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Cassidian's SSSR Completes Certification Measurements
2012-05-03 Read More...
Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, has successfully completed all certification measurements of its MSSR 2000 I (MSSR = Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar) secondary radar by the AIMS Program Office of the US Department of

A400M Makes 1st Refueling Contacts with A330 MRTT
2012-05-03 Read More...
An Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has successfully performed simulated refueling contacts with an Airbus Military A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker

Boeing Delivers 1st HardwareWall to GA-ASI
2012-05-03 Read More...
Boeing has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for integration into the Ground Control Station (GCS) of the Predator/Reaper Remotely

Rolls-Royce to Supply LiftSystem® for 17 F-35B Aircraft
2012-05-03 Read More...
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received a $315 million contract from Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem® for 17 F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

NGC UK Wins 4 Security Industry Awards
2012-05-03 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) announced that it has been recognized for excellence and achievement in the counter terrorism and security industry by winning 4 Counter

LM's Shadow Hawk Munition Launched from Shadow UAS
2012-05-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct hit on the

Successful Integration Test for Raytheon’s JLENS-Patriot
2012-05-02 Read More...
Two Raytheon systems, the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) and the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, demonstrated their ability to work together to detect, track and shoot down a test

Eurocopter at KADEX 2012 Exhibition
2012-05-02 Read More...
Eurocopter’s participation at the KADEX-2012 exhibition will underscore its helicopter product line capabilities to meet Kazakhstan’s military, government and public protection mission requirements, while also spotlighting the company’s commitment

ATK Wins Small Caliber Ammunition Orders
2012-05-02 Read More...
ATK has received orders totaling more than $266 million for small caliber ammunition under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island (ACC-RI).

ITT Exelis to Produce RF Countermeasures for US Navy F/A18
2012-05-02 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded a $238 million contract to begin full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-214 on-board jammer system on the F/A-18

Tangent Partners with the Confederation of Indian Industry
2012-05-01 Read More...
Tangent Link and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have agreed to join forces to showcase a series of cutting-edge Aerospace, Defense and Security related conferences and workshops in India's capital, New

Camcopter S-100 1st UAS to Fly from Italian Navy Ship
2012-04-30 Read More...
Schiebel's CAMCOPTER® S-100 has taken a further step in consolidating its strong maritime position by being the first UAS (Unmanned Air System) to ever fly from an Italian Navy

LM PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Cruise Missile Target
2012-04-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile target last Thursday at the Utah Test and Training Range in an unprecedented interoperability demonstration utilizing the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile

Rheinmetall Wins MASS Naval Countermeasures Order
2012-04-30 Read More...
The Navy of the Republic of Korea is procuring Rheinmetall’s MASS, the Düsseldorf-based company’s state-of-the-art decoy system for frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol boats, for installation on its new Landing Ship, Tank vessels

Austal Starts Final JHSV 3 Assembly
2012-04-27 Read More...
The third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) is taking shape on the waterfront in Mobile, Alabama

Saab Wins New 84mm Carl-Gustaf Ammunition Order
2012-04-27 Read More...
The defense and security company Saab has received an order from Australia for ammunition to the Carl-Gustaf M3 weapon

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