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NGC’s Inertial Navigation System for Typhoon Tranche 3
2012-09-13 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been selected by the Eurofighter Consortium and prime contractor Alenia Aermacchi to provide inertial and satellite navigation systems for Tranche 3 of the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat

ITT Exelis, NOVASOL to Develop Laser Comms System
2012-09-13 Read More...
ITT Exelis and partner, Innovative Technical Solutions, Inc. (commercially known as NOVASOL), have been awarded a $7 million contract to develop a laser communications system for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine

ITT Exelis Completes AIDEWS Int’l Flight Testing
2012-09-12 Read More...
ITT Exelis announced another successful demonstration of its Advanced Defensive Electronic Warfare System

Eurocopter at ILA Berlin Air Show
2012-09-12 Read More...
Eurocopter is presenting its latest civil and military helicopters at the 2012 ILA Berlin Air Show (11-16 September 2012; Berlin ExpoCenter

Patria, Insta Complete 1st UAS Flights with MPNDL
2012-09-12 Read More...
Patria and Insta have successfully completed the first Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) test flights of the Multi Purpose Networking Data Link

India-China to Restart Joint Military Exercises
2012-09-12 Read More...
India and China announced they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous

Embraer Chooses R&S M3AR Radios for KC-390
2012-09-11 Read More...
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer EMBRAER Defense & Security has chosen the R&S M3AR software defined VHF/UHF airborne transceiver from Rohde & Schwarz for use in its KC-390 military transport

Thales Alenia Space Wins DGA Space Com Contract
2012-09-10 Read More...
French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has awarded Thales Alenia Space a design contract to study military space communications capacity to be available by

NGC Highlights UASs Capabilities at ILA Berlin
2012-09-10 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is participating at the ILA Berlin Air Show, where it will highlight its industry-leading intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities with the EURO HAWK® and NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance

Rheinmetall at ILA Berlin 2012
2012-09-10 Read More...
Rheinmetall is participating, once again, at the Berlin Air Show (ILA 2012), which takes place 11-16 September at the Berlin ExpoCenter

ITT Exelis Delivers 500th Anti-Jam GPS Antenna
2012-09-07 Read More...
ITT Exelis recently delivered the 500th state-of-the-art antenna that provides global positioning system (GPS) anti-jam protection for U.S. and allied

U.S. Marine Corps Orders MTVRs from Oshkosh Defense
2012-09-07 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver more than 260 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements (MTVR) to the U.S. Marine Corps following a delivery order from the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

PIRIOU Registers Maritime Training Ship Order
2012-09-07 Read More...
PIRIOU registered an order for a Maritime Training Ship (MTS) to be operated by navOcéan, a joint company created by PIRIOU and

GA-ASI Enhances Predator B/MQ-9’s Capabilities
2012-09-06 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced the successful first flight of the Block 1-plus

Iran’s Navy to Expand Presence in Int’l Waters
2012-09-06 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that Iran’s Naval Forces are to expand their presence in the international waters in order to safeguard the country’s interests and

Raytheon Tests HARM Upgrades
2012-09-06 Read More...
Raytheon completed testing of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) upgrades, which make the combat-proven missile more precise and accurate, while reducing collateral

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