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US to Buy 30 Additional Mi-17 Russian Helicopters
2013-04-08 Read More...
The US Department of Defense said Thursday it plans to sidestep a Congressional ban to purchase 30 helicopters from Russian state-owned defense firm Rosoboronexport, despite objections from US

Boeing at LAAD 2013 Exhibition
2013-04-08 Read More...
An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II simulator, cybersecurity demonstration, and unmanned airborne system models will anchor Boeing’s display at the Latin America Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) trade show in Rio de Janeiro April

Aegis Completes Fire Test with New Baseline 9 Capability
2013-04-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Combat System recently completed a live fire test, using the system’s newest capability build, Baseline

Chinese Army on High Alert Amid North Korean Tension
2013-04-04 Read More...
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is on high alert and making contingency plans for a further escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula, dpa quoted a source with close ties to the Chinese military as

Lockheed to Provide Advanced Training System to US Army
2013-04-04 Read More...
The U.S. Army selected Lockheed Martin (LM) to design an advanced simulation-based training system that will ensure Army, joint and coalition leaders are prepared to act decisively in the evolving operational

Raytheon Wins Rolling Airframe Missile Contract
2013-04-04 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a $155.6 million contract to manufacture Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles for delivery to the German Navy. It represents the largest single RAM award by Germany. The contract was awarded in Raytheon's first quarter of

Boeing Delivers 7th Production P-8A Poseidon to US Navy
2013-04-03 Read More...
Boeing handed over the seventh production P-8A Poseidon to the U.S. Navy on schedule March 29, marking the first delivery from the second low-rate initial production contract awarded in November

U.N. Approves First Global Arms Trade Treaty
2013-04-03 Read More...
The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the $70 billion international business in conventional arms ranging from light weapons to battle tanks and

Lockheed Demos Gyrocam Sensor Maritime Capability
2013-04-03 Read More...
Lockheed Martin recently completed a series of successful demonstrations of its Gyrocam 15-inch Dual Sensor and 15-inch Triple Sensor in a realistic military maritime

Raytheon's Patriots Receive Service Life Extension
2013-04-02 Read More...
Raytheon Patriot missiles, critical components of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, have received U.S. Army approval for a second recertification, extending the operational life of the worldwide inventory of Patriot missiles from 30 to 45

Lockheed to Upgrade US Navy Electronic Warfare Defenses
2013-04-02 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (LM) a $57 million contract to upgrade the fleet’s electronic warfare defenses against anti-ship missile

Rockwell Collins Conducts CDR for CRIIS Program
2013-04-01 Read More...
Rockwell Collins has conducted a successful Critical Design Review (CDR) with the U.S. Air Force, and has been approved to begin the integration, test, and pre-production phase of the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS)

NGC’s AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR Radar Demos BMD Capability
2013-03-28 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) successfully detected multiple rocket launches during company-funded

LM's EAPS Conducts Miniature Hit-To-Kill Interceptor Test
2013-03-26 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Extended Area Protection and Survivability (EAPS) program successfully conducted the first Guided Test Flight to characterize the seeker, guidance, navigation and control systems of its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor.

Cassidian to Supply 7 Surveillance Radars to Canadian AF
2013-03-25 Read More...
Cassidian has won a € 50m program to equip the airfields of the Royal Canadian Air Force with latest-technology airport surveillance

Report: “US Sets up Drone Base in Niger”
2013-03-25 Read More...
The United States has set up a drone base in Niger apparently to back up French troops in Mali and to fight al-Qaeda in Africa, a report

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