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New Firing Test for MdCN, MBDA’s Naval Cruise Missile
2014-04-14 Read More...
On 8th April 2014, the French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) successfully carried out the second qualification firing of the naval cruise missile (MdCN or Missile de Croisière Naval) currently under development by

Exelis Wins Soldier Radio Waveform Appliqué Contract
2014-04-14 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command to provide radio appliqués capable of running the Army Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW).

Thales at DSA
2014-04-14 Read More...
Thales is participating in the 14th Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition and conference (14 to 17 April, Kuala Lumpur,

ATK Wins International Contracts from US Allies
2014-04-14 Read More...
ATK, a world-leading producer of ammunition, precision weapons and rocket motors, announced it has received international contracts from U.S. allies totaling $186 million for ammunition that spans multiple calibers as well as ammunition services

Pilatus Achieves Record Results in 2013
2014-04-14 Read More...
For the first time in its 75 year history, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has surpassed the one billion mark in sales, boosting 2013 sales by over 70% to a total of CHF 1,014 billion. The operating result (CHF 145 million) and investment (CHF 101 million),

DCI Celebrates 10 Years of Cooperation with Malaysian Navy
2014-04-10 Read More...
For more than 10 years, DCI-NAVFCO - DCI’s naval operational department - has been standing next to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) to support it step by step in the creation of a submarine forceab

Boeing Phantom Badger Certified for V-22 Transport
2014-04-10 Read More...
After a series of successful tests, the U.S. Navy last month certified that the Boeing Phantom Badger combat support vehicle can be transported inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. That is another step toward providing warfighters with more

Meggitt to Demo Next-Gen Simulation Training at DSA 2014
2014-04-10 Read More...
Leading the simulation and live fire training systems arena with innovative training solutions, Meggitt Training Systems will provide private demonstrations of its latest advanced training technologies at this year’s Defence Services Asia (DSA)

Rohde & Schwarz to Demo SDTR Software at DSA 2014
2014-04-10 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz will demonstrate its portfolio of integrated communications and intelligence solutions for all branches of the Armed Forces at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) exhibition in Kuala Lumpur (14-17 April).

Hunt for Missing MH370 Costliest in Aviation History
2014-04-10 Read More...
The hunt for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is on track to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, becoming the most expensive search in aviation history with 26 countries contributing planes, ships, submarines and satellites to the

USMC’s New Oshkosh Firefighting Vehicle at Marine South
2014-04-09 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is displaying the U.S. Marine Corps’ (USMC) new firefighting vehicle, the Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), this week at Marine South, April 9-10 at Marine Corps

US Sending Guided Missile Destroyer to Black Sea
2014-04-09 Read More...
The United States is sending a guided missile destroyer to the Black Sea in order to reassure European allies in the region following Russia's annexation of Crimea, sources confirmed on

Selex ES Miysis DIRCM Completes Successful NATO Trial
2014-04-09 Read More...
The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was successfully demonstrated in March 2014 as part of NATO Trial EMBOW

NGC to Build 5 More MQ-8C Fire Scouts for US Navy
2014-04-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship Commanders to extend their intelligence-gathering capabilities far beyond the

Saab Completes Flight Test with IRST for Gripen E
2014-04-08 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has successfully performed the first flight with the new sensor IRST (Infra Red Search and Track) which will feature in Gripen E, according to schedule. The IRST does not emit a signal and can, without revealing the

Sagem Teams with Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
2014-04-08 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) signed an agreement on January 30 with Percro, the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, Italy to jointly develop exoskeleton technologies.

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