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Lockheed Submits Final Proposal for Air & Missile Defense Radar
2012-08-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Navy to design, build, integrate and test the new Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) for the future DDG-51 Flight III class

ITT Exelis Wins ACT Order
2012-07-31 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded the Agile Cyber Technologies (ACT) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

AS&E Opens New Saudi Branch
2012-07-31 Read More...
American Science and Engineering (AS&E), a leading supplier of X-ray detection solutions and cargo inspection systems for port and border security, has expanded its Middle East operations with the opening of a new branch office in Saudi

Lockheed-ARINC Bid for USAF Rapid Deployment ATC Radar
2012-07-31 Read More...
Industry team Lockheed Martin and ARINC has submitted its proposal for a new, transportable Air Traffic Control (ATC) radar system that will enable U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units to quickly establish tactical military or disaster-relief

Russia Denies Plans for Naval Bases in Cuba, Vietnam, Seychelles
2012-07-31 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry denied it was holding negotiations about opening military installations in Cuba, Vietnam and the Seychelles, dismissing as “fantasy” recent media reports saying as

Raytheon: New Milestones on Super Hornet’s Avionics Systems
2012-07-31 Read More...
Raytheon has achieved important milestones on 3 F/A-18E/F related programs, highlighting the company's ongoing, successful support of the Super Hornet

French DGA Takes Delivery of 2 Eurocopter NH90s
2012-07-30 Read More...
The French DGA armament procurement agency has taken delivery of its second NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and seventh NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), marking an important step forward in the largest European helicopter program

Obama Signs Bill to Strengthen US-Israeli Military Ties
2012-07-30 Read More...
President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday to strengthen US-Israeli military ties as he sought to reassure American Jewish voters of his commitment to the two countries’ close alliance on the eve of a visit to Israel by his Republican rival,

Renault Trucks Defense to Acquire Panhard
2012-07-27 Read More...
Renault Trucks Defense, which is included in the Volvo Group’s Governmental Sales business area, is to acquire the French automotive manufacturer

JASSM Completes F-15 E Platform Integration with AUR Test
2012-07-27 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed F-15E platform integration with a successful all-up round (AUR) flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New

Thales Signs 1st Joint Integrated-In Service Support Contract
2012-07-27 Read More...
Thales announced the signature on July 2nd of the first Integrated In-Service Support (IISS) contract by the Organisation for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAr) and

Gray Eagle UAS Reaches New Takeoff-Landing Milestone
2012-07-27 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced that its Gray Eagle® UAS has reached a record 10,000

Report: India Has 80-100 Nuclear Warheads
2012-07-26 Read More...
India is not converting all its weapons-grade plutonium into war heads but it currently has 80 to 100 nuclear warheads for its emerging Triad of air, land, and sea-based nuclear-capable delivery

Harris Gets NSA Certification for Soldier Radio Waveform
2012-07-26 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received National Security Agency Type-1 certification to implement the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) in the Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical

France, UK Further Commit to Watchkeeper Cooperation
2012-07-25 Read More...
The United Kingdom and France have moved a step forward today in demonstrating their commitment to defence cooperation under the 2010 Lancaster House Treaty with the announcement that France will undertake operational assessments and trials of the

L-3 to Provide Multi-Purpose Display on AH-64D Apache
2012-07-25 Read More...
Earlier this month, L-3 Display Systems (L-3 DS) was awarded a contract from The Boeing Company to provide the Multi-Purpose Display (MPD) on the AH-64D Apache

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