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U.S. Suspends All Military Engagements with Russia
2014-03-04 Read More...
The United States suspended all military engagements with Russia, including military exercises and port visits, as Washington sought ways to punish Moscow over its military intervention in Ukraine without escalating the crisis.

RUAG Wins Contract for SAAB Gripen E Payload Mountings
2014-03-04 Read More...
The Swedish aircraft manufacturer SAAB has awarded technology group RUAG the contract to develop and produce payload mountings for the Gripen E military jet in Switzerland.

Over 150 Russian-Made Helicopters in UN Peace Missions
2014-03-04 Read More...
Speaking at the Russian Hour conference at last week’s Heli-Expo 2014 in Anaheim, California, representatives of Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, and commercial aviation firms

Raytheon, US Navy Test Tomahawk Block IV’s Upgrades
2014-02-28 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have successfully tested communications advancements to the Tomahawk Block IV cruise

Thales, SIMMAD Announce AMADEOS Contract
2014-02-28 Read More...
Thales and the French Defence Ministry's integrated through-life support structure for aeronautical equipment and systems (SIMMAD) announced the awarding of the AMADEOS contract(*), a six-year agreement worth €164 million.

Russia to Strengthen Mediterranean Force with Stealth Subs
2014-02-28 Read More...
The combat capability of Russia’s naval task force in the Mediterranean will increase significantly following the first deliveries of Varshavyanka-class submarines to the Black Sea Fleet in 2015, Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov

Boeing Wins $2.4 Billion Order for 16 P-8A Poseidon
2014-02-28 Read More...
Boeing's P-8A Poseidon program will enter full production, following a $2.4 billion contract award from the U.S. Navy for 16 additional aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol

Exelis to Supply Components for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter
2014-02-27 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $34 million from Sikorsky to produce major structural airframe components for four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters.

Airbus Helicopters Selects Honeywell Navigation System
2014-02-26 Read More...
Honeywell Aerospace’s LASEREF VI navigation system has been selected by Airbus Helicopters for its light helicopter platforms, the EC145 T2 and EC645 T2

LM Adapts Missile Defense Analytics for Sepsis Detection
2014-02-26 Read More...
Using analytical technology developed to detect launched missiles, Lockheed Martin (LM) has discovered a way to identify sepsis, a potentially fatal blood condition, between 14 to 16 hours earlier than physicians currently

Pentagon to Cut U.S. Army to Pre-World War II Level
2014-02-25 Read More...
The Defense Department on Monday proposed cutting the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, slashing a class of attack jets and rolling back personnel costs in an effort to adjust a department buoyed by a decade of war to an era of leaner

Exelis to Support US Navy Minesweeping Solutions
2014-02-25 Read More...
Exelis has received a contract valued at more than $13 million to provide the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana, with depot level repair, maintenance and modifications for two mine defense systems currently fielded with the U.S.

Airbus Defence and Space Wins 2 New Satellite Contracts
2014-02-25 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space, number two worldwide in space technologies, has been awarded the phase B contract for initial design work on the European Space Agency (ESA) next-generation satellite

Russian Helicopters at Heli-Expo 2014
2014-02-24 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will present its current model range alongside upcoming models to helicopter operators at Heli-Expo 2014 (24-27 February, Anaheim Convention

NGC’s Common Imagery Processor to Support Global Hawk
2014-02-24 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) Common Imagery Processor (CIP) has taken another important step in supporting the Global Hawk Block 40 Unmanned Aircraft System by deploying to Grand Forks Air Force Base in Grand Forks, North Dakota, last

Russia Receives New Sukhoi T-50 Stealth Fighter Prototype
2014-02-24 Read More...
A new advanced fighter jet prototype has been delivered to the Russian Air Force for testing, Sukhoi company

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