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Sagem (Safran) Acquires Swiss Company Colibrys SA
2013-01-31 Read More...
Sagem (Safran), the European leader in navigation systems, has acquired the Swiss company Colibrys SA, specialized in high-performance micro-sensors (acceleration and vibration) based on silicon MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) technology.

Russia to Buy 7 AW139 Helicopters; Receives 5 Su-34 Jets
2013-01-30 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry is planning to buy 7 multirole AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for 630 million rubles (about $20 million) this year, the Federal Agency for Arms Procurements said

Iveco Wins 4th LMV Order from Norway
2013-01-30 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles announced that the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) has agreed to the procurement of a further tranche of 62 Light Armoured Vehicles

China’s Y-20 Transport Plane Conducts Maiden Flight
2013-01-30 Read More...
China has conducted the maiden flight of the Xian Y-20 strategic transport from the Yanlian

Thales Delivers 1st Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to Turkey
2013-01-29 Read More...
Thales has achieved delivery of the first of 3 maritime surveillance aircraft under the Meltem II program for Turkey.

Russian Arms Sales Peak to $15 Billion in 2012
2013-01-28 Read More...
Russia sold a record $15.16 billion worth of weaponry in 2012 while expanding its foreign client list, the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service (FSMTC) reported last

Thales to Upgrade NATO Protected SATCOM Capability
2013-01-28 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract by the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency to upgrade the protected SATCOM capability of NATO in order to increase operational performance and reduce operating

Telephonics to Supply 85 Radars to Kazan Helicopters
2013-01-25 Read More...
Telephonics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced a second contract from the Russian manufacturer of the world-renowned Mi-8/17 family of helicopters, Kazan Helicopters, part of the Russian Helicopters company.

New Milestones for F-35A & F-35C
2013-01-25 Read More...
The second Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, known as AF-1 (photo), joined the 500 flight hour club recently during its 272nd flight. It joins AF-2 which passed the milestone June 26, 2012.

North Korea to Launch 3rd Nuclear Test
2013-01-25 Read More...
North Korea has announced it's about to carry out a third nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, which it says are designed to target the United

New Cassidian TRS-4D Naval Radar Passes Factory Test
2013-01-24 Read More...
The German Navy’s F125 class frigates will be equipped with Cassidian’s newly developed TRS-4D naval radar, which will provide them with reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities that are unique

Eurocopter España’s 1st Assembled NH90 Takes Flight
2013-01-24 Read More...
Wednesday morning a ceremony was held for the maiden flight of the first NH90 to be assembled by Eurocopter España at its facility in

Russia to Lay Down 2 Upgraded Borey Class Subs in 2013
2013-01-24 Read More...
Russia’s Sevmash shipyard will lay down in 2013 two upgraded Borey class nuclear-powered strategic submarines, capable of carrying 20 ballistic missiles each, Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper said on Monday citing defense industry

Fit Check of Small Diameter Bomb II on F-35 Fighter
2013-01-23 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company successfully completed a fit check of the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

5th Gen Sukhoi T-50 Completes 1st Long-Range Flight
2013-01-23 Read More...
Russia's prototype fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet has carried out its first long-range flight during the transfer from a manufacturing plant in Russia’s Far East to an assigned airfield near Moscow, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin

First 6 NATO Patriot Missiles Arrive in Turkey
2013-01-23 Read More...
The first of 6 NATO Patriot missile batteries intended to protect Turkey from a potential Syrian attack arrived by ship from Germany on Monday, drawing a small but noisy protest from nationalist and leftist

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