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Nammo Wins Contract for Shoulder Launched Munitions
2015-01-07 Read More...
Nammo Talley has been awarded a multi-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to supply the M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Largest Military Transport Plane Completes US-Turkey Trip
2015-01-05 Read More...
The world's largest military transport plane A400M (known also as Atlas) has completed a 12-hour round trip between Turkey and the US on Friday.

Exelis Wins 2 International Orders for SINCGARS Radios
2014-12-31 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a direct commercial contract valued at $30 million to provide an existing international customer single and dual vehicular radios systems along with installation kits and dismounted soldier radio systems.

FLIR to Supply CBRNE Threat Detection Systems to US DoD
2014-12-31 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. received the first full-rate production orders under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Dismounted Reconnaissance

Boeing, USAF Run 1st Test Flight for KC-46 Tanker Program
2014-12-30 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program.

Russia Test Launches RS-24 Yars ICBM From Plesetsk
2014-12-30 Read More...
Russian Strategic Arms Forces on Friday successfully test launched a Yars solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Space Complex in the country’s northwest, an official spokesman for the country's Strategic Arms Forces said.

JLENS to Defend D.C. from Missile, Drone, Airplane Threats
2014-12-30 Read More...
For the first time, the U.S. Army lofted a blimp equipped with a new cruise-missile and drone-fighting radar system high above rural Maryland. The system, made by Raytheon Company and known as JLENS, consists of two helium-filled aerostats, or

New Mi-171Sh Helicopters Praised by Peru’s Leadership
2014-12-29 Read More...
In November and December this year, Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) delivered eight new Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters to Peru's Ministry of Defence as contracted. The helicopters were well received by Peru's

NATO Formally Ends its War in Afghanistan
2014-12-29 Read More...
NATO held a ceremony in Kabul late Sunday formally ending its war in Afghanistan, officials said, after 13 years of conflict that have left the country in the grip of worsening insurgent

MQ-8C Fire Scout Takes 1st Flight on USS Jason Dunham
2014-12-26 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout system for the first time off the guided-missile destroyer, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), December 16, off the Virginia coast.

European Multirole Tanker Transport Fleet Takes Shape
2014-12-24 Read More...
The Netherlands, Poland and Norway have decided to prepare negotiations with Airbus Defence & Space for the acquisition of a fleet of A330 MRTT multirole transport and air-to-air refuelling aircraft.

RUAG Acquires Patria’s Space Business
2014-12-24 Read More...
Patria and RUAG have announced an agreement for the sale of Patria’s Space unit to become part of RUAG’s Space division.

Airbus DS Delivers 1st A400M Airlifter to Germany
2014-12-23 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has formally delivered the first Airbus A400M military transport ordered by Germany.

Airbus Helicopters Delivers 1st NH90, HAD-E Tigers to Spain
2014-12-23 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has completed official delivery of the first two Tiger helicopters in the new HAD-E version and the first NH90 GSPA tactical transport helicopter destined for the Spanish Army Airmobile Force

Oshkosh to Produce 256 FMTVs for US Army
2014-12-22 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, will produce 256 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers for the U.S. Army following a $67 million order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).

Work Starts on French-UK Study for Future Combat Aircraft
2014-12-22 Read More...
Following the political-level agreement announced at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2014, Dassault Aviation and BAE Systems are pleased to have been awarded a two-year contract by the French and UK governments to help define the Franco-British

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