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Rockwell Collins Completes Acquisition of ARINC Inc.
2013-12-26 Read More...
Rockwell Collins announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of ARINC Incorporated from The Carlyle Group for $1.4

Mikhail Kalashnikov Passes Away at Age 94
2013-12-26 Read More...
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Soviet General who designed the ubiquitous automatic weapon that now bears his name, died on December 23 at the age of 94.

L-3 Acquires Mustang Technology Group, L.P.
2013-12-24 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced effective immediately, that it has acquired Mustang Technology Group,

First PW4062 Engine Delivered for KC-46 Tanker
2013-12-23 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney and Boeing officials celebrated the delivery of the first PW4062 engines for the first KC-46 test aircraft during an event at Boeing’s Everett, Washington

Russia, US to Hold Joint Military Exercise in July 2014
2013-12-23 Read More...
Russia and the United States will hold a joint military exercise next July, a spokesman for Russia’s Central Military District

INVISIO, KONGSBERG Win 2 Orders from Australia
2013-12-23 Read More...
KONGSBERG (Norway) was awarded with a contract worth approximately NOK 32 million by the Australian Defence Force.

Lockheed Martin-Led Team Launches Future USS Milwaukee
2013-12-23 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin led industry team launched the nation's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, into the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corporation

The Brazilian Government Selects Saab’s Gripen
2013-12-20 Read More...
The Brazilian government announced the selection of Gripen NG. The offer presented to the Brazilian Government by Saab includes Gripen NG, sub-systems for Gripen NG, an extensive technology transfer

Lockheed Martin Delivers 300th C-130J Super Hercules
2013-12-20 Read More...
The C-130J Super Hercules program reached another significant milestone with the delivery of its 300th aircraft, which was ferried Wednesday by a U.S. Air Force crew from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta,

Raytheon Starts Building 12th Ballistic Missile Defense Radar
2013-12-20 Read More...
The U.S. is taking another positive step toward meeting the growing demand for systems that can help protect against the increasing danger posed by ballistic missiles.

MBDA Program of Excellence Established at ISAE
2013-12-19 Read More...
MBDA, the ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation and the Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE) have signed a sponsorship agreement setting up an Indian scholarship program in France.

Russia to Deploy 22 New Ballistic Missiles in 2014
2013-12-19 Read More...
Twenty-two land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles will be added to Russia’s nuclear arsenal next year, President Vladimir Putin

NGC Celebrates 20th Anniversary of B-2 Spirit Delivery
2013-12-19 Read More...
On a grey, chilly afternoon 20 years ago today, the first operational B-2 stealth bomber, the Spirit of Missouri, circled the airfield at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, once, then landed, marking the start of a remarkable

Sea Trials for Cassidian’s New TRS-4D Naval Radar
2013-12-18 Read More...
Cassidian’s new radar for the German Navy’s F125 class frigates has demonstrated its particular reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities during tests in the North Sea and Baltic Sea and during factory acceptance tests.

Boeing Announces $10bn Share Buyback
2013-12-18 Read More...
Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney (photo) announced Monday that the Boeing Board of Directors authorized an additional $10 billion for the company's share repurchase

GA-ASI Tests SAA System Components Aboard Predator B
2013-12-18 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced the completion of the first of several planned flight

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