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NGC, US Navy Complete X-47B Deck Handling Trials
2012-12-20 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a series of deck handling trials of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

General Dynamics’ 30,000th CSAR Radio Goes to Work
2012-12-20 Read More...
General Dynamics C4 Systems' recent delivery of 674 AN/PRC-112G® radios to the U.S. Air Force included the 30,000(th) Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) radio fielded by General Dynamics.

Cassidian’s Test System for Tiger Maintenance
2012-12-20 Read More...
Cassidian has been awarded a contract from OCCAR Tiger Division to provide a turnkey test system to support the maintenance of opto-electronic equipment used on the German version of the Tiger helicopter.

Rheinmetall Tests 50kw High-Energy Laser Weapon
2012-12-19 Read More...
Rheinmetall has successfully tested its new 50kW high-energy weapon technology demonstrator. Conducted at the end of November, the test encompassed the entire operational sequence from target detection and tracking to target

Elektrobit’s Tactical Wireless IP Networks at IDEX 2013
2012-12-19 Read More...
Elektrobit (EB) has delivered the first products of the Tactical Wireless IP Network communication system to the Finnish Defence

Raytheon Wins SM-2 Production Contract
2012-12-18 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $108 million contract for continued production of Standard Missile-2 all-up rounds, a majority of which will be sold to U.S. allies through foreign military

DCI: Record Year for Academic Training
2012-12-17 Read More...
DCI-NAVFCO, the naval department of DCI, is pleased with the arrival of 67 new foreign officer trainees on its school benches, which is a record in the company's history. The 67 cadets integrate DCI-NAVFCO's 2 leading

Two Orders for Saab's Underwater Weapon Systems
2012-12-17 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab have received two new contracts from the Swedish Defence Material Administration with a total value of MSEK

Saab Wins RBS15 Mk3 Order
2012-12-14 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from its German partner DBD for the Surface-to-Surface Missile RBS15

ATK Wins .40 Caliber Ammunition Contract
2012-12-14 Read More...
ATK announced that it is being awarded a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for .40 caliber

Eurcopter’s EC175 Conducts 1st Maiden Flight
2012-12-13 Read More...
Eurocopter has conducted the first flight of its no. 1 series-production EC175, and confirmed the excellent performance of this next-generation multi-role

Cassidian's Eurofighter Mission Planning System
2012-12-13 Read More...
Cassidian is responsible for supplying the computer-based mission planning system for the German Air Force’s Eurofighter aircraft.

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

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