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Russian Eagle Spreads its Wings
2011-09-01 Read More...
This year Moscow International Aerospace Salon (MAKS-2011) broke all previous records. According to the show organizers MAKS hosted 842 companies from 40 countries as well as 241 aircraft of which 91 participated in flight demonstration program. The

FLIR Wins US Navy Contract
2011-09-01 Read More...
FLIR has been awarded a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division valued at up to $52.1 million for its Star SAFIRE(r) HD family of digital, high-definition, full-spectrum imaging systems.

Sarkozy: "Iran Nuclear Bid Could Provoke Attack"
2011-09-01 Read More...
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy warned that Iran’s alleged attempts to build long-range missiles and nuclear weapons could lead unnamed countries to launch a pre-emptive

New Family of Boeing 737 Launched
2011-09-01 Read More...
Boeing launched a new family of its best-selling 737 airplane that will be powered by a fuel-efficient engine, citing strong demand from

Sweden Participates With Gripen at BIAF 2011
2011-09-01 Read More...
Sweden will participate with Gripen fighters at the Bulgarian International Aviation Festival (BIAF) on 3-4 September

Harris to Supply Over 100 Highband Networking Radio Systems
2011-08-31 Read More...
Harris has been awarded a $16 million follow-on contract by Lockheed Martin to supply more than 100 Harris Highband Networking Radio(tm) systems for the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 program.

GD to Offer PIRANHA 5 with Rheinmetall’s LANCE
2011-08-31 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada announced it will offer the PIRANHA 5 vehicle fitted with Rheinmetall's LANCE 30mm Modular Turret System for the Government of Canada's Close Combat Vehicle (CCV)

Oshkosh Delivers Canadian TAPV for Testing
2011-08-31 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense delivered the Oshkosh Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) to Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland (USA) where the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) will conduct mobility, survivability and weapons testing.

IRKUT-ThyssenKrupp Cooperate on New Russian MS-21 Aircraft
2011-08-30 Read More...
As part of the MAKS-2011 international exhibition and air show, IRKUT Corporation, Moscow and ThyssenKrupp System Engineering GmbH, Heilbronn have concluded a contract on the delivery of production lines for pre-assembly of the

Lockheed-USAF Sign 5-Year Tri-Mode Seeker Agreement
2011-08-29 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate and Lockheed Martin signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to assess the viability of its cooled tri-mode seeker for integration onto Air Force

Saab to Support Eurocopter’s NH90 Helicopters
2011-08-29 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has recently signed a framework agreement with Eurocopter for support of their NH90

Lockheed’s LinGO Link Connects Interpreters with Troops
2011-08-26 Read More...
Deployed U.S. and international forces battling language barriers will now be able to instantly connect to a pool of highly qualified interpretation services through a real-time, virtual capability developed by Lockheed

Cassidian’s TETRA at the 26th World University Games
2011-08-25 Read More...
After the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games, a TETRA network from Cassidian has once again successfully provided stable, reliable and efficient communication services, this time during the 26th Universiade in

2nd Boeing GPS IIF Satellite in Service
2011-08-25 Read More...
Boeing announced that the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has achieved operational acceptance and entered service.

NGC Receives New Viper Strikes Contract
2011-08-24 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded a contract for additional Viper Strikes munitions to equip the U.S. Marine Corps Harvest Hawk aircraft and bring greater utility to the Marines' KC-130J refueling and cargo

Boeing: ScanEagles’ Autonomous Communications Demos
2011-08-22 Read More...
Boeing announced the successful autonomous communications and operation of dissimilar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in flight tests over the rugged terrain of eastern

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