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Eurocopter Unveils VIP & Executive Versions of its EC175
2013-05-22 Read More...
Eurocopter unveiled the next-generation EC175 helicopter in its Executive and VIP versions, which combine unparalleled elements of style and comfort with the largest cabin of any medium-sized twin-engine

ITT Exelis, Cubic Win US Army Contracts
2013-05-21 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded ITT Exelis a $48 million contract option for follow-on production of enhanced night vision goggles that allow soldiers to detect and identify potential threats in various environmental conditions during nighttime missions.

France to Buy 2 U.S. Reaper Drones for Mali Operations
2013-05-21 Read More...
France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States Air Force (photo) to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, the Air et Cosmos specialist magazine

Saab’s Skeldar V-200 Completes Flight Test Milestones
2013-05-20 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has verified a number of key capabilities of its Skeldar V-200 vertical lift UAS through flight campaigns at different sites in US and Sweden demonstrating the system’s performance for both land and sea based

Lockheed’s 2nd Gen Aegis Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target
2013-05-20 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its fourth intercept since May 2012.The system successfully launched and guided a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile to engage a sophisticated,

Afghanistan to Receive 12 More Mi-17 Helicopters
2013-05-17 Read More...
Russia will deliver 12 Mil Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters to the Afghanistan Armed Forces by the end of 2013, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on

NGC’s SABR 5th Gen Capability & New B-2 Satcom System
2013-05-17 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) designed for the F-16 fighter aircraft recently demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment precision targeting capability, which will enhance the aircraft's mission

Raytheon's Next Generation SM-3 Destroys Complex Target
2013-05-17 Read More...
A Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target with a sophisticated separating mock

FLIR Systems Wins US Army Contract
2013-05-16 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a two year blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Army to support the MEDEVAC program.

Raytheon Delivers Electronic Payloads for Gray Eagle UAS
2013-05-15 Read More...
Raytheon has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army's Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO)

MBDA, Lockheed to Jointly Market Naval Weapons Systems
2013-05-15 Read More...
MBDA, Europe’s leading missile manufacturer, and Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the MK 41 Vertical Launch System (photo), have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Saab Acquires TIKAB
2013-05-15 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab acquired TIKAB, a Swedish technical information provider.

GIAT Industries, SNPE to Discuss Possible Merger
2013-05-15 Read More...
GIAT Industries and SNPE have decided, with the support of the French State, the sole shareholder of both companies, to enter into discussions with a view to bringing them

Russian Pacific Fleet Warships Reaching Mediterranean Sea
2013-05-15 Read More...
A group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet is about to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in decades, fleet spokesman Roman Martov said on

Eurocopter’s Systemhaus Helicopter Development Center
2013-05-15 Read More...
Eurocopter officially opened Tuesday its new Systemhaus helicopter development center at Donauwörth, Germany in the presence of Bavarian Prime Minister Horst

Lockheed Martin Tests JASSM, eMRBM Prototype
2013-05-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM®) Extended Range (photo) successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing, scoring 20 successes in 21 flights, a success rate of

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