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U.S. Air Force to Launch 5th Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF Satellite in June
2019-05-14 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its arrival in

Rocket Crafters Chooses RUAG Space as Preferred Supplier
2019-05-14 Read More...
Rocket Crafters, a manufacturer of advanced rockets operating from the Florida Space Coast, and RUAG Space, a leading independent product supplier for spacecraft, electronics and launchers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Satellite

Turkish Naval Forces Kick Off Sea Wolf 2019 Exercise
2019-05-13 Read More...
Turkey is looking to expand its naval drills in order to boost its presence in the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The Sea Wolf 2019 military exercise, the largest annual drill of the Turkish Naval Forces will kick off

Harris to Support Boeing’s MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker for US Navy
2019-05-13 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to partner with Boeing AvionX in supplying the mission management open systems processor for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling

CAE USA Mission Solutions Awarded USSOCOM Contract
2019-05-13 Read More...
CAE announced that CAE USA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc (MSI), has been awarded a contract by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to support Open Geospatial Consortium Common Database (OGC CDB) rapid

Fincantieri Acquires Majority Stake of Insis
2019-05-10 Read More...
As part of the enhancement of its activities in high technological content sectors, Fincantieri has acquired a majority stake of Insis, a company headquartered in Follo (La Spezia) operating in the sectors of information technology and

Fourth Indian Scorpene®-Class Submarine Launched
2019-05-09 Read More...
On May 6th 2019, INS Vela, the fourth of P75 SCORPENE®-class submarine, totally built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) through years of technology

Turkish Aerospace Working on Supersonic UAV
2019-05-09 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace (TA) has a 380-kph capacity Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the works, according to its

Turkish, Chinese Servicemen to Get S-400 Training in Russia
2019-05-09 Read More...
Turkish military personnel in charge of operating S-400 missile defense systems are set to arrive in Russia at the end of May, a Russian military source has

SRC Showcases Latest Technologies at Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo
2019-05-08 Read More...
SRC, Inc. is showcasing technology focused on advancing the Navy’s missions at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland from May 6-8, 2019. Technologies include counter-UAS, advanced electronic warfare modernization,

Iran Unveils New Drone, New Laser-Guided Missile System
2019-05-08 Read More...
The Iranian Army unveiled on Monday new products, including laser-guided missile system and a new drone, in a ceremony participated by Deputy Army Commander for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and Commander of the Army’s Ground Force

Raytheon, US Navy Test Excalibur N5 Munitions
2019-05-08 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur® N5 munition test firings. The precision-guided projectiles demonstrated various short-, mid- and long-range

ARQUUS Launches VT4 Standard 2 Production Lines
2019-05-06 Read More...
On December 7th, 2018, the DGA notified the second tier of the VT4 program to ARQUUS. This tier comprises 1,200 new Standard 2 vehicles. Production and delivery of the Standard 2 started at the beginning of the year. ARQUUS is aiming at delivering

Roketsan Left Strong Impression at IDEF 2019
2019-05-06 Read More...
Roketsan drew the attention of participants with its cutting-edge technology products and capabilities at IDEF 14th International Defense Industry Fair, held through 30 April – 3 May 2019 in

Leonardo Concludes Successful Participation at IDEF 2019
2019-05-06 Read More...
Leonardo’s solutions for security, aerospace and defense were hosted at 2019 IDEF international exhibition which took place in Istanbul, Turkey last week (30 April to 03

Russian Navy to Get Over 180 Warships by 2027
2019-05-02 Read More...
The Russian Navy will get over 180 warships and vessels of new Projects under the state armament plan for 2018-2027, Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at a recent meeting with Defense

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