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Elsag Datamat to Merge with SELEX Communications
2011-04-06 Read More...
Meeting in Rome earlier this week, Finmeccanica's Board of Directors decided to initiate the merger of Elsag Datamat and SELEX

Test Progress for LM’s F-35 Lightning II
2011-04-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II test jets made considerable flight test progress during the first quarter of 2011, conducting 199 test flights versus a plan of 142

Alenia Aermacchi: First Flight for T-346A
2011-04-05 Read More...
The first M-346 aircraft produced for the Italian Air Force (ITAF) had a successful first flight this past week (31 March 2011). The ITAF has designated the plane as the

P&W's F119 Engine Reaches Hot Section Full-Life Capability
2011-04-04 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney's F119 engine powering the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor, successfully reached its first hot section full-life capability of 4,325 total accumulated cycles (TACs), during a recent mission at Langley Air Force Base in

AERO Vodochody recognized as Top Supplier for Sikorsky
2011-04-04 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently held its 4th annual Supplier Summit in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA with senior executives from the top 150 supplier companies.

Alenia Aeronautica Delivers 3rd C-27J to Bulgaria
2011-04-04 Read More...
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, delivered this past week, at “Vrazhdebna” military base of Sofia (Bulgaria), the final C-27J ordered by the Bulgarian Air Force in 2006, and unveiled a logistics support centre for the

“No Health Risk” from Airport Body Scanners
2011-04-02 Read More...
A recent University of California study found that full-body scanners used to secure airports do not pose health risks. About 1,000 of these scanners will be deployed across the United States alone by end of this

Regional Expansion for Epoc Messe Frankfurt
2011-04-02 Read More...
Middle East trade fair and event organiser Epoc Messe Frankfurt announced a major expansion in its regional

MENA Unrest Slows Air Traffic & Cargo
2011-04-02 Read More...
The political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) slowed growth of international airline passenger traffic during February, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Lockheed Martin Wins THAAD Production Contract
2011-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a production contract totaling $789.8 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency.

AgustaWestland Expands AW139 Training Capacity
2011-03-31 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the next phase in its growth of AW139 global training and flight simulation capacity, in response to the continuing success of the

LM Rolls Out 1st MC-130J Combat Shadow II
2011-03-31 Read More...
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) during a ceremony held on 29 March 2011 in Marietta, Georgia

Systematic Prepares for Viking 11
2011-03-31 Read More...
On 21 March, Systematic began training Administrators and Super Users for Viking 11, a large scale exercise organised by the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Swedish Armed

LM's HIT Center for Testing Missile Defense Systems
2011-03-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Huntsville Integrated Test (HIT) Center in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this

Vienna to Host ASIS Europe 2011
2011-03-30 Read More...
Vienna is getting ready to welcome the 10th ASIS International European Security Conference & Exhibition scheduled to take place on 3-6 April 2011 at the Messe Wien

Harris: Falcon III Radios for MRAP Vehicles
2011-03-30 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received an $11.7 million order to supply Falcon III(r) multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular configurations to the

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