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Thales Receives AS/EN9100 Quality Certificate
2011-05-06 Read More...
A Lloyd’s auditing team presented Thales Nederland’s business unit Industrial Services with the prestigious AS/EN9100 Quality Certificate.

ATK Wins $730m Orders this Week
2011-05-06 Read More...
ATK received orders totaling more than $488 million for small caliber ammunition pursuant to an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island

Saab Signs Helicopter 15 Maintenance Contract
2011-05-06 Read More...
Saab signed a new contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding the support and maintenance of Helicopter 15 (Agusta 109 LUHS), operated by the Swedish Armed

US Radio and Communication Systems to Iraq
2011-05-05 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq of various radios and communication equipment, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for

AERO Vodochody: 300th S-76 to Sikorsky
2011-05-04 Read More...
AERO Vodochody dispatched through its company gates the 300th helicopter S-76 manufactured for Sikorsky Aircraft

Bin Laden: The Hunt is Over
2011-05-02 Read More...
Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in a firefight with covert US forces deep inside

ATK in MK90 Propellant Grains Contract
2011-05-02 Read More...
ATK received an $80 million order from General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products for production of the MK90 propellant

Saab Signs New Order for AT4
2011-05-02 Read More...
Swedish Defense and security company Saab signed a contract on further deliveries of the AT4 man-portable weapon

Israel Acquires Additional C-130J Super Hercules
2011-04-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received an Undefinitized Contract Action from the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale of an additional C130J to Israel, with funding for advanced procurement items for a third

Boeing Names Insitu President & CEO
2011-04-29 Read More...
Boeing and its subsidiary Insitu Inc. named Steve Morrow Insitu president and CEO, effective immediately. Morrow succeeds CEO Steve Sliwa, who retired April

GA-ASI & RUAG to Offer Predator B UAS to Germany
2011-04-29 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with

New Breakthrough for Eurotorp’s MU90 LWT
2011-04-29 Read More...
The MU90 continues its operational progression with the French Navy, following the delivery of the 200th MU90 light weight torpedo in July 2010 by the French Direction Générale de l’Armement

Indra Wins Jordanian ATM Contract
2011-04-28 Read More...
Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe and Latin America, has won a contract to implement radar surveillance and air traffic management systems in

NGC Tests New Multi-Function Active Sensor
2011-04-27 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the start of system tests of a new Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) being developed for use by the U.S. Navy onboard the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS

A New C-130 Shadow in the Sky
2011-04-26 Read More...
The first Combat Shadow II for the United States Air Force Special Operations Command has completed its first flight at the Lockheed Martin facility in

Honeywell T-Hawks in Fukushima Disaster Recovery
2011-04-25 Read More...
Honeywell’s T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) is helping emergency workers at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility get up-close video and photos inside the plant as they work to limit further radiation

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