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Paveway IV Trials Demo Typhoon’s Air to Surface Role
2013-07-05 Read More...
Whilst working closely with Raytheon UK, BAE Systems has completed a series of trials culminating in a successful release of Raytheon's Paveway IV precision guided bomb from a Typhoon, demonstrating further enhancement of Typhoon's air to surface

Putin: “Russian Arms Exports Up 15% Since January”
2013-07-04 Read More...
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russian weapons exports had grown 15% since the start of the year, in comparison with the same period last

Smiths Detection's XCT Scanner Passes TSA Certification
2013-07-04 Read More...
Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 10080 XCT Explosives Detection System (EDS) has passed laboratory certification for high-speed checked baggage screening from the United States Transportation Security Administration

Cubic Acquires Assets of Advanced Interactive Systems
2013-07-04 Read More...
Cubic Defense Applications, a Defense Systems business unit of Cubic Corporation, has acquired certain assets and foreign subsidiaries of Advanced Interactive Systems (AIS) through a bankruptcy

Lockheed Martin Launches Lockheed Martin International
2013-07-03 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Corporation launched Lockheed Martin International (LMI), a new organization responsible for strengthening international customer relationships and industrial partnerships, and growing the company’s global business.

Russia, China’s Joint Military Exercises to Start Friday
2013-07-03 Read More...
Russia and China have set dates for joint military exercises to be held this summer, the Chief of China’s General Staff

Raytheon Wins NAVAIR Surveillance System Contract
2013-07-03 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to build an integrated multi-INT system to safeguard forward deployed

Raytheon Wins NAVAIR Surveillance System Contract
2013-07-03 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to build an integrated multi-INT system to safeguard forward deployed

Gripen First Combat Fighter to Fire Meteor Missile
2013-07-02 Read More...
In cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), defence and security company Saab has successfully conducted the first test firing of the version of the Meteor radar-controlled air-to-air missile, developed for mass

DCI & Chalair Aviation Acquire Stakes in Vigie Aviation
2013-07-02 Read More...
DCI, a service provider with activities on the entire spectrum of defense and domestic security, and Chalair Aviation, a French airline company, continue their development by announcing an investment in Vigie

NDLO & Navantia Sign Life Cycle Support Contract
2013-07-01 Read More...
NDLO and Navantia have signed in Bergen a “Follow on Technical Support” for the maintaining and life support works of the F-310 class frigates built by Navantia, during the next 3

Raytheon Wins SM-3 Contract
2013-07-01 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract valued at $126,000,000. The SM-3 missile is designed to destroy incoming short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats by colliding with them in space, a

DCI's Expertise in Training Fighter and Helicopter Pilots
2013-06-28 Read More...
DCI, a service provider with activities on the entire spectrum of defense and domestic security, possesses unrivaled expertise in training fighter and helicopter

Boeing Starts Assembly of 1st KC-46A Tanker Aircraft
2013-06-28 Read More...
Boeing workers in Everett loaded the first wing spar for the first U.S. Air Force KC-46A aerial refueling tanker, starting production of that aircraft and achieving another milestone toward delivering 179 tankers during the next 14

Syria’s Yak-130 Jets Waiting “Political Decision”
2013-06-28 Read More...
Russia has manufactured several Yak-130 combat trainer jets for Syria as part of a deal signed in 2011, but no final decision on delivery has yet been made, a Russian official source said on

ATK, US Air Force Test New Large Class Rocket Motor
2013-06-28 Read More...
ATK and the United States Air Force successfully tested the newly developed Large Class (92-inch diameter) Stage I solid rocket motor May 23 at ATK's test facilities in Promontory,

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