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Oshkosh’s TPV at the National Homeland Security 2012
2012-05-23 Read More...
Homeland security officials, planners and funding managers from federal, state and local levels across the U.S. will have an opportunity this week to see and learn firsthand about the unique Tactical Protector Vehicle (TPV) from Oshkosh

South Korea to Spend $2 billion on New Missiles
2012-05-23 Read More...
South Korea plans to spend more than $2.0 billion dollars over the next five years on buying hundreds of new missiles to cope with threats from North Korea, reports said

P&WC Tests Next Generation Turboprop Engine
2012-05-22 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has begun testing of the compressor for the next generation regional turboprop engine, a key step in the company's technology demonstrator

Northrop Grumman Wins $1.7 Billion NATO Order
2012-05-21 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) signed a $1.7 billion (€1.2 billion) contract for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS is expected to be the major data source for NATO's system for Joint

U.S. House of Representatives Votes 2013 Defense Budget
2012-05-21 Read More...
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense spending next year, defying a White House veto threat by adding several billion dollars to President Barack Obama’s Pentagon budget

Rheinmetall at the ITEC 2012 Simulation Tradeshow
2012-05-21 Read More...
With over 2,000 systems in service worldwide, Rheinmetall offers a comprehensive array of products ranging from inexpensive computer-supported training systems to highly advanced full-mission simulators for surface combatants, submarines, land and

Afghan Police Training to Get 18 Million Euros from Austria
2012-05-21 Read More...
Austria will give 18 million Euros ($23.6 million) for police training in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, a top official

Raytheon Wins Phalanx Contract
2012-05-21 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a contract totaling $57.8 million to overhaul and upgrade 9 Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems, and manufacture 2 SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense systems.

NGC Demonstrates New Target Location Module
2012-05-18 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has announced the successful demonstration of the company's new Target Location Module (TLM), a key component of the battle-proven, man-portable Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder High Accuracy (LLDR

Honeywell’s SmartView to Equip Pilatus PC-12 NG
2012-05-18 Read More...
Honeywell’s SmartView Synthetic Vision System, an aircraft cockpit display technology, has been chosen by Pilatus for its PC-12 NG aircraft equipped with the Primus Apex integrated flight

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK: New Range Record for Torpedoes
2012-05-17 Read More...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has increased the reach of its torpedoes substantially, setting a new range record for

LM Demonstrates New Standalone Launching System
2012-05-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the latest variant of its new launching system that maximizes the use of existing hardware and electronics to reduce the integration costs of weapons by more than

Successful Flight Trials for Saab’s RIGS Head Up Display
2012-05-16 Read More...
Saab’s innovative integrated Head Up Display (HUD) System “RIGS” has completed initial flight trials in

General Dynamics’ New Medium-Caliber Machine Gun
2012-05-16 Read More...
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (GD), today unveiled a next-generation Lightweight Medium Machine Gun (LWMMG) at the Joint Armaments Conference in Seattle,

Telephonics' Maritime Radar on MH-60S Helicopter
2012-05-16 Read More...
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced that the U.S. Navy conducted an exercise to demonstrate several Anti Surface Warfare concepts of operation using an MH-60S (Sierra) helicopter in conjunction with a

Lockheed’s 2nd Generation Aegis BMD Intercepts Missile
2012-05-16 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin team successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target for the first time, using the second generation of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, known as Aegis BMD

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