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Russia: Ambitious Modernization Plans
2010-02-18 Read More...
Russia must improve its space defenses and modernize its nuclear arsenal by 2020, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in comments released Feb. 17."In accordance with the plan for the development and reconfiguration of the armed forces, special

Pentagon Official Confirms 1-Year Delay For JSF
2010-02-18 Read More...
Pentagon Officials confirmed Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn's announcement of this week that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program will be delayed by about one year.The Pentagon's No. 2 Official said that the jet's development schedule

Israeli UAVs to Turkey
2010-02-13 Read More...
A batch of Heron UAVs produced for Turkey by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems have passed critical performance tests in Israel, and Ankara is ready to accept the delivery of the drones, Turkey's top procurement official said Feb.

Oshkosh Defense: $158 Million Order for U.S. Marine Corps Heavy Fleet
2010-02-10 Read More...
Oshkosh Corporation announced that its Defense Division received a delivery order to an existing contract valued at more than $158 million from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for more than 400 Logistics Vehicle System Replacements

Nexter: 6-Year Ammo Contract with DGA
2010-02-04 Read More...
Nexter Munitions has signed a multiyear contract worth 139 million euros ($193 million) with the Direction Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) to supply 20mm, 25mm and 30mm combat and training ammunition, the company said in a Feb. 3

A400M: 4th Assembly Process
2010-02-03 Read More...
The final assembly process for the fourth Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has already begun in Seville (Spain). The wings for the aircraft, known as MSN4, arrived at the final assembly line of the aircraft, known as MSN4, on January 21st

MBDA to launch SIMBAD-RC at Singapore air show
2010-02-02 Read More...
The international launch of SIMBAD-RC, the latest addition to MBDA’s range of naval air defence systems, will take place at the Singapore Air Show (2nd– 7th February 2010). SIMBAD-RC is a remote-controlled, short-range anti-air self defence system

F-35 Chief Fired
2010-02-02 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Manager Feb. 1, saying someone must be held accountable for the program's delays and cost overruns.

Thales & Dassault: 10-year Rafale Contract
2010-02-02 Read More...
Thales today announced that it has signed a contract with Dassault Aviation to provide maintenance support for avionics equipment on Rafale combat aircraft in service with the French armed forces. This ten-year fixed-price contract includes a range

US Expanding Missile Defences in Gulf
2010-02-01 Read More...
The United States has expanded land and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Gulf to counter what it sees as Iran's growing missile threat, US officials

Record Russian Arms Exports in 2009
2010-01-29 Read More...
Russian defense exports hit a record $7.4 billion in 2009, and the prospects remain bright for the next few years, the governmental arms export agency said Jan. 28. Its 2009 total was up 10 percent from the previous year, and "in 2010, we expect to

New Russian Fighter Makes Maiden Flight
2010-01-29 Read More...
Russia's long-awaited fifth-generation stealth jet fighter made its maiden flight in the Russian Far East on Jan. 29.

EADS Wants another $9 Billion for A400M
2010-01-29 Read More...
European aerospace giant EADS is demanding another 6.4 billion euros ($9 billion) from client countries to cover the rising cost of the Airbus A400M military

Unarmed Drones to Pakistan
2010-01-22 Read More...
The United States plans to provide Pakistan with a dozen unarmed drone aircraft that will help bolster its military as it takes on Taliban militants, U.S. defense officials

Tests for Textron's XM1100 Scorpion
2010-01-21 Read More...
Textron Defense Systems announced that its XM1100 Scorpion networked sensor and munitions system successfully completed a rigorous test series at White Sands Missile Range in New

Rafale: The Semac Revolution
2010-01-15 Read More...
In just a few short months, Dassault Aviation configured the Rafale fighter to carry the Semac pod, enabling it to participate in the Red Flag exercise in the United

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