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Kazakhstan to Acquire 20 Multi-Role EC725 Helicopters
2012-05-11 Read More...
Kazakhstan has signed a letter of intent to acquire 20 Eurocopter EC725 helicopters, marking a major new commitment for this medium-lift rotorcraft. These aircraft, which will be assembled in Kazakhstan, will be used by the country’s Ministry of

Raytheon Completes 1st Flight Test of Improved SM-3
2012-05-11 Read More...
Raytheon completed the first successful flight test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IB, which is the cornerstone of phase two of the administration's Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA). This is the 20th successful intercept for Raytheon's SM-3

FN MAG Machine Gun Goes Polymer
2012-05-10 Read More...
The 7.62x51mm NATO caliber FN MAG - designed, developed, manufactured and marketed by Belgium-based small arms manufacturer FN Herstal - comes now standard with a polymer

First Travis C-5B Inducted
2012-05-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin last week inducted into its facilities in Marietta, Georgia, the first C-5B Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, California, to become a C-5M Super

INVISIO Wins New Headset Order
2012-05-10 Read More...
INVISIO of Sweden has received an order from a Special Forces

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Completes Preliminary Design Review
2012-05-09 Read More...
The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program has completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with the U.S. Air Force, a key milestone in the development of the next-generation aerial refueling

Lockheed's DAGR Drags Moving Target from AH-64 Apache
2012-05-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) successfully tracked and engaged a moving target in a recent demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground,

Raytheon Fires 4 Excalibur from Denel’s G6 Howitzer
2012-05-09 Read More...
Raytheon has fired four Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from the Denel-manufactured G6 self-propelled howitzer as part of a field trial

Austal Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony for US Navy's JHSV 3
2012-05-08 Read More...
On May 3, 2012, Austal held a keel-laying ceremony for the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), one of nine Austal-designed 103-metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels under contract with the US

France Elects New President
2012-05-07 Read More...
Francois Hollande was elected France’s first Socialist President in nearly two decades on Sunday, dealing a humiliating defeat to incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and shaking up European

Thales HPIRS & GPS to Equip Embraer’s KC-390 Aircraft
2012-05-07 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract by Embraer Defence and Security to provide the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and the GPS of the KC-390 military transport

ITT Exelis Proposes Open EW Testing for B-1B Bomber
2012-05-07 Read More...
ITT Exelis has proposed an open architecture system for the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B bomber that will expedite testing of the aircraft’s integrated electronic warfare system and reduce maintenance effort and cost throughout its life

Kazakhstan Orders 8 More Eurocopter EC145s
2012-05-07 Read More...
The Kazakhstan government has placed additional orders for 8 EC145 helicopters in terms of a framework agreement covering 45 of these multi-role rotorcrafts, which are to be assembled in-country by the Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering joint

Airbus Military A400M Receives EASA RTC Certificate
2012-05-04 Read More...
Airbus Military has received the initial type certification for the A400M new generation airlifter, marking a key milestone on the road to first delivery around the turn of the year.

NGC Test Fires its FIRESTRIKE™ Next-Gen Laser
2012-05-04 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has test fired the first product in its next-generation FIRESTRIKE™ family of high-energy, solid-state lasers that meet goals for size and weight reduction and ruggedization for operational

P&W Delivers 50th F135 Engine for the F-35 JSF
2012-05-04 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, has successfully delivered the 50th production F135 engine – powering Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – to the U.S. Department of

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