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Navantia Delivers 2 New OPV’s to the Spanish Navy
2014-05-14 Read More...
The Government of Spain has announced the acquisition of two new OPV’s (BAM) for the Spanish Navy, following the series of 4 already in service, built by Navantia from 2006 to

ATK Wins US Army & ROK Army Contracts
2014-05-14 Read More...
ATK announced it was awarded a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Mk248 Mod 0, 190-grain and Mk248 Mod 1, 220-grain 300 Win. Magnum (Win Mag) rifle ammunition. The Army has

Saab Skeldar UAS Adds Tactical ISR-Capability
2014-05-13 Read More...
The latest addition to Skeldar’s ISR-capabilities is its integration with another fielded Saab product, the Multi-Sensor Intelligence Cell

Airbus DS Awarded CAA Study for Passive Radar Use
2014-05-13 Read More...
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK's specialist aviation regulator, has awarded a study to Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) to examine the feasibility of using the latest radar technology for better air traffic

Pakistan Conducts Training Launch of Hatf III Missile
2014-05-12 Read More...
Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of Short Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile Hatf III (Ghaznavi), capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to a range of 290 kilometers, said an official press

Raytheon’s JSOW Scores Direct Hits in Flight Tests
2014-05-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy showcased the operational capability of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) in challenging back-to-back flight tests.

Lockheed Martin Demos ADAM Laser System
2014-05-12 Read More...
In tests off the California coast, a Lockheed Martin prototype laser system successfully disabled two boats at a range of approximately 1.6 kilometers (approximately 1 mile). These were the first tests of the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM)

Russia Test Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2014-05-12 Read More...
Russia’s strategic missile forces test launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) during a training exercise on Thursday under the leadership of President Vladimir

April Marks New F-35 Flying Records
2014-05-09 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft fleet, which surpassed 16,000 cumulative program flight hours to date in April, flew a monthly record high for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) with 282 flight hours and 153 flights in

Bell Helicopter Cooperates with Meggitt & Astronics
2014-05-07 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced that Meggitt Inc. will be providing the fuel system for the Bell V-280 Valor™.

Typhoon-K Military Trucks to Parade on Russia Victory Day
2014-05-07 Read More...
Last generation military trucks “Typhoon-K” will participate in this year's Victory Day Parade on May 9 in Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry

LM Wins U.S. & Indonesian Apache Sensor Systems Order
2014-05-07 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (LM) an $80.6 million production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64 Apache

Raytheon’s TALON Rocket Certified on Apache Helicopter
2014-05-06 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army have completed the certification process for air worthiness release (AWR) of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket (LGR) on the Apache AH-64D/E Attack helicopter.

Harris Wins Boeing Order for US Navy’s Super Hornet
2014-05-05 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a two-year, $19 million full-rate production contract to provide key avionics components that will enhance flight crews' targeting capabilities on

Exelis Receives EW Production Contract from US Navy
2014-05-05 Read More...
Exelis has received a contract valued at more than $91 million from the U.S. Navy to begin full rate production on Lot 11 of the ALQ-214 electronic self-protection system for F/A-18C/D Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter

MBDA’s FLAADS Defense System Enters Assessment Phase
2014-05-02 Read More...
A £36M contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been placed with MBDA for the Land variant of the Future Local Area Air Defence System (FLAADS Land). This will fund an Assessment Phase that will demonstrate the adaptation and evolution of

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