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Alenia Aeronautica Delivers 3rd C-27J to Bulgaria
2011-04-04 Read More...
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, delivered this past week, at “Vrazhdebna” military base of Sofia (Bulgaria), the final C-27J ordered by the Bulgarian Air Force in 2006, and unveiled a logistics support centre for the

“No Health Risk” from Airport Body Scanners
2011-04-02 Read More...
A recent University of California study found that full-body scanners used to secure airports do not pose health risks. About 1,000 of these scanners will be deployed across the United States alone by end of this

Regional Expansion for Epoc Messe Frankfurt
2011-04-02 Read More...
Middle East trade fair and event organiser Epoc Messe Frankfurt announced a major expansion in its regional

MENA Unrest Slows Air Traffic & Cargo
2011-04-02 Read More...
The political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) slowed growth of international airline passenger traffic during February, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Lockheed Martin Wins THAAD Production Contract
2011-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a production contract totaling $789.8 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency.

AgustaWestland Expands AW139 Training Capacity
2011-03-31 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the next phase in its growth of AW139 global training and flight simulation capacity, in response to the continuing success of the

LM Rolls Out 1st MC-130J Combat Shadow II
2011-03-31 Read More...
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) during a ceremony held on 29 March 2011 in Marietta, Georgia

Systematic Prepares for Viking 11
2011-03-31 Read More...
On 21 March, Systematic began training Administrators and Super Users for Viking 11, a large scale exercise organised by the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Swedish Armed

LM's HIT Center for Testing Missile Defense Systems
2011-03-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Huntsville Integrated Test (HIT) Center in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this

Vienna to Host ASIS Europe 2011
2011-03-30 Read More...
Vienna is getting ready to welcome the 10th ASIS International European Security Conference & Exhibition scheduled to take place on 3-6 April 2011 at the Messe Wien

Harris: Falcon III Radios for MRAP Vehicles
2011-03-30 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received an $11.7 million order to supply Falcon III(r) multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular configurations to the

FLIR’s New LSR-5000 to be Deployed ME
2011-03-30 Read More...
FLIR announced it has secured a multimillion dollar sub-contract with Northrop Grumman.

MBDA Chooses Sagem's New Matis MP3
2011-03-29 Read More...
The new Matis MP3 optronic aiming sight offered by Sagem (Safran group) has been chosen by missile manufacturer MBDA to modernize the French army's Mistral surface-to-air firing

NGC Launches I-TRACE CBRN System
2011-03-29 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) launched its new Integrated Tactical Rapid Assessment of CBRN Environments (I-TRACE)

Austal Awarded 2nd US Navy Ship Order
2011-03-28 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has announced a fixed price incentive contract for the construction of a fourth 127-metre trimaran Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 8) valued at USD$368.6

A400M: Low-Speed Take-Off Trials
2011-03-28 Read More...
Marking a new step in its testing, Airbus Military's A400M has completed a series of trials to validate the lowest speed at which this new-generation airlifter can take

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