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Textron Systems Wins JSECST Order from US Air Force
2014-10-09 Read More...
Textron Systems Electronic Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced a four-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $43.6 million from the U.S. Air

ATK to Feature Advanced Products at AUSA 2014
2014-10-09 Read More...
ATK will highlight a variety of advanced products and capabilities as an exhibitor during the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.

Airbus DS Delivers 18th HC-144A MPA to US Coast Guard
2014-10-09 Read More...
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has delivered the 18th HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Ocean Sentry is based on the Airbus CN235 tactical airlifter with more than 235 currently in operation by 29

Airbus A400M Airlifter Passes Key Airdrop Test
2014-10-08 Read More...
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully demonstrated its ability to airdrop multiple containers of the kind typically used in military and humanitarian operations.

Raytheon to Build New U.S. Air Force Radar
2014-10-08 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company a $19.5 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development of a new expeditionary radar that will detect, identify and track drones, missiles and aircraft.

BAE Systems, Babcock Win $5.2bn UK Naval Contracts
2014-10-07 Read More...
BAE Systems and Babcock International have won contracts worth a total of 3.2 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) to maintain British warships, submarines and naval bases for the next five years.

NGC Enhances Unmanned Systems for Maritime Missions
2014-10-06 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is developing new, advanced unmanned systems to support the US Department of Defense's capability to deploy global persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and strike capabilities in a faster and

Russia to Deploy 3 More Iskander Missile Brigades by 2016
2014-10-06 Read More...
The Russian Army will bring the number of brigades armed with Iskander-M theater ballistic missile systems to seven by 2016, Commander-in-Chief of the Land Force, Colonel General Oleg Salyukov said.

Germany Joins the EU Satcom Market
2014-10-06 Read More...
Germany has become the tenth member of the EU Satcom Market. It joins Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom, in the European Defence Agency (EDA) led project designed to provide flexible

French Procurement Agency Qualifies the 32 Tons VBCI
2014-10-03 Read More...
The French Procurement Agency (DGA) declared the qualification of the new version of the VBCI armored infantry combat vehicle on September 24, 2014.

Boeing Delivers 1st MH-47G Special Operations Chinook
2014-10-03 Read More...
Boeing completed initial flight and delivery of the first, new-build MH-47G configured Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command September 29, 2014 - a full month ahead of schedule.

Cassidian Optronics Becomes Airbus DS Optronics
2014-10-02 Read More...
Effective October 1st 2014, Cassidian Optronics is a 100% subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, and will operate as Airbus DS Optronics GmbH.

Exelis AIDEWS Certified for Installation on Pakistan’s F-16s
2014-10-02 Read More...
Exelis has received official certification for its AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) to fly on board Pakistani F-16 fighter

ATK Ships 6,000th Titanium Propellant Tank
2014-10-01 Read More...
ATK celebrated the shipment of its 6,000th titanium propellant tank from its facility in Commerce, California. The milestone follows the 50th anniversary of the Commerce organization last October.

Afghanistan, U.S. Sign Long Sought Security Pact
2014-10-01 Read More...
Afghanistan and the United States have signed a long-awaited security pact that will allow U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of year, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

Raytheon Wins New Tomahawk Missile Contract
2014-09-30 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $251 million contract to procure Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise missiles for fiscal year 2014 with an option for 2015.

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