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Heron: Another 2 Years in Afghanistan
2010-09-21 Read More...
Rheinmetall has been awarded a follow-up contract to make the Heron 1 Unmanned Aircraft available to the Bundeswehr another two years. The volume of the follow-up order comes to a substantial eight-figure euro amount, and covers the period from 23

EADS Tests Barracuda
2010-09-20 Read More...
In a further test series comprising 4 flights, EADS Defence & Security (DS) has again successfully tested the technology demonstrator 'Barracuda' at Goose Bay Air Force Base,

EADS Defence & Security Renamed CASSIDIAN
2010-09-18 Read More...
EADS Defence & Security, a world leader in global security solutions and systems for civil and military markets, announced its official name change to CASSIDIAN. The announcement was made by EADS and by CASSIDIAN CEO Dr. Stefan

Saab Launches SAFE
2010-09-18 Read More...
At last week's Skydd 2010 exhibition, Saab presented for the first time its new generation Safety and Security Management System

Eurocopter & ATE Begin Firing Tests
2010-09-17 Read More...
Eurocopter and South Africa's Advanced Technologies & Engineering (ATE) began flight test firing a new Stand Alone Weapons System (SAWS) for light and medium

New President for Kongsberg Maritime
2010-09-17 Read More...
Geir Håøy (44) has been appointed President of Kongsberg Maritime and will join the Group Corporate Management Team in KONGSBERG. Håøy has worked for KONGSBERG since June 1993, holding various management positions since

LM's F-22 Raptor Meets Expecatations
2010-09-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin continues to meet and exceed the production and delivery schedule for the F-22 Raptor, with 86 straight aircraft delivered on or ahead of schedule to the U.S. Air Force. To date, the company has delivered 166 production F-22s,

Eurotorp: 200th Torpedo to DGA
2010-09-15 Read More...
Eurotorp announced that the delivery of its 200th lightweight MU90 torpedo for the French Navy has been accepted by the French Defense Procurement Agency

Oshkosh in $259 ml US Army Deal
2010-09-15 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will supply more than 2,000 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers to the U.S. Army under a new order from the Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command

Raytheon: First SLAMRAAM Firing
2010-09-14 Read More...
Raytheon's Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system successfully participated in a ballistic test vehicle (BTV) firing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Caltech Awards Lockheed Martin Space Executive
2010-09-09 Read More...
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) presented its 2010 International von Karman Wings Award to Joanne Maguire, Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, for her visionary accomplishments in aerospace.

THAAD Sale Likely to UAE
2010-09-03 Read More...
The United States will likely strike a ground-breaking deal by mid next year to sell the United Arab Emirates a multibillion-dollar Lockheed Martin Corp missile defense system, Lockheed's Chief Executive

Lockheed's New HELLFIRE II Missile
2010-09-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose AGM 114R HELLFIRE II missile struck and destroyed a stationary tank target in its third proof-of-principle flight test, a ground-launch test configured to simulate launch from an unmanned aerial system

GPIC Chief Joins US Safety Council
2010-09-01 Read More...
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) General Manager Abdulrahman Jawahery has been elected member of the US National Safety Council (NSC) Board of

EU to Help Dismantle Iraq's Nuke Facilities
2010-08-31 Read More...
The European Union signed a 2.5 million euro ($3.2 million) agreement with Iraq to help Iraqi scientists dismantle, decommission and decontaminate nuclear facilities built under Saddam

Eurocopter to Cooperate with Tongji University
2010-08-30 Read More...
Eurocopter signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Tongji University that integrates this Shanghai-based educational institute into the company’s family of partner universities, with the goal of training future technicians and engineers in

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