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The Hélidax Fleet Surpasses 50,000 Flight Hour Milestone
2013-05-24 Read More...
Hélidax, a subsidiary of DCI and INAER, and the Army's light aviation school (EALAT) in Dax (France), celebrated a major event Wednesday: the training base has recently surpassed the 50,000 flight hour milestone with EC120 Colibri aircraft, in their

Thales TETRA Network in Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic
2013-05-23 Read More...
Thales with the key industrial partner “Company AGAT LLP” (Kazakhstan) announced the entry into service of one of Central Asia's largest TETRA radio networks with the Republic of Kazakhstan Security

Belgian Ministry of Defense Selects Rohde & Schwarz VCS
2013-05-23 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz was selected for the Belgian Ministry of Defense RAPCON program and will deliver its R&S VCS-4G voice communications system (VCS) to the three main military airbases in Belgium (Beauvechain, Florennes and

Pentagon to “Take Over” Some CIA Drone Operations
2013-05-22 Read More...
President Barack Obama’s Administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said earlier this

Pilatus Selects Honeywell for PC-24 Cockpit Avionics
2013-05-22 Read More...
Honeywell has been selected by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. to supply the avionics suite for the newly announced Pilatus PC-24 Twin Jet. A combination of components from Primus Epic and Primus Apex will provide the core functionality, safety and display

Eurofighter Typhoon Amateur Photography Competition 2013
2013-05-22 Read More...
In 2012 a sunset image of a Eurofighter Typhoon, returning to its base at RAF Coningsby from a training sortie (photo), won amateur photographer Gaz West international acclaim and the title of Eurofighter Amateur Photographer of 2012.

Eurocopter Unveils VIP & Executive Versions of its EC175
2013-05-22 Read More...
Eurocopter unveiled the next-generation EC175 helicopter in its Executive and VIP versions, which combine unparalleled elements of style and comfort with the largest cabin of any medium-sized twin-engine

ITT Exelis, Cubic Win US Army Contracts
2013-05-21 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded ITT Exelis a $48 million contract option for follow-on production of enhanced night vision goggles that allow soldiers to detect and identify potential threats in various environmental conditions during nighttime missions.

France to Buy 2 U.S. Reaper Drones for Mali Operations
2013-05-21 Read More...
France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States Air Force (photo) to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, the Air et Cosmos specialist magazine

Saab’s Skeldar V-200 Completes Flight Test Milestones
2013-05-20 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has verified a number of key capabilities of its Skeldar V-200 vertical lift UAS through flight campaigns at different sites in US and Sweden demonstrating the system’s performance for both land and sea based

Lockheed’s 2nd Gen Aegis Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target
2013-05-20 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its fourth intercept since May 2012.The system successfully launched and guided a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile to engage a sophisticated,

Afghanistan to Receive 12 More Mi-17 Helicopters
2013-05-17 Read More...
Russia will deliver 12 Mil Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters to the Afghanistan Armed Forces by the end of 2013, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on

NGC’s SABR 5th Gen Capability & New B-2 Satcom System
2013-05-17 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) designed for the F-16 fighter aircraft recently demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment precision targeting capability, which will enhance the aircraft's mission

Raytheon's Next Generation SM-3 Destroys Complex Target
2013-05-17 Read More...
A Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target with a sophisticated separating mock

FLIR Systems Wins US Army Contract
2013-05-16 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a two year blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Army to support the MEDEVAC program.

Raytheon Delivers Electronic Payloads for Gray Eagle UAS
2013-05-15 Read More...
Raytheon has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army's Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO)

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