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Sikorsky Tests Optionally Piloted Flight of a Black Hawk
2014-04-22 Read More...
In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, a significant step toward providing autonomous cargo delivery functionality to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky

MBDA’s Dual Mode Brimstone Wins Queen’s Award
2014-04-22 Read More...
MBDA in the UK has won a prestigious 2014 Queens Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for developing an extra guidance mode for the Brimstone radar guided anti-armour

SIPRI: Military Spending in the Middle East Grew by 4%
2014-04-18 Read More...
Bahrain’s military expenditure increased by 26% last year to $1.236 billion - and has rocketed by 110% since 2004, a report said, adding that tensions with Iran caused defense spending to more than double in a

Mohamed bin Zayed, Chuck Hagel Discuss Bilateral Defense
2014-04-18 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Thursday a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck

LM’s GMLRS Alternative Warhead Conducts Final PQ Test
2014-04-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) successfully conducted the fifth and final Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead recently at White Sands Missile Range,

ATK to Build Composite Launch Vehicle Structures for ULA
2014-04-18 Read More...
ATK has reached agreement on a $178 million contract award as part of the Air Force's Phase 1 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) buy from United Launch Alliance (ULA).

Thales, Global Komited Sign Partnership Agreement at DSA
2014-04-17 Read More...
Global Komited Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Weststar Group of Companies, has been appointed by Thales to develop, promote, market, and distribute a wide range of Ground-Based Air Defence systems to the Malaysian Armed

Russia Test Fires Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2014-04-17 Read More...
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces test-fired on Monday an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from a launch site in northwest Russia, the Defense Ministry

F-35 Fleet Surpasses 15,000 Flying Hours
2014-04-17 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fleet recently surpassed 15,000 flight hours, marking a major milestone for the program.

Russian Air Force to Receive 16 New MiG-29 SMT Fighters
2014-04-16 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a $470 million contract with the MiG corporation for the delivery of 16 advanced MiG-29 SMT fighters, the Ministry said

nEUROn Flies in Formation with Rafale and Falcon 7X Jets
2014-04-16 Read More...
On March 20, 2014, Dassault Aviation organized a formation flight of the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with a Rafale fighter and a Falcon 7X business

Airbus Defence and Space Presents Latest Generation of Electronic Protection Systems
2014-04-16 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space’s Business Line Electronics has presented a new generation of electronic protection systems in a series of field tests and demonstrations in a Northern European

Sagem’s SIGMA 30 on Qatar’s PzH 2000 Tracked Artillery
2014-04-15 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) has signed a contract with German manufacturer KMW (Krauss Maffei Wegmann) to integrate its SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing system on all PzH 2000 tracked artillery systems(*) acquired by Qatar.

Egypt’s Former Army Chief Enters Presidential Race
2014-04-15 Read More...
Egypt’s Interim Deputy Prime Minister officially entered the presidential race on Monday when his campaigners handed in application papers to the elections committee in Cairo, the country’s state TV

Raytheon Wins 1st International Order for Paveway IV
2014-04-15 Read More...
Raytheon Company received a contract from an international customer for Paveway™ IV precision guided bombs valued at more than $200m.

Russian Helicopters at Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2014
2014-04-15 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, is showcasing a range of commercial and military helicopters at the 14th Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition and conference, currently taking place in Kuala

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