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Iran Names General Salami New IRGC Top Commander
2019-04-23 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei promoted IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami (photo) to the rank of Major General and appointed him as the Top Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards

Saudi Arabia, Russia Discuss Space Cooperation
2019-04-22 Read More...
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov received in Moscow Thursday Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Saudi Space

Russia Delivers All 24 Su-35 Fighter Jets to China
2019-04-19 Read More...
Russia has completed the deliveries of Sukhoi Su-35 generation 4++ fighter jets to China under a contract signed earlier, Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation told TASS news agency earlier this

Turkish Aerospace Opens Production Training Center
2019-04-19 Read More...
Turkey’s leading aerospace engine designer and manufacturer has opened a center to meet its production, quality and training needs, the company said in a statement

U.S. Army Concludes New Equipment Training for Gray Eagle Extended Range
2019-04-19 Read More...
The U.S. Army has completed its New Equipment Training (NET) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky for the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended

Iranian Army to Get Home-Made Karrar Tanks
2019-04-18 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said that most advanced domestically-built tank of the country, Karrar (Striker), will join the military body’s fleet according to a new agreement with the Defense

HENSOLDT Develops Xpeller Counter-UAV System
2019-04-18 Read More...
The widespread and largely unregulated availability and use of UAVs has created an urgent need for answers to the threats they create. Threats range from commercial loss and widespread travel disruption, right through to national security

Collins Aerospace to Provide Critical Expertise for Future Vertical Lift
2019-04-18 Read More...
The U.S. Army has selected Collins Aerospace Systems as one of three companies to serve as a Mission Systems Integrator (MSI) for the Joint Multi Role (JMR) Mission Systems Architecture Demonstration (MSAD)

S-500 Air Defense System in Final Development Stages
2019-04-17 Read More...
The Russian Armed Forces will soon begin receiving a number of the newest air defense systems, a top Aerospace Forces officer

US Deploys THAAD System to Israel for First Time
2019-04-17 Read More...
The United States and Israel completed a unique joint missile defense exercise seen as crucial to defending the Jewish state against Iran. Not only did the US deploy its high-end THAAD system to Israel for the first

Turkish Aerospace to Build World’s 4th Largest Plant for Aircraft Composite Parts
2019-04-17 Read More...
Turkey’s leading aerospace engine designer and manufacturer will build the country’s first and the world’s fourth largest composite plant under a single roof for the high technology production of structural aircraft

Naval Group Creates Naval Innovation Hub
2019-04-16 Read More...
France’s Naval Group announced the creation of its Naval Innovation Hub to promote disruptive innovation to adapt to the acceleration of innovation cycles and to the need for increased research

MBDA, ALPhANOV Inaugurate Laser Vulnerability Lab
2019-04-16 Read More...
On 27 March, In Bordeaux (France), MBDA and ALPhANOV inaugurated their common Vulnerability Test Facility

Airbus Names Julie Kitcher EVP Communications & Corporate Affairs
2019-04-16 Read More...
Airbus has appointed Julie Kitcher as Executive Vice-President Communications and Corporate Affairs, effective immediately. In this role, she joins the Airbus Executive Committee leading all external and internal communication activities, reporting

NGC Wins Multi-Year Contract for 24 E-2D Aircraft
2019-04-15 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded a multi-year contract modification to deliver an additional 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the U.S.

Airbus Appoints New Executive Committee Led by CEO Guillaume Faury
2019-04-15 Read More...
Airbus SE has appointed a new Executive Committee led by Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury (photo), following approval from the Board of Directors. The changes are effective

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