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Typhoon Passes New Test Milestone
2012-03-16 Read More...
Typhoon has completed 11,000 hours in a special BAE Systems

137th Test Flight for Lockheed-Built Trident II D5 Missile
2012-03-15 Read More...
The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight February 22 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed

Boeing Phantom Eye Runs 1st Medium Speed Taxi Test
2012-03-14 Read More...
Boeing today announced that the Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has conducted its first medium-speed taxi test.

Abiyev: “No Attack on Iran through Azerbaijan”
2012-03-13 Read More...
Azerbaijan will not allow other countries to use its territory to launch an attack on neighboring Iran, Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said on

1st Heavy Fuel Engine Flight for Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100
2012-03-13 Read More...
Schiebel announced the first flight of a heavy-fuel powered CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System). The flexibility this engine provides will further add to the wide capabilities of the unmanned

World Première for ATLAS ELEKTRONIK’s SeaCat AUV
2012-03-13 Read More...
In a mission lasting almost 7 hours, an autonomous underwater vehicle made by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK “dived” through a water supply tunnel 24 kilometres long in the vicinity of Stuttgart (Germany) successfully investigating the tunnel for damage.

Boeing at Satellite 2012
2012-03-13 Read More...
Boeing is showcasing 50 years of innovation in satellite design and manufacturing at the ongoing Satellite 2012 Conference & Exhibition (12-15 March 2012; Washington,

Lockheed Upgrades Tomahawk Weapons System
2012-03-13 Read More...
The system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon control for the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is being modernized by Lockheed

Senior NATO Commander Victim of Facebook Espionage
2012-03-12 Read More...
A senior NATO Commander fell victim to “Chinese spies” who attempted to fake a Facebook account in his name to gain personal information, the Sunday Telegraph reported on

New Caiman Helicopter Lands on FREMM Aquitaine
2012-03-12 Read More...
A few weeks after the first helicopter landing trials on board the FREMM Aquitaine frigate, DCNS, the French Navy and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have successfully completed a new series of deck landing

Indra to Display New Light Surveillance Aircraft at FIDAE
2012-03-12 Read More...
Indra will display for the first time its new light maritime surveillance aircraft at FIDAE, the reference fair for the aerospace and defense industry in Latin America, which will take place from 27 March to 1

US-Israel Did Not Discuss “Bunker-Buster” Bombs
2012-03-09 Read More...
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not discuss in their meetings this week an Israeli request for advanced U.S. military technology that could be used against Iran, the White House said on

Boeing Delivers 1st P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to US Navy
2012-03-09 Read More...
Earlier this week, Boeing officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in

All Components of 1st THAAD Battery Delivered to U.S. Army
2012-03-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of all hardware and components associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system's first U.S. Army

Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
2012-03-07 Read More...
Pakistan successfully test fired a nuclear-capable, short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Monday, the Military

L-3 Wins Binocular Night Vision Devices Contract
2012-03-07 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced today that its Warrior Systems - Insight Technology unit has been awarded a $50 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Binocular Night Vision Devices (BNVD) for use by the

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