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Communications Technology Solutions Providers at DSEI
2013-09-02 Read More...
DSEI exhibitors specializing in the communications sector are notching up significant successes in the run-up to the show, giving a clear indication of the quality of the new solutions that will be on display at ExCeL between September 10 and

Supreme Group at DSEI 2013
2013-09-02 Read More...
Supreme Group, a global leader in the provision of end-to-end supply chain solutions in challenging environments around the world, will highlight the new concepts in the Total Support Force model and contractor expeditionary logistics during DSEI

PLATH GmbH at MSPO 2013
2013-09-02 Read More...
At MSPO 2013 (Kielce, Poland, 2-5 September 2013), PLATH will present its high performance direction finding and locating system for automatic or manual operations in the HF frequency range, as part of ACOS (Automatic COMINT

Significant Improvements for Boeing’s Advanced Super Hornet
2013-08-30 Read More...
During three weeks of flight testing the Advanced Super Hornet, Boeing and partner Northrop Grumman demonstrated that the fighter can outperform threats for decades to come with improvements that make the jet much harder for radar to detect and give

Bombardier, IRKUT Enter Discussions on MS-21 Aircraft
2013-08-29 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace presented further evidence of its growing relationship with Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with the announcement of its intention to enter into exploratory discussions with leading Russian aircraft

Russian Navy to Receive 10 Rescue Ships by Year End
2013-08-29 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive 10 advanced search-and-rescue ships and boats by the end of this year to boost its sea rescue capability, a Navy official

BAE Completes 2,000 Miles of Hybrid GCV Testing
2013-08-29 Read More...
BAE Systems’ Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) system successfully completed 2,000 miles of testing on a fully integrated “Hotbuck” mobility platform, a significant milestone for the U.S. Army’s GCV

TDW Demonstrates Scalable Warhead Technology
2013-08-28 Read More...
Engineers at TDW GmbH have developed a new effector technology with which armed forces can achieve scalable target-adapted effectiveness. The subsidiary of MBDA Deutschland recently became the first company to successfully demonstrate this

Lockheed Wins Counterfire Radar Production Order
2013-08-28 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (LM) $206 million in additional orders for the AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53), a long-range counterfire radar that provides soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection from indirect

Bombardier at Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2013)
2013-08-28 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace is showcasing its Q400 NextGen aircraft, as well as the cockpit and full-scale cabin demonstrators for its all-new CSeries jetliner at the 2013 International Aviation and Space Salon - MAKS 2013 - at Moscow’s Zhukovsky Airport

MAKS 2013 Starts Today
2013-08-27 Read More...
Sukhoi said its fifth-generation T-50 and Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighter jets (photo) will perform stunning aerobatics at Moscow’s MAKS International Aviation and Space

DSEI to Feature Comprehensive Electronics Pavilion
2013-08-27 Read More...
DSEI 2013 is set to feature its most comprehensive showcase of electronics and electronic warfare specialists at the ExCeL London, from 10-13

Boeing Begins Assembling 2nd KC-46A Tanker Aircraft
2013-08-27 Read More...
Boeing officially began assembling the second KC-46A Tanker last week as workers loaded the aircraft’s wing spar into an Automated Spar Assembly Tool.

SM-6 Engages 1st Over-The-Horizon Targets at Sea
2013-08-26 Read More...
The U.S. Navy fired two Raytheon Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors from the USS Chancellorsville, successfully engaging two cruise missile targets (BQM-74 drones) in the missile's first over-the-horizon test scenario at

Exelis to Supply Carriage, Release Systems for F-35
2013-08-26 Read More...
Exelis has successfully negotiated an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corp. to deliver carriage and release systems for the F-35 Lightning

Latest Aegis Combat System Completes 1st Live Firing Test
2013-08-26 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy team’s Aegis Combat System successfully completed the first live firing test that proves the system can defend beyond its line of sight by integrating data from a remote sensor to intercept a

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