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Thales AESA Radar Validated on Rafale
2011-02-09 Read More...
Thales announced that the production model AESA RBE2 radar with active electronically scanned array antenna has been validated on the Rafale omnirole combat

Saab to Acquire E-COM Assets
2011-02-09 Read More...
Saab signed an agreement to acquire assets from the Czech company E-COM, with its main operations in development and production of virtual

CASSIDIAN Tests MIDS System on the Tornado
2011-02-09 Read More...
Cassidian reached an important milestone in the testing of the latest capability standard ASSTA 3 (Avionics Software System Tornado Ada) for the German Air Force fleet of Tornado combat

ITT to Begin Production of AN/ALQ-211
2011-02-08 Read More...
ITT Corp. was awarded a follow-on $37 million contract for full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), an integrated situational awareness and self-protection

UCAS-D X-47B Completes First Flight
2011-02-07 Read More...
The US Navy-Northrop Grumman UCAS-D X-47B aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on Friday with GKN Aerospace’s developed and manufactured wings and fuselage

Airbus to Raise A330 Production to 10 a Month
2011-02-05 Read More...
Airbus decided to raise the production rate for its A330 Family to 10 aircraft a month from the second quarter of

Raytheon: Radar Contract for Boeing's P-8A Aircraft
2011-02-04 Read More...
Boeing awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop 6 long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon

EADS's Radar Selected Again for US Navy's LCS
2011-02-04 Read More...
EADS North America has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to supply its TRS-3D radar for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat

Gathergy Launches Garment for Future Soldier
2011-02-03 Read More...
Intelligent wear, also known as i-wear, has been emerging as a new concept in the garment

Indra to Deliver 7 New Simulators to the Spanish Army
2011-02-03 Read More...
Indra announced it will deliver 7 additional new VICTRIX simulators to the Spanish Army, specially designed to train the security forces and corps destined to UN international peacekeeping

NGC to Showcase Leading ISR Capabilities
2011-02-02 Read More...
Northrop Grumman is highlighting its industry-leading range of capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) including airborne early warning and control systems for maritime

Last F-35B STOVL Test Jet Takes Flight
2011-02-02 Read More...
The last Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II assigned to developmental flight testing departed Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on its first flight this past

Mecar Wins Middle East Contract
2011-02-01 Read More...
Chemring Group PLC ("Chemring") announced that its Belgian subsidiary, Mecar S.A. ("Mecar"), has been awarded a $145 million multi-year contract for the supply of medium and large calibre ammunition to a Middle East

FLIR to Deliver Star SAFIRE to US Army
2011-01-31 Read More...
Flir Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a delivery order totaling $15.8 million for its Star SAFIRE(r) II stabilized multi-sensor systems to support the U.S. Army MEDEVAC

DCNS Acquires 8% Stake in OpenHydro
2011-01-29 Read More...
DCNS, a leader in naval defence and an innovative player in energy, and OpenHydro, the Irish tidal renewable energy company, have signed a strategic agreement that will enable the companies to combine their marine engineering strengths in the tidal

Selex SI Signs “Middle East” Contract
2011-01-28 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica Company, signed a 10 Million Euro contract with the Government of a Middle East country whose name was

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