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Fincantieri, Finmeccanica to Renew Italian Navy’s Fleet
2015-05-13 Read More...
Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and reference player in the naval shipbuilding industry, and Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading manufacturer in the high technology sector, will build and equip the units set out in the renewal

SEDEF, Navantia to Build LPD Ship for Turkish Navy
2015-05-13 Read More...
During IDEF 2015, the Defense exhibition which took place in Istanbul last week (05-08 May), the Turkish shipyard SEDEF has signed a contract with the SSM for the design and construction of one LPD ship for the Turkish Navy. Navantia participates in

Russia, China Start Military Exercises in Mediterranean Sea
2015-05-13 Read More...
Russia hosted Chinese ships in the Black Sea base of Novorossiysk on Monday ahead of weeklong exercises between the two Navies in the Mediterranean Sea.

Airbus Helicopters Demos Low-Noise IFR Operations
2015-05-13 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has achieved another key milestone in more eco-friendly rotorcraft operations by successfully demonstrating low-noise helicopter instrument (IFR) approaches at an airport with commercial airline traffic.

Russia Unveils Armata Tank at Victory Day
2015-05-12 Read More...
Russia showed off new machines of war, including a highly sophisticated tank, on Saturday in the annual Victory Day military parade through Red Square.

Erdogan, Ozel Visit Roketsan Stand at IDEF Exhibition
2015-05-12 Read More...
Roketsan was one of the leading actors during IDEF 2015 which was held in İstanbul-Turkey this past week (5-8 May 2015).

Russian Helicopters Delivers 1st 2 Repaired Ka-31s to India
2015-05-11 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered the first two repaired Ka-31 helicopters, produced by Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (a Russian Helicopters company), to India.

North Korea Test-Fires Submarine-Launch Ballistic Missile
2015-05-11 Read More...
North Korea said on Saturday it has successfully conducted an underwater test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, which, if true, would indicate progress in the secretive state's pursuit of building missile-equipped submarines.

Boeing Marks 1st International Sale of P-8A Training System
2015-05-11 Read More...
Boeing will provide the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with a complete training system for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft under a contract that also includes the sale of four P-8A training systems for the U.S.

First Fire-Test for Excalibur Ib from M109A2/A3 Howitzer
2015-05-08 Read More...
The U.S. Army and Raytheon Company successfully fired two Excalibur Ib projectiles from a M109A2/A3 howitzer during recent tests. Using the M185 cannon and M119A2 propelling charge with Excalibur for the first time, both rounds guided precisely to

BAE Systems Wins $434 Million Contract From US Army
2015-05-08 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a five-year contract worth up to $434 million for the company’s integrated night vision and thermal targeting solution, which improves the speed and accuracy of targeting by dismounted

Harris Awarded Production Contract From ViaSat
2015-05-07 Read More...
Harris Corporation today announced a one-year, $10 million follow-on production contract for its portion of production of the Small Tactical Terminal (Photo), a co-developed product with ViaSat. This latest award brings the overall contract value

First LM GPS III Space Vehicle Prepares for Testing
2015-05-07 Read More...
Using a 10-ton crane, Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians gently lowered the system module of the U.S. Air Force’s first next generation GPS III satellite into place over its propulsion core, successfully integrating the two into one space

Meggitt Training Systems at NRA Range Development & Operations Conference
2015-05-07 Read More...
At this year’s NRA Range Development & Operations Conference taking place on 9-12 May 2015, Double Tree by Hilton Boston North Shore, Boston, Massachusetts.

Russia Cuts 10-Year Space Budget Due to Economic Crisis
2015-05-07 Read More...
Russia's draft Federal Space Program for 2016-2025 envisions budget cuts by more than 800 billion rubles ($15 billion) to 2 trillion rubles ($37 billion), Federal Space Agency Roscosmos recently said.

Raytheon Awarded $559 Million for SM-3 Block IB
2015-05-06 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company an undefinitized contract action for a fiscal year 2015 contract valued at $559,206,957 million for Standard Missile-3 Block IBs, which are guided missiles used by the U.S. Navy to provide regional

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