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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.

DCI Gets Renewal of its ISO 9001 & EN 9100 Certifications
2014-09-30 Read More...
Défense Conseil International (DCI), operator of the French Armed Forces know-how transfer, and its offices in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have just got the renewal of their ISO 9001-2008 certification while the aeronautical

Airbus DS Delivers Broadband T/R Module to German Forces
2014-09-30 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) has developed and delivered a transmit/receive (T/R) module for the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr’s) software-controlled radio system after passing the final acceptance

Sikorsky Celebrates 10th Anniversary of S-92 Helicopter
2014-09-30 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced that September marks the 10-year anniversary of delivery of the first production S-92® helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

Russia to Start Building New Borey Class Sub in December
2014-09-29 Read More...
The construction of a new Borey class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine is expected to begin in December, the Sevmash shipyard said Friday.

Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
2014-09-29 Read More...
Pakistan has successfully tested the Hatf IX (NASR) short range surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) service announced Friday.

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