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French DGA Takes Delivery of 2 Eurocopter NH90s
2012-07-30 Read More...
The French DGA armament procurement agency has taken delivery of its second NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and seventh NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), marking an important step forward in the largest European helicopter program

Obama Signs Bill to Strengthen US-Israeli Military Ties
2012-07-30 Read More...
President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday to strengthen US-Israeli military ties as he sought to reassure American Jewish voters of his commitment to the two countries’ close alliance on the eve of a visit to Israel by his Republican rival,

JASSM Completes F-15 E Platform Integration with AUR Test
2012-07-27 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed F-15E platform integration with a successful all-up round (AUR) flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New

Harris Gets NSA Certification for Soldier Radio Waveform
2012-07-26 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received National Security Agency Type-1 certification to implement the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) in the Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical

L-3 to Provide Multi-Purpose Display on AH-64D Apache
2012-07-25 Read More...
Earlier this month, L-3 Display Systems (L-3 DS) was awarded a contract from The Boeing Company to provide the Multi-Purpose Display (MPD) on the AH-64D Apache

Cassidian’s Barracuda UAS Achieves New Test Flights
2012-07-25 Read More...
Cassidian has successfully carried out a series of test flights with its Barracuda UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technology demonstrator at Goose Bay military airfield in Canada. This year, the unmanned aerial test bed completed five test flights in

Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program
2012-07-24 Read More...
Boeing today said the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin Low Rate Initial Production 2 (LRIP 2) of 10 APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar

Raytheon’s Small Diameter Bomb II Hits Moving Target
2012-07-20 Read More...
Raytheon’s GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) program achieved a major milestone when it successfully engaged and hit a moving target during a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range, New

Boeing Opens Information Security Innovation Lab
2012-07-19 Read More...
On July 17, Boeing opened a state-of-the-art Information Security Innovation Lab in Huntington Beach, California that will be used to prototype innovative cybersecurity technologies using live networks in a secure yet real-world

Thales TopOwl® Helmet Selected for A400M Flight Tests
2012-07-18 Read More...
Thales announces that its TopOwl® HMSD (Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display) has been selected by the Organization for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) for flight testing on board the A400M

ITT Exelis, EADS, Cassidian Join Forces in Electronic Warfare
2012-07-17 Read More...
ITT Exelis, EADS North America and Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, will work together to provide enhanced electronic warfare solutions, particularly in the area of aircraft survivability

MBDA’s Meteor Firings Conclude with Lethal Display
2012-07-17 Read More...
MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) has concluded its guided firing programme with three direct hits from three firings during Government sponsored Electronic Protection Measure (EPM) trials against targets deploying

NGC's Guardrail System Completes 1,000th Mission
2012-07-13 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) RC-12X Guardrail system recently completed its 1,000th mission since going into theater in

C295 Carries Marte MK2/S Anti-Ship Missile for 1st Time
2012-07-13 Read More...
Airbus Military and MBDA have successfully completed the first flight of the C295 maritime patrol aircraft with an instrumented Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the

Raytheon Celebrates 90th Anniversary
2012-07-10 Read More...
This month, Raytheon Company celebrates its 90th anniversary as a technology and innovation leader.

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Names New CFO
2012-07-04 Read More...
Since 1st July 2012 Dr. Martin Bentler (51) is new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG

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