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Lockheed Martin's F-22 at Farnborough
2010-07-26 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor showcased its unrivaled maneuverability and aerial prowess for the international crowd attending the Farnborough International Airshow for 2 consecutive days this past week (19-20

Eurocopter & Kawasaki Extend Cooperation
2010-07-24 Read More...
At the Farnborough Air Show, Shigeru Murayama, President of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company (KHI) and Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter, signed a new cooperation agreement for the EC145, a new evolution from the BK117

France Pressures Thales, Safran to Consolidate
2010-07-24 Read More...
According to sources in the French Defense Ministry which is pressing Thales and Safran to consolidate some of their activities, France froze orders worth 300 million euros with both

The Lockheed Martin F-35: Centerpiece Of 21st Century Global Security
2010-07-22 Read More...
The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter will serve as the centerpiece for 21st century global security while strengthening international political and industrial partnerships, a senior Lockheed Martin F-35 Executive said at the ongoing

FLIR: Live Coverage of Farnborough
2010-07-16 Read More...
FLIR Systems and Flightglobal have teamed up to provide exclusive live video streaming of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow aerial

French Defense Cut Targets Air Force Programs
2010-07-13 Read More...
In a move towards cutting its defense budget by some 3.5 billion euros, the French government plans to postpone a number of Air Force programs, including replacement of the in-flight refueling fleet and the 700 million euro upgrade of Mirage 2000D

Oshkosh: 2 Orders for 950 FMTVs
2010-07-09 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, received 2 orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) to supply 950 U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers.

Iran Moves Radar to Syria
2010-07-06 Read More...
A US Defense Official signaled, this past week, that Iran has moved radar to Syria to provide early-warning against a possible surprise Israeli air attack against Tehran nuclear sites. Information from the new radar could also help Hezbollah with

France: 4% Defense Budget Cut
2010-07-05 Read More...
Following his earlier vow in March 2010, France's Defense Ministry will slash spending by 3.5 billion euros between 2011 and 2013 to contribute to the government's efforts to contain the public deficit, an official close to the matter said this past

Russia-Italy in $50m Helicopter Venture
2010-07-02 Read More...
Italy's AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters have set up a joint plant outside Moscow, the first of its kind in Russia.The final assembly plant will roll out AW139 medium twin civil helicopters and "will allow Russia to gain access to new

DCNS: MSS Innovations at MAST
2010-07-01 Read More...
DCNS showcased its latest studies and innovations to combat maritime insecurity and monitor changing naval missions at the Maritime Systems & Technology Show (MAST Americas) held in Washington, DC this past week (22-24 June

Al Defaiya On-Board the "Scout"
2010-06-30 Read More...
Renault Trucks Defense presented its most recent addition to the armored range at the recent Eurosatory Exhibition (Paris, 14-18 June 2010): the VAB Mark II with its protection Level 4. In addition, Renault Trucks promoted the developments of its

ATK: Non-NATO Ammunition to Afghanistan
2010-06-30 Read More...
In mid-June 2010, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) received a $41 million contract modification to supply additional non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the Afghan Security Forces (ASF), under an existing 3-year contract with the U.S. Army.

MBDA: Successful Aster missile firings
2010-06-30 Read More...
MBDA successfully completed a programme of firings that demonstrate the effectiveness of the Aster 30 missile. Over the last month, firings were carried out from the Italian Orizzonte frigate “Andrea Doria”, the French Horizon frigate “Forbin” and

SELEX Galileo secures order for naval Janus electro - optic sensor
2010-06-17 Read More...
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company has been awarded a first contract by the Italian Navy, Marina Militare, for the supply of electro-optical naval Janus turrets, derived from the well known Janus sensor for land applications.The naval Janus will

The DGA delivers the 200th VBCI to the French Army
2010-06-17 Read More...
The Direction générale de l’armement (DGA, French defence procurement agency) will deliver on June 23rd the 200th véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie (VBCI, armoured infantry fighting vehicle) to the French Army. The VBCI is produced by Nexter

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