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TRS’ Air Defense Management Center Proven in Mali
2013-06-26 Read More...
The ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) CMD3D1 (Centre de Management de la Défense dans la 3ème Dimension) air defense management center deployed with the French Army's 54th Artillery Regiment on Operation Serval in Mali since January 2013 has proven its

ATK Completes Acquisition of Caliber Company
2013-06-26 Read More...
ATK announced it has completed the acquisition of Caliber Company, the parent company of Savage Sports

1st Thales A400M Full Flight Simulator Ready for Training
2013-06-25 Read More...
The first A400M Full Flight Simulator (FFS) designed and built by Thales for Airbus Military received European Aviation Safety Agency’s qualification for training on the 7 June at Airbus Military International Training Centre in

P&W Announces Over 1,000 New Engine Orders
2013-06-25 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., announced new orders for more than 1,000 engines, including options, and highlighted key milestones for its military engines programs (including the F135 engine) at last week’s Paris Air Show

HAL & Dassault Aviation Review Ongoing Projects
2013-06-25 Read More...
On the occasion of last week’s Paris Air show (Le Bourget, 17-23 June 2013), HAL Chairman, Dr. RK Tyagi and Dassault Aviation Chairman, Eric Trappier and their respective Senior Executives met to review the progress in ongoing

TRS-NATO Sign Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Contract
2013-06-24 Read More...
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) announced the signature on 20th June of a €136 million contract with NATO to produce and deploy a Theater Ballistic Missile Defense capability to be integrated with the NATO Air Command and Control System

BAE Systems Celebrates 1960s “Thunderbirds” Projects
2013-06-24 Read More...
A hypersonic space-plane capable of travelling at five times the speed of sound, a jeep that leapt over enemy blockades, and a commercial aircraft able to take off and land vertically in densely populated cities, are just some of the 1960s

MBDA Unveils New Solution to Reshape Surface Combat
2013-06-24 Read More...
At last week’s Paris Air Show 2013 (Le Bourget, 17-23 June), MBDA unveiled CVS302 HOPLITE that is designed to supply an Indirect Precision Attack capability for land and naval artillery in 2035 and

Rheinmetall to Supply MBT Subsystems to an Arab Country
2013-06-21 Read More...
An important new order from an Arab customer underscores Rheinmetall’s role as a leading international supplier of army technology

DLR, Dassault Aviation to Cooperate in Aerospace Research
2013-06-21 Read More...
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the French aerospace company Dassault Aviation intend to join forces in aerospace

Cassidian Protects Civil Aircraft Against Missile Attacks
2013-06-21 Read More...
Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, has developed an intelligent system for the protection of civil aircraft against attacks by missiles of the MANPADS type (Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems), which will allow aircraft to fly over

Boeing, Oman Air Sign Order for 5 Next-Generation 737s
2013-06-20 Read More...
Boeing and Oman Air announced Wednesday an order for five Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ER airplanes at the ongoing 2013 Paris Air Show (Le Bourget, 17-23

MEADS-NATO Systems Demo Network Interoperability
2013-06-20 Read More...
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has successfully demonstrated network interoperability with NATO systems during Joint Project Optic Windmill (JPOW) exercises held in May and

MBDA’s Brimstone Missile Destroys Multiple Attack Craft
2013-06-20 Read More...
MBDA’s combat proven, UK developed, Brimstone missile carried out the world’s first surface to surface salvo engagement of multiple Fast In-shore Attack Craft (FIAC) threats with a single button

Raytheon to Keep Enhancing Patriot Capabilities
2013-06-20 Read More...
Raytheon Company received a $115.9 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense

Sagem Flight Tests COMINT on Patroller™ Drone
2013-06-20 Read More...
Between June 10 and 13, Sagem (Safran) carried out a new series of flight tests of its PatrollerTM drone system in multi-sensor, multi-mission configuration, incorporating an airborne communications intelligence (COMINT)

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