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Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker
2010-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully completed a wide-ranging series of tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a precision, adverse weather, low-collateral-damage weapon to rotary- and fixed-wing

MBDA: Strategy Confirmed
2010-03-24 Read More...
In 2009, MBDA, the European leader and global player in the missile systems sector, received orders valued at euros 2.6 billion, an increase over the total achieved in 2008 (euros 2.3 billion). The order book maintains its high level with a total of

Russia to start Iran N-Plant Mid-2010
2010-03-19 Read More...
Russia will start up the nuclear reactor it is building at Iran's Bushehr atomic power plant in mid-2010, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday."We continue work on developing atomic energy capacity both at home and abroad," Putin

EADS DS Delivers its 1000th Digital Map Generator
2010-03-18 Read More...
EADS Defence & Security (DS) has delivered its 1000th digital map generator system to BAe Systems for use in the Eurofighter. Map systems support helicopter and aircraft pilots by showing flight data and potential threats on digital maps.

F-35B Demonstrates Hover Capability
2010-03-18 Read More...
The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter demonstrated the capability to hover during a test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on 17th March.The flight was a significant test

Gripen NG: Flight Tests on Plan
2010-03-16 Read More...
The flight test programme with Gripen NG Demonstrator continues according to plan at the Saab facilities in Linkoping. The latest flight, number 117 since the flight test programme started, was flown this past week. We are now testing all the

Aerovodochy to Build Black Hawk Cockpits
2010-03-16 Read More...
Czech aeronautics company Aero Vodochody will supply cockpits for Black Hawk helicopters made by U.S. firm Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, the Head of Aero said in a newspaper interview Monday."Every year, we will build 40 cockpits of these legendary

Nexter Reports Strong Growth
2010-03-12 Read More...
The Nexter Systems Board of Directors met on this week to approve the Nexter Group consolidated financial statements for the 2009 fiscal year.Orders received by the Nexter Group during the 2009 fiscal year totaled €1,286 million, compared with €560

DEFENDORY 2010 Postponed
2010-03-11 Read More...
After carefully reviewing the effects of the world financial crisis on both the Greek and International defence industry, the Organizing Committee of DEFENDORY International decided to postpone DEFENDORY 2010 which was scheduled to be held in

EADS Loss Exceeds $1 bn
2010-03-10 Read More...
EADS canceled its annual dividend for the first time as the European aerospace and defense company posted a 2009 net loss of 763 million euros ($1.04 billion), partly because of fresh provisions on the A400M military airlifter program.Shares in EADS

China's Defense Spending Slower
2010-03-08 Read More...
China's defense spending will rise 7.5 percent to $76.3 billion in 2010, according to a draft budget report released this past week.That's quite a bit slower than the 12.9 percent average growth from 1996 through 2008, a period in which the

BAE to Sell 50% of its Saab Stake
2010-03-07 Read More...
BAE Systems announced that it is ridding itself of half of its 20 percent ownership in Saab AB, according to a March 5 statement from the British defense

France in Talks with Russia on 4 Warships
2010-03-02 Read More...
France and Russia have launched "exclusive negotiations" on the sale of four French warships to Moscow, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday after talks with his Russian counterpart."We are in exclusive negotiations for four BPC Mistral",

EADS Accepts A400M Financing Offer
2010-02-26 Read More...
EADS accepted an offer from seven NATO clients to finance the over-budget A400M military transport plane in a deal that would save Europe's biggest defence project.The aerospace giant had threatened to pull the plug on the project unless the seven

German Army Report: NH90 Deficiencies
2010-02-25 Read More...
An internal German Army report made a damning assessment of the German Military's new NHIndustries NH90 multi-purpose Helicopter. The 103-page document assesses the Helicopter's current operational capability as extremely limited, and highlights a

U.K. & France to Fund Tests on 40mm Cannon
2010-02-25 Read More...
The British and French governments signed a deal to fund the qualification of a unique cased telescoped 40mm cannon and ammunition system earmarked for use on Armored Vehicle programs being pursued by both countries.CTA International (CTAI), the BAE

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