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India to Launch Space Probe Orbiting Mars
2012-08-17 Read More...
India plans to launch a space probe that will orbit Mars, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed after press reports said that the mission was scheduled to begin late next

X-51 Hypersonic Aircraft Fails Flight Test
2012-08-16 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force’s X-51 hypersonic test aircraft failed during its latest launch over the Pacific

GE Aviation to Supply Mission Control System to KC-46A Tanker
2012-08-16 Read More...
GE Aviation announced the signing of an agreement with The Boeing Company potentially worth up to $180 million to provide the mission control system for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A

US Conducts Tests of Hypersonic Waverider Aircraft
2012-08-16 Read More...
The US military conducted an unmanned test flight of its hypersonic Waverider aircraft, designed to move at 6 times the speed of sound using technology that bridges the gap between planes and rocketships, a military official

1st MEADS MFCR Integrated with Battle Manager & Launcher
2012-08-15 Read More...
The first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) has been integrated with a MEADS battle manager and launcher at Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near Rome,

NGC’s STSS Participates in Test of Next-Gen Aegis BMDS
2012-08-15 Read More...
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites participated in a test of the next generation of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, designated FTM-16

Saab Receives RBS15 Mk3 Order from Diehl
2012-08-14 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from its German partner Diehl BGT for the Surface-to-Surface Missile RBS15 Mk3.The order value is SEK 168 million, and includes options with a total value of SEK 83 million. Deliveries will

U.S. Has “Eyes” Inside Iranian Nuclear Program
2012-08-13 Read More...
The United States said Friday it had “eyes” and “visibility” inside Iran’s nuclear program and would know if Tehran had made a “breakout” move toward acquiring a nuclear

Rheinmetall Reports Strong Increase in Defense Orders
2012-08-13 Read More...
Rheinmetall reported a strong increase in defense orders in the first half of 2012, but saw sales in the sector fall back before companies consolidated for the first time were

India Test Fires Nuclear Capable Agni-II Missile
2012-08-13 Read More...
Sharpening its missile teeth, India successfully test-fired Thursday its medium-range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2,000 km as part of a user trial by the Army from the Wheeler Island off Odisha

Cassidian Equips Finnish Border Guard with Naval Radar
2012-08-13 Read More...
Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, will equip the new Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Finnish Border Guard with its proven TRS-3D naval radar.

Iran Hosts Consultative Meeting on Syria
2012-08-10 Read More...
Foreign Ministers and Representatives from 28 Asian, African and Latin American countries took part Thursday in a consultative meeting in Tehran on Syria themed “Denouncing violence and upholding national

India's 1st Self-Built Nuclear Sub Set for Sea Trials
2012-08-10 Read More...
India said its first self-built nuclear-powered submarine was set for sea trials, as it detailed billion-dollar projects to arm its Navy with warships, aircraft and modern weaponry.

Lockheed Performs 1st Outdoor Flight Test of Stalker UAS
2012-08-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive Inc., have completed a series of flight tests of the Stalker Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to further validate the performance of an innovative laser power system. These tests mark the first-ever outdoor flight of a

Boeing Flight Tests Little Bird H-6U
2012-08-09 Read More...
The Boeing Unmanned Little Bird H-6U successfully performed 14 autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship during flight tests in July, a significant milestone for a medium-size vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned airborne system

Raytheon Tests Pyros™ Warhead & Guidance System
2012-08-08 Read More...
Raytheon completed a successful warhead and guidance system test of its Pyros™ small tactical munition. The end-to-end test validated the weapon's guidance modes (semi-active laser and global positioning system), its height-of-burst sensor,

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