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Dassault, Thales Complete Delivery of France's Rafale C137
2012-10-03 Read More...
The DGA (French defense procurement agency) has officially taken delivery of the Rafale C137, the first production Rafale equipped with the Thales RBE2 AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar, at Dassault Aviation's Mérignac establishment

Carl Zeiss Optronics Becomes Cassidian Optronics
2012-10-03 Read More...
Cassidian has acquired a majority shareholding in what was previously Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH from Carl Zeiss AG.

USCG Orders 3 More HC-130J Surveillance Aircraft
2012-10-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $218 million contract for 3 additional HC-130Js for the U.S. Coast Guard. This will increase the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) fleet of HC-130Js from 6 to

ATK to Continue Operating US Army Ammunition Plant
2012-10-02 Read More...
ATK announced that it has been notified by the U.S. Army that it was selected for both the production of ammunition and continued operation and maintenance of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in Independence,

Eurofighter Typhoon Continues Phase 1 Enhancements Testing
2012-10-02 Read More...
The Eurofighter Typhoon development fleet has begun flight testing the final part of the Phase 1 Enhancements (P1Eb) program with completion and delivery to the customers scheduled by the end of

India’s Mark-2 Light Combat Aircraft to Get AESA Radar
2012-10-02 Read More...
The Indian Air Force will use the home-made Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-2, which is 15 years behind

DCNS Wins Support Deal for Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier
2012-10-01 Read More...
DCNS has signed a contract with the French Navy’s Fleet Support Service (SSF) to provide through-life support services over the next four years for nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de

Telephonics' AN/ZPY-4 Completes 1st GMTI Mode Flight
2012-09-28 Read More...
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced the successful flight test of the AN/ZPY-4(V) Maritime Surveillance Radar (AN/ZPY-4(V)) upgraded with a Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI)

ATK Wins AARGM Full-Rate Production Contract
2012-09-28 Read More...
ATK has been awarded a $71 million contract for the full-rate production of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

Helidax Exceeded 40,000 Flight Hours on EC120 Colibri
2012-09-27 Read More...
Helidax, a subsidiary of DCI and INAER, announced that it has exceeded 40,000 flight hours on EC120 Colibri aircraft, in their Calliope configuration, after 2 years of

Saab Wins US Army, Thai Navy Orders
2012-09-27 Read More...
Swedish defense and security company Saab has signed a new contract with the U.S. Army for the company’s Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon

Coastal Surveillance 2012 to Host Saudi Navy Officer
2012-09-27 Read More...
The 9th annual Coastal Surveillance 2012 conference is back this year and will be held on 30-31 October 2012 at the Singapore

Thales at ADS Show Europe & UAV Show Europe
2012-09-27 Read More...
On September 26th and 27th, Thales is taking part in ADS Show Europe, dedicated to through-life support services for aerospace and defense organizations, and UAV Show Europe, a business convention for unmanned air systems

Alenia Aermacchi Delivers 1st Set of Eurofighter Components
2012-09-27 Read More...
The first set of main components made by Alenia Aermacchi for the first Eurofighter Typhoon of Tranche 3a has been shipped from Alenia Aermacchi’s Caselle plant to the BAE Systems plant in Warton,

LM's DAGR Demonstrates Ground Launch Capability
2012-09-26 Read More...
Lockheed Martin recently conducted two separate DAGR® missile flight tests, successfully firing the missiles from a prototype pedestal launcher and hitting a stationary

NGC Installs New Radar on all Operational B-2 Bombers
2012-09-26 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully completed, ahead of schedule, all field installations of a new radar system for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-2 stealth

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