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Boeing X-48C Research Aircraft Conducts Flight Testing
2013-04-15 Read More...
The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design

LM’s PAC-3 Intercepts & Destroys Ballistic Missile
2013-04-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in a Lower Tier Project Office flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New

Selex ES Selects ITT Exelis’ Night Vision Goggles
2013-04-11 Read More...
ITT Exelis has received a contract from Selex ES to manufacture the binocular i-Aware® Tactical Mobility Night Vision Goggle (TM-NVG) for the Italian Army’s Future Soldier

Cubic Wins Training Contract from US Navy & USMC
2013-04-11 Read More...
Cubic Worldwide Technical Services (CWTS), a Mission Support Services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation has been awarded a contract for nearly $134 million for the Base Period and Option Years from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems

US Navy Awards 2 Contracts to Boeing, BAE Systems
2013-04-10 Read More...
A new precision-guided weapon that Boeing will provide to the U.S. Navy will fundamentally change anti-submarine warfare by incorporating technologies never before used on an anti-submarine

TRS Passes Major Milestone on NATO’s ACCS Program
2013-04-10 Read More...
On April 3rd, ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) achieved a major milestone on the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) program. This test program validated the ACCS

Harris Wins Falcon III Tactical Radios Order
2013-04-10 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $29 million order to provide “a nation in Asia” with Falcon III(r) wideband tactical radios.

F-35B Completes First Night Time Vertical Landing
2013-04-09 Read More...
An F-35B Lightning II completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a test mission at night to expand the flight envelope and deliver capability to the

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

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