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L3 WESCAM Wins New Defense Contracts
2017-01-06 Read More...
L3 WESCAM announced today that it has recently won defense contracts valued at more than U.S. $90 million. The orders will provide a range of MXTM-Series electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems to global customers operating in the airborne

Raytheon Wins Upgrade Contract for Patriot System
2017-01-04 Read More...
An undisclosed member of the 13 nations which owns and operates the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System has awarded Raytheon Company a direct commercial sales contract worth more than $600 million to upgrade the system to

Airbus DS EBS Adds Portable Jammer to Counter-UAV Family
2017-01-04 Read More...
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), future HENSOLDT, has added a portable jamming system to its family of Counter-UAV products which detects illicit intrusions of small drones over critical areas and offers electronic countermeasures

Raytheon to Offer Next-Generation Training to US Army
2017-01-03 Read More...
Raytheon Company, has submitted its proposal for the U.S. Army’s next-generation, global training support

First Production Conforming Scorpion Jet Completes Maiden Flight
2016-12-29 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful maiden flight of the first production conforming Scorpion jet. This program milestone closely follows the recent successful weapons capability exercise on the prototype Scorpion

Raytheon to Produce Encryption Devices for Tactical Radios
2016-12-27 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $32 million production contract for next-generation encryption devices to safeguard military tactical data transmissions across air, surface, subsurface and ground

KONGSBERG, Leonardo Sign Agreements for NH-90, AW101 Helicopters
2016-12-26 Read More...
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) and Leonardo signed a set of agreements related to Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of dynamic components (including various gear boxes) for the NH-90 and the AW101

Boeing, Saab Complete First Flight of T-X Aircraft
2016-12-23 Read More...
Boeing and partner Saab completed the first flight of their all-new T-X aircraft, which is designed specifically for the U.S. Air Force’s training

Raytheon’s SM-6 Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target at Sea
2016-12-22 Read More...
The U.S. Navy fired two Standard Missile-6 Dual I guided missiles, developed by Raytheon Missile Systems, from the USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) during a recent test event, intercepting a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in its final

Joint Strike Missile Completes Long Range Flight Test
2016-12-22 Read More...
The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) has successfully completed a flight test in the United

BAE Systems Rolls Out First Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
2016-12-20 Read More...
BAE Systems rolled out the first prototype Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) to the U.S. Army during a ceremony at the company’s York, Pennsylvania

U.S. Air Force Selects Raytheon F-16 Mission Computer
2016-12-20 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon Company to develop and produce its new F-16 Modular Mission Computer Upgrade. The new mission computer offers more than two times the current processing power and 40 times the current memory, equipping USAF

1st Amphibious Combat Vehicle Delivered to US Marine Corps
2016-12-16 Read More...
The first of 16 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) 1.1 prototypes has been rolled out by BAE Systems to the U.S. Marine Corps in a ceremony at the company’s York, Pennsylvania

Lockheed Martin Modernized TACMS Missile Passes 2nd Test
2016-12-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully tested a second modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile in a flight at White Sands Missile Range, New

MBDA’s Brimstone Planned for RAF’s Protector RPAS
2016-12-09 Read More...
MBDA’s Brimstone precision strike missile is being planned as the UK’s guided missile solution for the Royal Air Force’s Protector Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) program. If confirmed, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI)

Saab Wins 4th Customer for Carl-Gustaf M4
2016-12-07 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract for deliveries of the new Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system. Deliveries will take place during

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