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Eurocopter UK to Support 24 Royal Air Force Pumas
2013-06-06 Read More...
Eurocopter UK’s role in maintaining the United Kingdom’s military helicopter capabilities has been further expanded with the award of a three-year support contract for the fleet of 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicopters being upgraded by the

Aero3A to Provide HD Images of Paris Air Show
2013-06-06 Read More...
The GIFAS and the SIAE, organizers of the Paris Air Show (17-23 June 2013), decided again this year to provide HD images of the show to the media, for free.

ITT Exelis Wins US Army IT Services Contract
2013-06-06 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded a U.S. Army contract to continue to provide information technology operations and maintenance support to the U.S. Army in Southwest and Central Asia.

General Dynamics Units Win Mega US Navy Contracts
2013-06-05 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a contract valued at $2.8 billion for the construction of 4 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, with an option for a fifth

Putin: “S-300 Missiles Not Sent to Syria Yet”
2013-06-05 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin defended on Tuesday Russia’s right to sell arms to the Syrian government but said Moscow had not yet delivered advanced S-300 air defense systems to

Tusk: “Poland to Spend $40Bn on Defense Modernization”
2013-06-05 Read More...
Poland is committed to modernizing its Armed Forces despite prolonged economic woes and will invest about $40 billion in its military within the next decade, Prime Minister Donald Tusk (photo) said

Exelis Completes Technology Maturation of US Navy NGJ
2013-06-05 Read More...
ITT Exelis has successfully completed the 33-month technology maturation phase of the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ)

Lockheed Completes LRASM Vertical Launch System Tests
2013-06-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully completed MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) “push-through” testing of a simulated Long Range Anti-Ship Missile

European Defence Agency Organises 1st War Game
2013-06-04 Read More...
Twenty-five military and civil experts from the Member States and EU bodies participate in the first war game on future capabilities in a European framework, organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA) from 4 to 6 June in The

Test Flights of Diamond DA42 with Thales I-Master
2013-06-04 Read More...
Thales’s I-Master radar system has successfully completed flight trials onboard a Diamond DA42MPP GUARDIAN

U.S. Marine Corps Selects Oshkosh P-19 R Vehicles
2013-06-03 Read More...
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, to deliver its new fleet of P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)

Raytheon Books Paveway™ II Contract
2013-06-03 Read More...
Raytheon booked a $106 million contract for its combat-proven Paveway™ II family of precision-guided munitions. The company was awarded the direct commercial sale from an international customer.

Saab Wins AUV62 Underwater Vehicle System Order
2013-05-31 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract on delivery of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle systems, AUV62, in training

Navistar Demos MaxxPro® Recovery Vehicle at CANSEC
2013-05-30 Read More...
Navistar Defence Canada, Inc. is demonstrating the proven state-of-the-art commercial towing and recovery technology of the MaxxPro® Recovery Vehicle (MRV) this week at CANSEC (Ottawa, Canada, 29-30 May

U.S. Drone Kills Pakistani Taliban Deputy Commander
2013-05-30 Read More...
The Pakistani Taliban’s number two was killed in the North Waziristan region on Wednesday, three security officials told Reuters news agency, in what would be a major blow in the fight against

Lockheed Performs Maintenance on 1 of 2 C-5C Galaxy
2013-05-29 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® facility in Palmdale, California, performed maintenance on one of just two C-5C Galaxy aircraft in the world in May 2013. The C-5C features more cargo capacity than A & and B models due to removal of the entire

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