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Russia to Receive 1st Mistral Warship Next Month
2013-10-15 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive its first Mistral-class helicopter carrier from France on November 1, 2014, a high-ranking defense industry official told RIA

INVISIO's New Record Order from U.S. Army
2013-10-14 Read More...
INVISIO (IVSO) now discloses additional information regarding the new record order of SEK 40 m received on October 2, 2013, together with its American partner TEA

AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition
2013-10-14 Read More...
Held every October in Washington D.C., the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition is one of the largest land warfare expositions and professional development forums in the

F-35 Program Halts Development of Alternate Helmet
2013-10-14 Read More...
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) informed Lockheed Martin that it decided to halt development of the alternate F-35 helmet and focus exclusively on maturing the Rockwell Collins Elbit Systems of America Vision Systems Generation 2 (Gen 2) helmet

Thales Among World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies
2013-10-11 Read More...
For the second consecutive year, Thales has been listed, for the second consecutive year, as a Top 100 Global Innovator in the rankings announced by Thomson Reuters earlier this week.

Saab Wins Order for Carl-Gustaf Components
2013-10-11 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract on deliveries of components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon

F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours
2013-10-10 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program continues its operational maturation, surpassing 10,000 flight hours in September. More than half of the total hours were accumulated in just the past 11 months. Through September, F-35s flew 6,492 times

Harris Wins New Contract from USAF Space Command
2013-10-10 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $65 million contract modification to provide worldwide satellite data and communications support to the U.S. Air Force's Satellite Control

Embraer Picks Thales IFF System for Military Jets Upgrades
2013-10-10 Read More...
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has awarded Thales a contract to supply IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) transponders for the upgrade of A1M fighters and E-99 AEW surveillance aircraft in service with the Brazilian Air

Raytheon Tests New Seeker on Block IV Tomahawk
2013-10-09 Read More...
Raytheon completed a successful field test of an advanced Electronic Support Measure (ESM) seeker installed in a Block IV Tomahawk missile as part of the company's new product improvement

Exelis Wins U.S. Navy Network Support Contract
2013-10-09 Read More...
Exelis has received a five-year, $121.8 million contract for end-to-end systems engineering support for Navy command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems.

P&W Completes New V2500 Engine Line
2013-10-09 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney completed the second phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, Connecticut, facility to prepare the Engine Center to ramp up for production of its portion of PurePower® PW1100G-JM

Thales’ Watchkeeper Receives Type Design Assurance
2013-10-08 Read More...
Thales UK announced that its Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System (UAS) has received a Statement of Type Design Assurance (STDA) from the UK’s Military Aviation Authority (MAA).

Turkish Basic Trainer HÜRKUŞ Continues Test Flights
2013-10-08 Read More...
Turkish Basic Trainer Aircraft "HÜRKUŞ", which was designed to meet the training and Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance aircraft requirements of Turkish Armed Forces, successfully continues its test flights at TAI's premises in

New Zealand Selects MBDA’s Sea Ceptor Air Defence System
2013-10-08 Read More...
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed its preferred tenderers for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade project to include MBDA as the provider of Sea

Russian Navy to Get New Missile Systems Next Year
2013-10-08 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive new advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems next year, a defense industry executive

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