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Pakistan Chief of Naval Staff Tours Omani Vessel in Karachi Drill
2019-02-12 Read More...
Admiral Zafar Mahmoud Abbasi, Chief of Naval Staff in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan visited “Al Rahmani'” Vessel of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), accompanied with a number of Commander and Senior Officers, Oman News Agency (ONA)

SRC Names David Durham Business Development Director
2019-02-12 Read More...
SRC, Inc. announced that David Durham (photo) has been hired as Director, Business

Oshkosh Defense to Recapitalize U.S. Army’s Heavy Vehicle Fleet
2019-02-11 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that it has been awarded a $232.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to recapitalize vehicles in the Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical

New Peli™ 9600 LED Modular Light Unveiled
2019-02-11 Read More...
Now it’s easy to light up long stretches of rail track, tunnels, and even a makeshift runway, without the hassles of conventional heavyweight light

Airbus, Dassault Aviation Sign Concept Study Contract for Future Combat Air System
2019-02-08 Read More...
France and Germany have awarded the first-ever contract - a Joint Concept Study (JCS) - to Dassault Aviation and Airbus for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)

Iskander-M Tactical Missiles to Carry Various Warheads
2019-02-08 Read More...
Russia’s Iskander-M tactical missile systems will be upgraded to get new missiles with various warheads and will be capable of operating as part of the reconnaissance and fire network, said an article published in the thematic

Raytheon’s Spy-6 Navy Radar Passes Ballistic Missile Test
2019-02-07 Read More...
Raytheon Company’s AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar completed its latest test, exceeding all performance requirements. In the most stressing test to date, the radar searched for, detected, and maintained track on the target as

Leonardo to Upgrade NATO’s EW Training Equipment
2019-02-06 Read More...
Leonardo has signed a contract worth approximately €180 million to provide new electronic warfare training equipment for the NATO Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS). Leonardo was selected in an international competition and will incorporate

NGC to Support U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Cutter C4ISR & Control
2019-02-06 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded production and long lead time materials (LLTM) contracts for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) C4ISR and control systems, by Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Rohde & Schwarz Launches R&S Marinesysteme GmbH
2019-02-06 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz is expanding its naval expertise in Kiel by founding R&S Marinesysteme GmbH. The company develops and implements solutions for communications management and reliable communications intelligence and radar

General Atomics to Develop Prototype Battery System for U.S. Navy’s LDUUV
2019-02-06 Read More...
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has been awarded a contract from Advanced Technology International (ATI) to develop and demonstrate a prototype Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system for the U.S. Navy’s

First Upgraded Tupolev-160M Bomber Scheduled for 2021
2019-02-05 Read More...
The first fundamentally upgraded serially produced strategic bomber Tupolev-160M is to be provided for the Russian military in 2021, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

U.S., Russia Suspend INF Treaty
2019-02-05 Read More...
Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, after the United States announced it would withdraw from the arms control pact, accusing Moscow of

USAF’s 6th-Generation Fighter Could Turn Everything Obsolete
2019-02-04 Read More...
Drone fighter jets, hypersonic attack planes, artificial intelligence, lasers, electronic warfare and sensors woven into the fuselage of an aircraft - are all areas of current technological exploration for the US Air Force (USAF) as it begins early

Iran Displays New Drones, Weapons in “Eqtedar 40” Exhibition
2019-02-01 Read More...
The Iranian Armed Forces showcased their latest achievements and products, including new drones and weapons, in “Eqtedar 40’ exhibition in

Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin JV Wins Order for 2,100 F-Model Missiles
2019-02-01 Read More...
The Javelin Joint Venture was awarded a production contract for 2,100 F-Model (FGM-148F) missiles, following a successful and rigorous system qualification test program that included 21 successful flight

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