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FFG Unveils New Protected Vehicle
2012-02-09 Read More...
German Company FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH has presented its new armoured multi mission vehicle, currently named under the working title

Navistar, Indigen Armor & SAIC Team for SOCOM Vehicle
2012-02-09 Read More...
Navistar Defense, LLC, Indigen Armor and SAIC announced they will team for the upcoming U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1)

LM Wins DMCO Technical Support Contract
2012-02-07 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year competitive contract to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New

DCNS Launched the Construction of 2 BPC for Russia
2012-02-03 Read More...
DCNS launched the construction at the STX shipyard at Saint-Nazaire of the first of 2 BPC-type vessels ordered by the Russian Federation.

Saab Wins US Army Contract
2012-02-03 Read More...
Saab has been awarded a multi-year contract for the next generation of laser-based training systems for U.S. Army’s armored combat vehicles. The order value is $17.2 million.

Eurocopter Delivers 1st Qualified NH90 TTH to DGA
2012-02-01 Read More...
During a visit by the French Defense Minister Gérard Longuet to its facilities in Marignane, Eurocopter officially delivered the first NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) qualified in its final operational configuration to the French armament

U.S. Bunker-Buster Bomb Not Powerful Against Iran
2012-01-31 Read More...
The U.S. military has concluded that its largest conventional bomb is not capable of destroying Iran’s most heavily fortified underground facilities suspected to be used for building nuclear weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported late

France to Withdraw from Afghanistan a Year Earlier
2012-01-31 Read More...
President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that France would pull its forces out of Afghanistan a year earlier than planned, a week after the killing of four French servicemen by a renegade Afghan

Boeing, Thales Name EC135 for Helicopter Aircrew Training
2012-01-27 Read More...
Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Thales Australia today named the Eurocopter EC135 as the preferred platform for their bid on the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Project AIR 9000 Phase 7 - Helicopter Aircrew Training System

ATK’s Liberty Launch System Completes ISD Review
2012-01-25 Read More...
ATK's Liberty program successfully held its Launch System Initial Systems Design (ISD) Review, which completes the third of five milestones in the company's unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA for the Commercial Crew Development

Eurocopter Boost Sales by 12.5% in 2011
2012-01-25 Read More...
Eurocopter generated a record high annual turnover in 2011 as the company benefitted from long-term strategies of investing in innovation to keep its helicopter product line at the forefront, growing the international footprint, developing services

US Deploys BAMS-D Drone to Monitor Hormuz Strait
2012-01-23 Read More...
The US Navy has confirmed deployment of a high-altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone which can keep track of Iranian military moves and monitor ships passing through the strategic Strait of

FLIR Systems Reports Strong Demand for Weapon Sights
2012-01-19 Read More...
FLIR Systems reported strong demand from U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for its catalogue of weapon

Flight Demo for Thales-Aerovision’s UAV Fulmar
2012-01-17 Read More...
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the UAV Fulmar (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European Union member

Lockheed Receives U.S. Air Force Contract for 3rd & 4th GPS III
2012-01-17 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $238 million contract for production of the 3rd and 4th satellites in the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation, known as GPS

U.S. Steps Up Contingency Plans In Case Israel Strikes Iran
2012-01-16 Read More...
The U.S government is concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran over U.S. objections, and has stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region, The Wall Street Journal reported late

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