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Harris Wins USSOCOM Order for Falcon III Radios
2012-05-30 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $81 million for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G wideband manpack tactical radios from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Airbus Military A400M Completes 1st Unpaved Runway Tests
2012-05-29 Read More...
The Airbus Military A400M has completed its first set of unpaved runway tests at Cottbus-Drewitz airfield in Germany.

Thales Wins South African Air Force Avionics Contract
2012-05-29 Read More...
Thales has been successfully selected by the South African Department of Defence, South African Air Force and ARMSCOR (Armaments Corporation of South Africa

DCNS at Underwater Defense Technology (UDT) Fair
2012-05-28 Read More...
The 2012 edition of the annual UDT Europe show - a leading forum for the international undersea defence community – is being held in Alicante, Spain, from 29 to 31

Indra at Undersea Defense Technology (UDT) Fair
2012-05-28 Read More...
Indra will present its offering of advanced solutions for state-of-the-art submarines at the Undersea Defense Technology (UDT) industry fair, which will take place in Alicante (Spain) from the 29th to the 31st of May.

Raytheon to Demonstrate Virtual Reality Technology
2012-05-25 Read More...
More than 500 public and private law enforcement and border security officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will be on hand to see how virtual reality technology from Raytheon and Motion Reality Inc. improves training methods with a variety of

Lockheed Delivers Core Structure for 4th SBIRS Satellite
2012-05-25 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has received the core structure for the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite

South Korea to Select Military Aircraft Suppliers in October
2012-05-25 Read More...
South Korea will select suppliers of military aircraft worth billions of dollars in October, a spokesman said Friday, despite calls from the main opposition party for further studies to be carried

Hollande Pays Surprise Visit to Afghanistan
2012-05-25 Read More...
In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, French President Francois Hollande defended an “imminent” exit from the war and pledged to keep to a long-term cooperation treaty signed with Kabul earlier this

Boeing Wins US-NATO AWACS EMD Contract
2012-05-25 Read More...
Boeing received a $368 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract to develop a design that modernizes the flight deck and avionics of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft

Russia Tests New Intercontinental Missile
2012-05-24 Read More...
Russia staged Wednesday the first successful test-launch of a new intercontinental missile designed to pierce the defense system now being deployed by NATO despite Moscow's fierce

Indian Air Force Orders 75 Pilatus S PC-7 MKII Aircraft
2012-05-24 Read More...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced that the Indian Air Force has entered today into a contract in excess of 500 Million Swiss Francs to procure a fleet of 75 PC-7 MkII turboprop

KMW Buys UK Bridge-Making Company
2012-05-24 Read More...
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) GmbH & Co. KG has taken over the UK company WFEL Ltd. based in Stockport, Cheshire. WFEL is regarded as the world-market leader for mobile bridging systems in both military and civil

NGC's Joint STARS Completes Flight Testing
2012-05-23 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) E 8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) testbed aircraft, equipped with a new JT-8D propulsion

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

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