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Astrium, Raytheon Team for NATO’s BMD Program
2013-12-11 Read More...
Astrium, the world's second largest space company, and Raytheon Company signed a teaming agreement that formalizes the companies' plans to compete for the role as lead system engineers and integrators for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's

Saab Wins Carl-Gustaf Components Order
2013-12-11 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract on deliveries of components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon

Typhoon Tranche 3 Takes to the Skies
2013-12-10 Read More...
The latest Typhoon, known as a Tranche 3, represents a major stepping stone in the evolution of one of the world’s leading combat

French GDA Notifies MBDA of MMP Weapon System Order
2013-12-09 Read More...
The French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has notified MBDA of an order for the development and production of the MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée) weapon system which will equip the French Army as of

Eurofighter Typhoon Marks Delivery of 400th Aircraft
2013-12-09 Read More...
The 400th Eurofighter Typhoon, the world’s leading swing role fighter jet, has been delivered to its worldwide customer

NGC Starts Production of 1st NATO Global Hawk
2013-12-06 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) Moss Point, Mississippi, Unmanned Systems Center started production of the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block 40 Global Hawk aircraft, enhanced to meet NATO operational

French Army Deploys Thales Commander Training System
2013-12-05 Read More...
At an inauguration ceremony, Thales has announced the entry into service of a new-generation Commander Training System for the French

US Navy Deploys SM-6 Standard Missile for First Time
2013-12-05 Read More...
The U.S. Navy is deploying Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6 for the first time, marking the initial operational capability milestone for the U.S. Navy's newest, most advanced extended range area defense

PIRIOU Buys “La Tapageuse” from French Navy
2013-12-05 Read More...
PIRIOU Naval Services (PNS), PIRIOU's repair arm in Concarneau, has purchased the P400 Patrol Boat “La Tapageuse” from the French

Putin, Saudi Intelligence Chief Meet in Moscow
2013-12-04 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan in Moscow on

Thales’ First A400M Flat Panel Flight Training Device
2013-12-04 Read More...
The first A400M Flat Panel Flight Training Device designed and built by Thales for Airbus Military has been contributing to the training of air crews at the Airbus Military International Training Centre in Seville since

Lockheed Martin at I/ITSEC 2013
2013-12-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin is demonstrating the latest advancements in simulation and training for the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida (02-05

Eurocopter Demos its EC175 & EC145 T2 in Asia
2013-12-03 Read More...
Two of Eurocopter’s newest members in its twin-engine helicopter family - the next-generation EC175 and evolved EC145 T2 – are coming to Asia for a three-week demonstration tour with operators in the oil and gas, VIP, corporate, charter, military

Thales at I/ITSEC 2013
2013-12-03 Read More...
From training equipment to turnkey training services, Thales leads the way in training applications. The group is participating at I/ITSEC 2013, the world’s largest modeling, simulation and training conference (2-5 December 2013; Orlando,

Typhoon Completes 1st Test with Storm Shadow Missile
2013-12-03 Read More...
BAE Systems announced that working with its Eurofighter partners, the first in a series of flight tests to integrate the Storm Shadow missile onto Typhoon is now

Boeing, Kongsberg Check JSM on F/A-18 Super Hornet
2013-12-02 Read More...
Kongsberg Defence Systems (KONGSBERG) and Boeing recently completed a successful fit-check of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) on an F/A-18F Super Hornet at the Boeing St. Louis facility to ensure the weapons fit on the aircraft’s external pylons. The

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