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Senior NATO Commander Victim of Facebook Espionage
2012-03-12 Read More...
A senior NATO Commander fell victim to “Chinese spies” who attempted to fake a Facebook account in his name to gain personal information, the Sunday Telegraph reported on

New Caiman Helicopter Lands on FREMM Aquitaine
2012-03-12 Read More...
A few weeks after the first helicopter landing trials on board the FREMM Aquitaine frigate, DCNS, the French Navy and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have successfully completed a new series of deck landing

Indra to Display New Light Surveillance Aircraft at FIDAE
2012-03-12 Read More...
Indra will display for the first time its new light maritime surveillance aircraft at FIDAE, the reference fair for the aerospace and defense industry in Latin America, which will take place from 27 March to 1

US-Israel Did Not Discuss “Bunker-Buster” Bombs
2012-03-09 Read More...
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not discuss in their meetings this week an Israeli request for advanced U.S. military technology that could be used against Iran, the White House said on

Boeing Delivers 1st P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to US Navy
2012-03-09 Read More...
Earlier this week, Boeing officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in

All Components of 1st THAAD Battery Delivered to U.S. Army
2012-03-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of all hardware and components associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system's first U.S. Army

Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
2012-03-07 Read More...
Pakistan successfully test fired a nuclear-capable, short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Monday, the Military

L-3 Wins Binocular Night Vision Devices Contract
2012-03-07 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced today that its Warrior Systems - Insight Technology unit has been awarded a $50 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Binocular Night Vision Devices (BNVD) for use by the

iRobot Wins Order for FirstLook Robots
2012-03-07 Read More...
iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, received a $1.5 million order, funded by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), for more than 100 of the company’s model 110 FirstLook™ robots.

King Juan Carlos I 1st Head of State to Fly in A400M
2012-03-05 Read More...
On 01 March 2012, King Juan Carlos I of Spain has become the first Head of State to fly in the Airbus Military A400M new-generation military airlifter which is assembled in

RUAG Acquires Ascom's Business Unit Defense
2012-03-02 Read More...
RUAG is acquiring Ascom's business unit Defense, which specializes in communications solutions for Army Units and Security

ATK Awarded 4th 30mm PGU Production Contract
2012-03-02 Read More...
ATK was recently awarded a 4th contract option to produce 30mm PGU-15A/B cartridges for the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center (RICC), Rock Island,

Finmeccanica-Northrop Grumman Win NATO Cyber Contract
2012-03-01 Read More...
Finmeccanica (FNC IM, SIFI.MI), through SELEX Elsag and VEGA, together with its partner Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NATO C3) Agency to develop, implement and support the

Helidax Reaches 30,000 Flight Hour Mark
2012-03-01 Read More...
Helidax, a subsidiary of DCI and INAER, announced it has exceeded 30,000 flight hours on EC120 Colibri aircraft, in less than 2 years of operation.

Raytheon Tests New TOW Propulsion System
2012-03-01 Read More...
Raytheon tested a new propulsion system for the Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless (TOW)

Iran Protests Israeli Arms Sale to Azerbaijan
2012-03-01 Read More...
Azerbaijan on Wednesday dismissed an Iranian protest over its reported deal to buy arms worth $1.5 billion from Tehran’s foe Israel amid increased tensions between the neighboring

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