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Cassidian’s Barracuda UAS Achieves New Test Flights
2012-07-25 Read More...
Cassidian has successfully carried out a series of test flights with its Barracuda UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technology demonstrator at Goose Bay military airfield in Canada. This year, the unmanned aerial test bed completed five test flights in

Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program
2012-07-24 Read More...
Boeing today said the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin Low Rate Initial Production 2 (LRIP 2) of 10 APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar

UK Accepts 1st International Lockheed Martin F-35
2012-07-23 Read More...
The United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft in a ceremony held on Friday with senior representatives of the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of

Raytheon’s Small Diameter Bomb II Hits Moving Target
2012-07-20 Read More...
Raytheon’s GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) program achieved a major milestone when it successfully engaged and hit a moving target during a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range, New

Boeing Opens Information Security Innovation Lab
2012-07-19 Read More...
On July 17, Boeing opened a state-of-the-art Information Security Innovation Lab in Huntington Beach, California that will be used to prototype innovative cybersecurity technologies using live networks in a secure yet real-world

DCNS Continues BPC Design Modifications for Russia
2012-07-19 Read More...
DCNS is supplying two BPC-type projection and command vessels to Russia under a contract that came into effect at the end of 2011. Three of these vessels are already in service with the French

Thales TopOwl® Helmet Selected for A400M Flight Tests
2012-07-18 Read More...
Thales announces that its TopOwl® HMSD (Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display) has been selected by the Organization for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) for flight testing on board the A400M

ITT Exelis, EADS, Cassidian Join Forces in Electronic Warfare
2012-07-17 Read More...
ITT Exelis, EADS North America and Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, will work together to provide enhanced electronic warfare solutions, particularly in the area of aircraft survivability

Denel Signs Largest Export Contract with Malaysia
2012-07-17 Read More...
Denel has signed a Euro 340 million (3.5 billion Rand) contract with Malaysia to supply a range of turret and integrated weapon systems to be fitted onto 8 X 8 armoured

MBDA’s Meteor Firings Conclude with Lethal Display
2012-07-17 Read More...
MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) has concluded its guided firing programme with three direct hits from three firings during Government sponsored Electronic Protection Measure (EPM) trials against targets deploying

NGC's Guardrail System Completes 1,000th Mission
2012-07-13 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) RC-12X Guardrail system recently completed its 1,000th mission since going into theater in

C295 Carries Marte MK2/S Anti-Ship Missile for 1st Time
2012-07-13 Read More...
Airbus Military and MBDA have successfully completed the first flight of the C295 maritime patrol aircraft with an instrumented Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the

Thales Simulators Increase Rafale Training Capacity
2012-07-12 Read More...
Thales announced the acceptance by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) of the upgrade to the F3.2 standard of the first 2 Rafale simulator cabins at the simulation centre in Saint-Dizier,

MBDA Unveils SPEAR at Farnborough Air Show
2012-07-12 Read More...
MBDA, Europe’s leading missile systems company, unveiled SPEAR, a new, high precision surface attack weapon for fast combat aircraft at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show (UK, 11-17 July

Gowind OPV L’Adroit Starts First Operations
2012-07-12 Read More...
Gowind® offshore patrol vessel L’Adroit returned to her homeport of Toulon (France) on 29 June 2012 after a two-month mission in the Mediterranean. DCNS has made the ship available to the French Navy for three

ATK's GAU-23 Type Classifies for AC-130W Gunships
2012-07-12 Read More...
ATK announced that a modified variant of its Mk44 Bushmaster® Automatic Cannon was recently type classified as the GAU-23 by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for integration on AC-130W gunships. A rapid prototyping effort quickly provided the USAF with

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