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Thales, DCI Join Forces in EW Training
2015-06-22 Read More...
Thales and DCI have joined forces to deliver high-level training in electronic warfare. Through this partnership, the two companies will combine their skills and offer comprehensive and innovative solutions to even better meet the needs and

US Army Fires TALON Laser Guided Rockets from Apache
2015-06-19 Read More...
Raytheon Company, working with the U.S. Army, successfully completed a series of TALON Laser Guided Rocket shots during recent tests.

Beechcraft Delivers Four T-6 Training Aircraft to US Army
2015-06-18 Read More...
Beechcraft Defense Company LLC, a Textron Inc. company, announced at the Paris Air Show that it recently delivered four Beechcraft T-6D military aircraft to the United States

Global Airlines’ Profit to Reach Record $29 Billion in 2015
2015-06-15 Read More...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upward revision of its 2015 industry outlook to a $29.3 billion net profit. On expected revenues of $727 billion, the industry would achieve a 4.0% net profit

Raytheon at Paris Air Show
2015-06-15 Read More...
Raytheon will show off the latest developments in its defense and aerospace technology at the ongoing Paris Air Show (Le Bourget, 15-21

Lockheed Martin Completes 25,000 Hours of F-16 Testing
2015-06-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin recently completed 25,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft, demonstrating the safety and durability of the F-16 well beyond the aircraft’s original design service life of 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours

Raytheon Tests AMRAAM-ER, NASAMS Integration
2015-06-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company has completed extensive lab testing on a new extended range variant of the combat-proven AMRAAM®. The tests validate that AMRAAM-ER can be integrated and employed from the NASAMS

MBDA, Lockheed Welcome Germany’s Selection of TLVS
2015-06-11 Read More...
MBDA Deutschland welcomes the decision of the German Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) to proceed with the Tactical Air Defense System (TLVS or Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem) based on the development results already achieved by MEADS.

Textron AirLands Scorpion En Route to Paris Air Show
2015-06-10 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Scorpion is now en route from Wichita, Kansas to France and The United Kingdom, for exhibition at two of the world’s premier defense aviation

First Flight Test of Raytheon’s SM-3 Block IIA Completed
2015-06-10 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted the first flight test of the Raytheon Company Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. The interceptor's bigger rocket motors and more capable kill vehicle will engage threats sooner and protect larger

Avon Protection Acquires SecureBio
2015-06-09 Read More...
Avon Protection, part of Avon Rubber p.l.c, has acquired SecureBio Ltd., the specialist CBRN consultancy it partnered with in 2014.

US Navy Accepts 3rd Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS Satellite
2015-06-05 Read More...
Following successful completion of on-orbit testing, the U.S. Navy accepted the third Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite.

NGC Passes Review for B-2 Weapons Management Upgrade
2015-06-03 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Air Force that its plans to upgrade key weapons management software for the B-2 stealth bomber are on track and ready to proceed to the next level of development.

Harris Completes Acquisition of Exelis
2015-06-02 Read More...
Harris Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of Exelis Inc. Each outstanding share of Exelis common stock converted into the right to receive $16.625 in cash and 0.1025 of a share of Harris common stock. Harris shareholders own

L-3 Acquires CTC Aviation; Sells Marine Systems Division
2015-06-02 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced that on May 27, 2015 it acquired UK-headquartered CTC Aviation Group, now known as L-3 CTC Ltd. The purchase price is £143 million (approximately $220 million) and was funded with cash on

Boeing Creates Defense Data Analytics Group
2015-06-01 Read More...
As part of a focus on increasing its global competitiveness, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is creating a new data analytics organization to provide customers with new and advanced offerings for leveraging information technologies across its

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