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Navistar Defense at AUSA
2013-10-23 Read More...
Navistar Defense, LLC is encouraging customers to think beyond the standard applications for its MaxxPro® MRAP and understand how the vehicle could be used for additional

Oshkosh Displays JLTV Solution for U.S. Army at AUSA
2013-10-22 Read More...
As the U.S. Army advances the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program to fill a critical capabilities gap for ground operations, Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has presented a JLTV solution with unprecedented protected

MBDA’s Brimstone Missile Hits Very Fast Targets
2013-10-22 Read More...
In early October, MBDA demonstrated significant progress on the Brimstone 2 development programme with a series of successful firings aimed at proving the performance of the latest guidance system upgrades being added to Brimstone via the UK

U.S. to Resume $300 Million Security Assistance to Pakistan
2013-10-22 Read More...
The U.S. State Department asked Congress to resume more than $300 million in security assistance to Pakistan, officials said on Sunday amid a visit by Prime Minister Nawaz

Raytheon Excalibur Ib Completes Qualification Flight Tests
2013-10-21 Read More...
Raytheon fired 84 precision-guided Excalibur Ib all up rounds during qualification flight tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

Iranian, Russian Air Commanders Discuss Cooperation
2013-10-21 Read More...
Iranian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah Safi and his Russian counterpart Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev discussed mutual cooperation in a meeting in Tehran on

NGC Highlights Technology Advances at AUSA
2013-10-21 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), a leader in global security, is highlighting its most significant advances in developing, producing and modernizing U.S. military systems and related electronic technologies at the Association of the United States

Airborne Systems’ New Parachute Capabilities at AUSA
2013-10-21 Read More...
Airborne Systems, a division of HDT Global, is participating at the ongoing AUSA 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition (21-23 October; Walter E. Washington Convention

First Production AW189 Performs its Maiden Flight
2013-10-21 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, said the AW189 8 tonne class twin engine helicopter has successfully performed its maiden flight at Vergiate plant

Boeing to Showcase New Technologies at AUSA
2013-10-18 Read More...
Boeing will showcase proven capabilities and technology advances designed to meet the needs of the U.S. Army during the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, held October 21-23 in Washington,

Lockheed Martin to Build JLTV at Award-Winning Facility
2013-10-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will move production of its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to an assembly line at the company’s award-winning Camden, Arkansas, manufacturing complex, where the company expects to gain significant production efficiencies and

Airbus Military Services Logistic Hub Starts Operations
2013-10-17 Read More...
The Airbus Military Services Logistic Hub has started operations in Seville, Spain, in line with the Full In-Service Support (FISS) model developed by the

Raytheon Demos New Protected Tactical Waveform
2013-10-17 Read More...
Raytheon, whose terminals protect the military's most sensitive satellite communications, recently held a demonstration that proved sensitive data could be passed through small, low-cost satellite terminals using an unclassified but secure

NGC to Upgrade French Navy E-2C Hawkeye Fleet
2013-10-17 Read More...
Under a $34.5 million U.S. Navy contract, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) will modify the French Navy's fleet of three E-2C Hawkeyes with an upgraded Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)

Forecast Int’l Sees Declining Military Rotorcraft Market
2013-10-16 Read More...
In a newly issued study, “The Market for Light Military Rotorcraft,” Forecast International predicts that 1,411 of these rotorcraft will be produced in the 10-year period between 2013 and

US Fires General In-Charge of Nuclear Missiles
2013-10-15 Read More...
The US Air Force on Friday fired the General in-charge of its entire arsenal of nuclear missiles, citing “a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and

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