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Saab Seaeye Opens Biggest Test Tank & New US Office
2013-05-09 Read More...
The largest indoor test facility ever before dedicated to the development of unmanned underwater vehicles has been opened by Saab

Turkish Navy to Get 8 ATR 72-600 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
2013-05-09 Read More...
Alenia Aermacchi has signed an agreement with Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM), the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) and six ATR 72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol

Boeing Upgrades B-52’s Communications System
2013-05-09 Read More...
Boeing is providing an upgraded communications system for U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers so aircrews can send and receive information via satellite links, allowing crews to change mission plans and retarget weapons in flight and better interact with

Rockwell Collins to Upgrade USAF EC-130H Avionics
2013-05-09 Read More...
L-3 Platform Integration has selected Rockwell Collins as the avionics solution provider for a communication, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) avionics upgrade for the U.S. Air Force EC-130H

Historic Fly-In Arrested Landing for X-47B
2013-05-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS)

17 Eurocopter EC135 for Medical Airlift Duties in Turkey
2013-05-08 Read More...
Eurocopter’s EC135 will perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey with a fleet of 17 helicopters to be flown by the Turkish Aeronautical Association’s THK Gökçen Aviation commercial arm, marking the latest major contract win for this

DSEI, London Chamber of Commerce Join Forces
2013-05-07 Read More...
Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have entered into an official partnership - marking a first in the event's

MTU Starts Building New R&D Test Facility
2013-05-07 Read More...
Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen held a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony Monday to mark the start of construction work on a new R&D test facility at Plant

Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets New Record with 4th Flight
2013-05-06 Read More...
A Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle achieved the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history May 1, flying for three and a half minutes on scramjet power at a top speed of Mach 5.1. The vehicle flew for a

Pentagon: North Korea Nuclear Arms May Reach U.S.
2013-05-03 Read More...
North Korea’s continuing development of nuclear technology and long-range ballistic missiles will move it closer to its stated goal of being able to hit the United States with an atomic weapon, a new Pentagon report to Congress said on

GD Team to Develop 2nd Radar System for U.S. Army
2013-05-03 Read More...
General Dynamics C4 Systems received a contract modification to the Range Radar Replacement Program (RRRP) to develop a new High/Medium Power Close-in Radar

BAE’s Airborne Sensor Exceeds 10,000 Flight Hours
2013-05-03 Read More...
BAE Systems’ Airborne Wide Area Persistent Surveillance System (AWAPSS) recently surpassed the 10,000th flight hour milestone while supporting the U.S.

BAE Produced Over 1 Million Combat Helmets
2013-05-02 Read More...
BAE Systems has now produced more than one million combat helmets for the U.S. Department of Defense.

ITT Exelis Wins Airborne Minesweeping System Contract
2013-04-30 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than $10 million to provide one MK 105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping system for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division in Panama City,

Raytheon Completes 2nd Exercise for Next Gen GPS
2013-04-30 Read More...
Raytheon successfully completed the second launch readiness exercise for the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) operational control system

Russia, Japan Condemn North Korea’s Conduct
2013-04-30 Read More...
The leaders of Russia and Japan have condemned North Korea’s conduct and urged the reclusive communist state to observe UN resolutions, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a joint statement after talks in

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