05 Read More...
The Russian Navy has announced plans to order the purchase of an anti-submarine version of the Be-200 amphibious aircraft by 2020, a high-ranking Navy official told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

Lockheed Martin Helps Pilots, UAS Operators Share Data
2015-08-05 Read More...
As Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) take to the skies, it is essential for safety that UAS operators and pilots are aware of each other. To help provide this shared situational awareness, Lockheed Martin has deployed the first components of a UAS

REMULES Carbon-Fiber Solar System at NATO Camp
2015-08-04 Read More...
At the NATO camp, Capable Logistician 2015 (8-19 June, Hungary), a range of renewable energy solutions were tested as part of NATO’s efforts to cut cost while enhancing interoperability and military effectiveness. The long-term goal of NATO is to

UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement to Provide Opening Address at Global MilSatCom 2015
2015-08-03 Read More...
SMi are proud to announce Philip Dunne, Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Air Commodore John Philliban, Head Joint User of C4ISR, Joint Forces Command both of the UK Ministry of Defence have joined the 17th annual Global MilSatCom

Thales Wins Vehicle Sighting Systems Order for UK Scout SV
2015-08-03 Read More...
Armoured Vehicle Sighting systems for the SV Scout vehicle which will provide the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a step change in its vehicle reconnaissance and surveillance capability

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