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Raytheon at Farnborough International Airshow
2014-07-14 Read More...
Precision weapons, advanced gunfire detectors, tiny jammers and a bus-size radar that tracks missiles as they hurtle through space will all be part of Raytheon Company's technology showcase at the July 14-20 Farnborough International Airshow in

Textron AirLand’s Scorpion Makes 1st Trans-Atlantic Flight
2014-07-11 Read More...
Scorpion took to the sky on July 1 from its home base in Kansas, flying a northern route and arriving in Edinburgh on July 5. Scorpion’s first trans-Atlantic flight covered 4,600 nautical miles in 15 flight hours.

Oshkosh Defense's JLTV Solution Completes Net-Ready Test
2014-07-11 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, reached a milestone in the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD's) Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program by completing Net-Ready testing with the Oshkosh Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain

Raytheon: Information Key to National C4I System
2014-07-10 Read More...
All seeing and all knowing is the perfect situation for any Commander. Especially given that the decisions can have tremendous and long term impact. For a Commander, accurate, reliable and immediate information is what is needed to make the best

Aegis Combat System’s Newest Baseline 9 Completes 3 Tests
2014-07-10 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy team’s Baseline 9 Aegis Combat System recently completed multiple exercises including the longest-range engagement ever tested with a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6).

EDA, Saab Dynamics AB Sign Carl-Gustaf Agreement
2014-07-09 Read More...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) and Saab Dynamics AB have signed a multi-annual framework agreement for the provision of different types of ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless anti-tank

MBDA Successfully Carries Out 1st Sea Ceptor Firings
2014-07-09 Read More...
MBDA carried out two successful guided firings by the Sea Ceptor air defence system on 29th May and 5th June at the land-based Vidsel range facilities in Sweden.

Airbus Helicopters’ EC175 Simulator Ready for Service
2014-07-09 Read More...
The first Level D full-flight simulator for Airbus Helicopters’ EC175 rotorcraft has received airworthiness certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling launch pilots to be trained with this high-fidelity

HAVELSAN, Lockheed Sign Global Training Agreement
2014-07-08 Read More...
HAVELSAN signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin on June 11, 2014 to collaborate on global and local opportunities. The partnerships were confirmed at the Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations.

New Russian Helicopter Components Sale Website Launched
2014-07-08 Read More...
Helicopter Service Company (HSC), a Russian Helicopters enterprise (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) launched a new website for the sales of components for Russian-made helicopters. The site is now active and can be

ASELSAN, Airbus Group Sign Cooperation Agreement
2014-07-07 Read More...
Airbus Group and ASELSAN - the Turkish defence industry leader - recently signed a framework agreement on the sidelines of the ILA air show (Berlin, Germany, 20-25 May 2014) to mark the first step towards future collaboration on civil and military

Raytheon Wins New AMRAAM Contract
2014-07-07 Read More...
Raytheon Company was awarded a $163,223,113 fixed-price/fixed-price-incentive/cost-plus-incentive contract for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) Program Support and Sustainment

Textron AirLand’s Scorpion to Make 1st Flight to Europe
2014-07-07 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, has announced that its Scorpion aircraft is progressing on schedule toward a July departure from McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.

Kongsberg Signs Phase III JSM Contract with Norway
2014-07-07 Read More...
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG) has signed a Phase III contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization (NDLO) to complete the development of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) and prepare it for integration on the F-35 Lightning II Joint

Eurosam, Raytheon Shortlisted for Polish Air Defense System
2014-07-04 Read More...
Poland had shortlisted US manufacturer Raytheon and French-led consortium Eurosam as bidders for a contract to build its air defense

Boeing Completes 14th P-8A Poseidon Delivery to US Navy
2014-07-04 Read More...
Boeing recently helped expand the U.S. Navy’s maritime patrol capabilities with delivery of the 14th P-8A Poseidon

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