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Airbus D&S Launches Pseudo-Satellite Zephyr 8 Program
2014-04-24 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space officially announced it has launched the Zephyr 8 program to develop the next generation of the world-record setting Zephyr 7 system and invites potential customers and partners to undertake joint in-flight demonstrations of

Fears that North Korea May Conduct 4th Nuclear Test
2014-04-24 Read More...
North Korea might be preparing to conduct a fourth nuclear test “at any moment,” only days before a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Seoul, South Korea said

Pakistan Test Fires Hatf III Short Range Ballistic Missile
2014-04-23 Read More...
Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf III (Ghaznavi), capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 290 kilometers, that could cover parts of

Damen Lays Keel for First SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate
2014-04-23 Read More...
In accordance with the agreed planning in the contract for the construction of a Damen SIGMA Frigate for the Indonesian Navy, the keel laying ceremony has taken place on 16 April 2014 at the PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia.

CZ to Supply 400 Submachine Guns to Malaysian Police
2014-04-23 Read More...
Česká zbrojovka a.s. (CZ) took part at the 14th Defence Services Asia (DSA 2014) Exhibition & Conference which was held in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur this past week (14-17

New York Court Orders U.S. to Open Up on Drone Attacks
2014-04-23 Read More...
The U.S. government must make public secret papers justifying drone attacks against suspected terrorists, including American citizens, a New York federal appeals court ordered

LM Team's JLTV Tops 100,000 Testing Miles in EMD Phase
2014-04-22 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin Team’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) has achieved 100,000 miles in the government’s Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) testing.

Sikorsky Tests Optionally Piloted Flight of a Black Hawk
2014-04-22 Read More...
In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, a significant step toward providing autonomous cargo delivery functionality to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky

MBDA’s Dual Mode Brimstone Wins Queen’s Award
2014-04-22 Read More...
MBDA in the UK has won a prestigious 2014 Queens Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for developing an extra guidance mode for the Brimstone radar guided anti-armour

SIPRI: Military Spending in the Middle East Grew by 4%
2014-04-18 Read More...
Bahrain’s military expenditure increased by 26% last year to $1.236 billion - and has rocketed by 110% since 2004, a report said, adding that tensions with Iran caused defense spending to more than double in a

Mohamed bin Zayed, Chuck Hagel Discuss Bilateral Defense
2014-04-18 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Thursday a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck

LM’s GMLRS Alternative Warhead Conducts Final PQ Test
2014-04-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) successfully conducted the fifth and final Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead recently at White Sands Missile Range,

ATK to Build Composite Launch Vehicle Structures for ULA
2014-04-18 Read More...
ATK has reached agreement on a $178 million contract award as part of the Air Force's Phase 1 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) buy from United Launch Alliance (ULA).

Thales, Global Komited Sign Partnership Agreement at DSA
2014-04-17 Read More...
Global Komited Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Weststar Group of Companies, has been appointed by Thales to develop, promote, market, and distribute a wide range of Ground-Based Air Defence systems to the Malaysian Armed

Russia Test Fires Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2014-04-17 Read More...
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces test-fired on Monday an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from a launch site in northwest Russia, the Defense Ministry

F-35 Fleet Surpasses 15,000 Flying Hours
2014-04-17 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fleet recently surpassed 15,000 flight hours, marking a major milestone for the program.

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