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Textron AirLand to Bring Scorpion Jet to Washington, DC
2014-09-12 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, will bring its Scorpion ISR/Strike jet to Washington, DC for the duration of the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference from September 15 to 17.

Obama Vows Counter-Terrorism Campaign Against ISIS
2014-09-11 Read More...
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to wage a counter-terrorism campaign against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) "wherever they are," in an indication he may authorize airstrikes in Syria.

Raytheon, US Navy Complete Back-to-Back Tomahawk Tests
2014-09-11 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company completed successful back-to-back Tomahawk cruise missile flight tests that validated recent software improvements. The upgrades improve weapon system performance.

US, South Korea to Establish Joint Military Unit in 2015
2014-09-11 Read More...
Seoul and Washington have agreed on setting up a joint military unit in 2015, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing a statement by the South Korean Defense.

Russian Air Force to Get Over 230 New Planes, Helicopters
2014-09-10 Read More...
The Russian Armed Forces will receive no less than 230 new airplanes and helicopters by the end of 2014, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Sagem’s Latest Drone Innovations at UAV Show Europe 2014
2014-09-09 Read More...
At the UAV Show Europe 2014 at the Bordeaux Mérignac Airport, from 9-11 September, Sagem (Safran) is showcasing its latest developments in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), for both civil and military applications, in France and abroad.

Boeing Laser Demonstrator Hits Targets Through Wind, Fog
2014-09-08 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Army have proven the capabilities of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) in maritime conditions, successfully targeting a variety of aerial targets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

Russian Ground Forces to Get Iskander Missiles by 2018
2014-09-08 Read More...
The missile brigades of Russia’s Ground Forces will be equipped with advanced weaponry and hardware, including the 9K720 Iskander (SS-26 Stone) theater ballistic missile systems, as part of the 2020 state rearmament program, Russian Defense Minister

Small Diameter Bomb II Glides Toward Milestone C
2014-09-08 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force completed three successful Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) Guided Test Vehicle (GTV) flights against stationary and moving targets, resulting in direct hits. The flight tests are the last GTVs required prior

Honeywell, Inmarsat Expand Existing Cooperation
2014-09-05 Read More...
Honeywell Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Arrangement with Inmarsat to be a hardware provider for government and military customers looking to access Inmarsat’s commercial global, high-speed connectivity Global Xpress

General Dynamics UK Wins $5.8 billion SCOUT SV Order
2014-09-05 Read More...
General Dynamics UK has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver 589 SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) platforms to the British Army to provide essential capability to the Armoured Cavalry within Army 2020.

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Conduct E-2D Aerial Refueling
2014-09-05 Read More...
The Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy team has successfully conducted the preliminary design review (PDR) for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial Refueling system.

NAVAL FORCES Joins IMDS 2015
2014-09-04 Read More...
The Mönch Publishing Group (Mönch Verlag), in particular NAVAL FORCES magazine, is proud to be affiliated once again with Morskoy Salon JSC for the Seventh International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS 2015)

Boeing C-17 SAC Program Support Exceeds 1,000 Missions
2014-09-04 Read More...
Boeing has supported more than 1,000 missions for the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program’s fleet of three C-17 airlifters, achieving a mission capable rate of nearly 94% during the five years it has provided maintenance, engineering and

Russia, India to Continue Joint Air Force Drills in November
2014-09-04 Read More...
The second phase of joint Russian-Indian Air Force exercise “Aviaindra-2014” is set to take place in India in November, deputy chief of the Russian Air Force's General Staff, Aleksandr Lyapkin, told reporters.

MBDA Signs 2 Letters of Intent at MSPO
2014-09-04 Read More...
On 2nd September, at the MSPO military exhibition in Kielce (Poland), Antoine Bouvier, CEO of MBDA, signed two Letters of Intent (LoI) with Waldemar Skowron, CEO of MESKO and with Ryszard Kardasz, CEO of PIT-RADWAR, relating to the Polish “Wisla”

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