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NGC's SABR Gives F-16 Pilots Sharpest Radar Images
2013-04-17 Read More...
To a pilot, a radar is only as useful as the information it provides, and Northrop Grumman's (NGC) Big SAR (synthetic aperture radar) mapping for the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) delivers the largest, sharpest radar images ever available in an

Rockwell Collins to Provide Service, Support for 2 KC-135
2013-04-17 Read More...
Rockwell Collins has been awarded two contracts to provide service and support for the KC-135 Pacer CRAG (Compass, Radar and GPS)

Lockheed’s Nemesis Missile Scores 3-for-3 In Flight Tests
2013-04-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the launch, guided flight, target acquisition and precision strike capability of its Nemesis missile in three flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New

U.S. Black Hawk Crashes Near North Korean Border
2013-04-16 Read More...
Amid heightened military tensions within the Korean peninsula, a U.S. military helicopter crashed Tuesday near the North Korean border with no apparent casualties, officials

Boeing Completes 1st Flight of Newest UK CH-47 Chinook
2013-04-16 Read More...
Boeing recently completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom's Royal Air

Release Trial of MBDA’s Marte Missile from C295 Aircraft
2013-04-16 Read More...
Airbus Military and MBDA have successfully demonstrated the release of an instrumented Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the wing of the C295 maritime patrol

Boeing X-48C Research Aircraft Conducts Flight Testing
2013-04-15 Read More...
The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design

LM’s PAC-3 Intercepts & Destroys Ballistic Missile
2013-04-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in a Lower Tier Project Office flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New

Improvements of SAS Patrol Vehicles
2013-04-15 Read More...
Further to the Special Operations Command (SOC) and the French Procurement joint collaboration, Panhard will soon deliver kits to enhance the operational capabilities of VPS (Vehicle Patrols

1st European Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course Started
2013-04-15 Read More...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) in partnership with Rotary Wing Operational Evaluation and Training Unit (RWOETU) from the UK and the Swedish Armed Forces, has developed a European Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course

Saab Barracuda, Força Delta Sign Partnership Agreement
2013-04-12 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab’s subsidiary Saab Barracuda has signed a partner agreement with Brazilian company Força Delta Equipamentos Militares.

Selex ES Selects ITT Exelis’ Night Vision Goggles
2013-04-11 Read More...
ITT Exelis has received a contract from Selex ES to manufacture the binocular i-Aware® Tactical Mobility Night Vision Goggle (TM-NVG) for the Italian Army’s Future Soldier

Raytheon Anschuetz Wins Oman Navy Order
2013-04-11 Read More...
Raytheon Anschuetz, a German based, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company, was awarded a contract to provide the company's Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems for 4 Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy of

Cubic Wins Training Contract from US Navy & USMC
2013-04-11 Read More...
Cubic Worldwide Technical Services (CWTS), a Mission Support Services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation has been awarded a contract for nearly $134 million for the Base Period and Option Years from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems

US Navy Awards 2 Contracts to Boeing, BAE Systems
2013-04-10 Read More...
A new precision-guided weapon that Boeing will provide to the U.S. Navy will fundamentally change anti-submarine warfare by incorporating technologies never before used on an anti-submarine

TRS Passes Major Milestone on NATO’s ACCS Program
2013-04-10 Read More...
On April 3rd, ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) achieved a major milestone on the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) program. This test program validated the ACCS

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