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Lockheed Martin Board Elects James D. Taiclet as Chairman
2021-02-01 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors has elected President and CEO James D. Taiclet as Chairman of the Board, effective March

MBDA, Rheinmetall Win Contract for High-Energy Laser System
2021-02-01 Read More...
Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded a consortium, or ARGE, consisting of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH a contract to

US Places Temporary Hold on Several Pending Foreign Military Sales
2021-01-29 Read More...
The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former US president Donald Trump, including the deal to provide 50 F-35 advanced fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was

India Expected to Order Additional Russian Aircraft Shortly
2021-01-29 Read More...
The Indian Defense Ministry has confirmed the purchase of 33 fighters from Russia, the Russian media quoted Indian sources that request for sale of 21 MiG-29 and 12 Su-30MKIs is to be sent shortly to Rosoboronexport, Russian arms trade

MBDA Completes First Firing of MMP from IMPACT Turret
2021-01-29 Read More...
MBDA has fired an MMP missile from a remotely operated turret mounted on a 4x4 land-vehicle for the first

Northrop Grumman Wins Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Contract
2021-01-28 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for continued Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) operations, sustainment and

Leonardo DRS to Provide Mission Equipment Packages for US Army’s IM-SHORAD
2021-01-28 Read More...
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced it has received an initial contract award for 28 Initial Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) Mission Equipment Packages (MEP) from General Dynamics Land Systems (GD) in support of the U.S. Army’s recent

Naviris Gains ISO and AQAP Certifications
2021-01-27 Read More...
Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group was officially awarded in January 2021 the ISO 9001:2015 and AQAP 2110 (NATO complementary regulation for major defense contractors) certification by Lloyd’s

Greece, Dassault Aviation Finalize Contract for 18 Rafale Jets
2021-01-26 Read More...
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Theodoros Lagios, Director General of Armament and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defense, signed in Athens, in the presence of Mrs. Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed

Erdogan Launches Third Corvette to be Built for Pakistan Navy
2021-01-26 Read More...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched the welding of the third ship to be constructed for Pakistan Navy under the Milgem project, Turkish and Pakistani media

Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Shaheen-III Ballistic Missile
2021-01-25 Read More...
Pakistan has successfully conducted a flight test of Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads up to 2,750

GA-ASI Completes Self-Protection System Demo on MQ-9
2021-01-25 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully completed flight testing of a newly developed Self-Protection Pod (SPP) on an MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Iranian Army Tests New Home-Made Systems at Eqtedar Drills
2021-01-25 Read More...
The Iranian Army Ground Force for the first time tested the country’s new indigenous electro-optic system, Jalal (photo), during the Eqtedar (Might) 99 wargames along the Makran coasts on the Northern rims of the Sea of

MBDA Demos First MMP Firing with Target Designation Made by Novadem Drone
2021-01-22 Read More...
MBDA has carried out the first demonstration of the operational capabilities of LYNKEUS Dismounted, comprising the MMP system in “infantry” configuration and a Novadem NX70 drone linked via radio to its weapon

1,587 MSVS Trucks Complete their First Year in Canadian Army
2021-01-21 Read More...
On December 4, 2019, the 1,587th and last Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) truck was completed on the production lines in Marolles-en-Hurepoix (France). It was then shipped to Canada for final

EXPAL Demos New Dual-EIMOS to Spanish Defense Ministry Delegation
2021-01-21 Read More...
EXPAL reached an important milestone in the development of the new Dual-EIMOS on-board mortar system, which is completing its validation under the UTEX Experimental Tactical Unit program with Spain’s Under-Directorate for Planning, Technology and

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