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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

Final A330 MRTTt Refueling System Demo
2011-01-28 Read More...
The Airbus Military A330 MRTT has successfully passed fuel to receiver aircraft using the Fuselage Refueling Unit (FRU) for the first time, meaning that all of the aircraft's refueling systems have now been

Saab Delivers nEUROn Fuselage to Dassault
2011-01-28 Read More...
Saab AB (Sweden) officially delivered the front and central fuselage sections of the nEUROn European UCAV technology demonstrator to the Prime contractor, Dassault Aviation (France).

ATK: Thermal Control Subsystem Contract from Lockheed
2011-01-28 Read More...
ATK announced that it has been selected to provide the Thermal Control Subsystem for the Integrated Sensor is Structure (ISIS)

Saabs’ GBAD Solution
2011-01-27 Read More...
The integration of both RBS 70 and BAMSE Systems proved its unique abilities in the summer of 2010 at the ELITE (Electronic Warfare Live Training Exercise), a major exercise pitting air defense against air

100,000 Flying Hours for Eurofighter Typhoon
2011-01-27 Read More...
Eurofighter Typhoon celebrated, on Wednesday, its 100,000 flying hours during an event held at its Munich (Germany)

Oshkosh: 2,000th U.S. Army Vehicle TPER Commemorated in Kuwait
2011-01-27 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense commemorated its refurbishment of the 2,000th U.S. Army vehicle in the Theater-Provided Equipment Refurbishment (TPER) Program.

France Inks Mistral Warship Deal with Russia
2011-01-26 Read More...
France on Tuesday inked a lucrative agreement to sell 4 Mistral warships to Moscow, with 2 to be built in Russia, in a move bitterly opposed by ex-Soviet states in the

Lockheed Martin to Enhance Space Systems Development
2011-01-26 Read More...
Lockheed Martin plans to increase the affordability and efficiency of space system development with the opening of a new advanced technology and virtual simulation facility, known as the Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory (CHIL).

Boeing: 6 P-8A Aircraft for US Navy
2011-01-25 Read More...
The U.S. Navy announced the award of a $1.6 billion contract to Boeing for P-8A Poseidon aircraft Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of 6 aircraft.

CAE Wins Various Military Contracts
2011-01-22 Read More...
CAE of Canada announced it has been awarded a series of military contracts for the defence forces of more than 12 countries valued at more than C$140 million.

Higher List Prices for Airbus Aircrafts
2011-01-22 Read More...
Airbus increased the average list price of its aircrafts by 4.4%. The increment applies for all new aircrafts from the beginning of January 2011, apart from the A380, for which the increase is 8.4%.

New CFO for Boeing Defense, Space & Security
2011-01-21 Read More...
The Boeing Company announced that it has named Robert E. Verbeck, 51, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its $34 billion (2009 revenues) Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business. He succeeds Randy Simons, who is

Major Fatigue Testing of A400M Begins
2011-01-21 Read More...
Major fatigue testing of the Airbus Military A400M has begun on schedule in Dresden (Germany) this

First Oshkosh FMTV to Wisconsin National Guard
2011-01-21 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, and the Wisconsin National Guard held a ceremony at the Oshkosh Armory on January 19th to commemorate the fielding of the first Oshkosh-produced Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)

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