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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

Telephonics Wins Multi-Mode Radar Contract from Lockheed
2012-04-26 Read More...
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Griffon Corporation announced today its Radar Systems Division has been awarded a multi-year, full-scale production contract valued in excess of $330M from Lockheed Martin Mission Systems &

New Pentagon spy agency to focus on Iran, China
2012-04-26 Read More...
The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence agency that will focus on Iran and China as it begins to pivot away from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times

Pakistan Tests New Improved Shaheen-1 Ballistic Missile
2012-04-26 Read More...
Pakistan successfully test fired a nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile on Wednesday, the military said, less than a week after India test launched a long range

P&WC PT6C-67E Engine Certified for Eurocopter EC175
2012-04-25 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a division of United Technologies Corp., has received Transport Canada type certification for the 6C-67E turboshaft engine that will power Eurocopter's EC175

F-35A Completes 1st In-Flight Refueling Mission
2012-04-25 Read More...
On Saturday, Apr. 21, a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed the program's first in-flight refueling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards Air Force Base,

The 4th World Maritime Technology Conference
2012-04-25 Read More...
St-Petersburg (Russia) will host the 4th World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC) at the Park Inn Pukovskaya, from 29 May to 01 June

Saab Sensis to Adapt NASA Traffic Management Tools
2012-04-25 Read More...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Saab Sensis Corporation, a subsidiary of defense and security company Saab, for the NASA Research Announcement (NRA) “Adaptation of a Surface Management Tool to Multiple,

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