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PIRIOU Sets Up “PIRIOU MCO” Subsidiary
2015-04-16 Read More...
Building on more than a decade of experience in maintaining French military vessels, PIRIOU is giving new impetus to its In-Service Support (ISS) business.

Small Diameter Bomb II Completes 3 Program Reviews
2015-04-15 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force completed three successful Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) program reviews prior to a mid-May Milestone C

IDEX Leads UAE Pavilion at LAAD Defense & Security Show
2015-04-15 Read More...
The International Defense Exhibition and Conferences (IDEX) announced its participation in the LAAD Defense and Security International Exhibition held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taking place from 14-17 April

Canadian Coast Guard to Receive 7 Bell 412EPI Helicopters
2015-04-15 Read More...
Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today a signed contract with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for the supply of seven Bell 412EPI helicopters to the Canadian Coast Guard

Germany Repurchasing 100 Used Leopard 2 Tanks
2015-04-15 Read More...
Germany is repurchasing 100 used Leopard 2 tanks, boosting its battlefield fleet to 328 of the armored behemoths, a Defense Ministry spokesman said in Berlin on Friday, according to

India to Announce its Intention to Acquire 36 Rafale Aircraft
2015-04-14 Read More...
Dassault Aviation, which is the Indian Air Force supplier for more than 60 years, is honored of the repeated trust of the Indian Government and welcomes its intention to finalize the acquisition of 36 Rafale aircraft at conditions that will allow

Latest AMRAAM Variant Achieves Two New Milestones
2015-04-14 Read More...
Raytheon Company recently completed two milestones for the newest Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM ®), the

FLIR Receives 2nd Production Order From the US DoD
2015-04-14 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has received the second full-rate production order under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical

Raytheon, Kongsberg Team on Naval Strike Missile
2015-04-13 Read More...
Raytheon Company and Kongsberg have formed a teaming agreement for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The pact represents a second step in the companies' efforts to offer world-class Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) solutions to the many

Indonesian Delegation Visits Russian Helicopters Kazan Plant
2015-04-13 Read More...
Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and a delegation from Indonesia headed by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofyan Djalil visited Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company (part of State Corporation Rostec), on

Textron Aviation Expands Service Center at Le Bourget
2015-04-13 Read More...
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, celebrated on 09 April 2015 the opening of its larger, state-of-the-art Paris Service Center at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, boasting complete maintenance and repair capability for Citation business jets

2d3 Sensing to Become Part of Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary
2015-04-13 Read More...
Boeing has acquired 2d3 Sensing, a wholly owned subsidiary of OMG plc specializing in motion imagery processing of critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data generated from aerial platforms.

Raytheon Completes Mississippi Factory Expansion
2015-04-10 Read More...
Raytheon Company completed a 20,000-square foot addition to its factory in Forest, already one of the biggest in the state. The extra room will allow the company to support anticipated growth in airborne radar and electronic warfare systems.

RENAULT TRUCKS Defense to Exhibit at SOFINS Show
2015-04-10 Read More...
RENAULT TRUCKS Defense is to exhibit a range of Special Forces vehicles on its stand at the SOFINS show to be held at camp de Souge (France) on 14-16 April 2015.

Exelis Visual Information Solutions Partners with CloudEO
2015-04-09 Read More...
Exelis Visual Information Solutions (Exelis VIS) has entered a new partnership with CloudEO to offer ENVI® image analysis software in a virtualized, cloud environment.

US, Japan to Establish Space and Cybersecurity Task Force
2015-04-09 Read More...
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and his Japanese counterpart General Nakatani agreed to establish a task force aimed at promoting cooperation with regard to strengthening security in space and cyberspace.

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