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ATK Wins AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems Contract
2012-12-12 Read More...
ATK has received a $48-million production contract from the U.S. Navy for the manufacturing of the AAR-47 Missile Warning System.

Selex SI Signs Contract with NETMA
2012-12-12 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract worth 3,4 million Euros, with the agency NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) to supply a two year support for the mission planning systems

MBDA Produces 1000th Aster Missile
2012-12-11 Read More...
The end of November 2012 marked the achievement of another key milestone in the history of the Aster family of missiles. Not only had all the naval and ground based air and missile defense capabilities been

Airbus Military A400M Completes Critical Flight Test
2012-12-11 Read More...
Airbus Military has successfully completed the 300 hours of Function & Reliability (F&R) flight-testing of the A400M new generation airlifter which is a key requirement prior to full

CNIM Delivers EDA-R No. 4 to French DGA
2012-12-10 Read More...
As part of the contract awarded to CNIM by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) in 2009, EDA-R (Fast Amphibious Landing Craft) no. 4 was delivered on Monday 26 November 2012, one year after the first

DGA Orders 2 Thales Platoon-Level Firing Simulators
2012-12-10 Read More...
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has once again endorsed Thales’s simulation expertise by awarding the company a contract to supply the STP NG new-generation platoon-level firing simulators for upgraded AMX 10 RC armored reconnaissance

ATK Wins US Navy's Multi-Option Fuze Contract
2012-12-10 Read More...
ATK received a five-year, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for the production of the MK 437 Multi-Option Fuze, Navy (MOFN).

Meteor Air-to-Air Missile Launched from Typhoon
2012-12-07 Read More...
The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile has been successfully launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon as part of the Future Enhancements Flight Test

Thales Among 100 Most Innovative Companies
2012-12-07 Read More...
Thales has been named as a “Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovator” earlier this

Patriot Gets Smarter, Faster and Tougher
2012-12-06 Read More...
Deep inside the factory where Patriot defense systems are made, Ken Arruda stopped beside a rolling cart and pointed to a white card sprinkled with what looked like grains of

Pilatus Selects Rockwell Collins Training Systems
2012-12-06 Read More...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has selected Rockwell Collins to provide simulation and training products and systems as part of a long-term agreement.

Raytheon to Develop Next-Gen Guidance Section for JAGM
2012-12-05 Read More...
Raytheon received a contract from the U.S. Army's Aviation Missile Command to develop and deliver a next-generation guidance section for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) continued technology development (CTD).

Saab to Deliver Further Carl-Gustaf Components
2012-12-05 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract for further deliveries of components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon

LM Delivers 1st US Army Digital Range Training System
2012-12-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) delivered its first Digital Range Training System to the U.S. Army for live fire gunnery qualifications by armored vehicle crews and has begun development on a third range under a $13.8 million contract

Panetta: Al Qaeda Battle in Afghanistan to Stretch for Years
2012-12-05 Read More...
Al Qaeda fighters are still trying to make inroads into Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, cautioning that battling the group would be a core U.S. mission there for years to

ATK to Continue Development of MDACS Technologies
2012-12-05 Read More...
ATK has been awarded a $52.7 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue development of Modular Divert and Attitude Control System (MDACS) technologies applicable to the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIB missile

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