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CAE Names Daniel Gelston Group President, Defence & Security
2020-08-20 Read More...
CAE announced the appointment of Daniel Gelston as Group President, Defence & Security, effective August 24, 2020. He will be based in Washington, D.C. and will be succeeding Heidi Wood, CAE’s Executive Vice‐President, Business Development &

Defense Minister: “Iran Capable of Building Strategic Weapons”
2020-08-19 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Minister said his Ministry has gained the necessary expertise and infrastructure to build strategic weapon systems in line with boosting the country’s defense

Barrett Communications Joins Australia’s C4 EDGE Communications Program
2020-08-19 Read More...
Barrett Communications is one of sixteen Australian companies who have joined Team C4 EDGE (Evolutionary Digital Ground Environment), to scope the development of a sovereign land battlegroup and below communications environment for the Australian

MBDA, LM Submit New Bid for Germany’s Integrated Air & Missile Defense System
2020-08-17 Read More...
MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin (LM), the TLVS bidders consortium (TLVS JV), have submitted an updated proposal to the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support

Boeing Submits Next-Gen Interceptor Proposal to U.S. Missile Defense Agency
2020-08-14 Read More...
Boeing submitted its offer to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition, proposing a design that leverages the company’s more than 60-year track record and expertise in strategic missile and weapon

Israel, US Test Fire Arrow 2 Missile Defense System
2020-08-14 Read More...
The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday it had test-fired an Arrow 2 ballistic missile

GPS III SV03 Receives Operational Acceptance
2020-08-12 Read More...
The United States Space Force (USSF) and the Space and the Missile Systems Center achieved another major Global Positioning System (GPS) milestone on July 27 when the GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 03 received USSF’s Operational Acceptance

Airbus’ VSR700 UAS Prototype Completes First Free Flight
2020-08-12 Read More...
The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has performed its first free flight. The VSR700 performed a ten minute flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south of

U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin Conduct Second Hypersonics Test
2020-08-12 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flight tested the second AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on the service’s B-52 Stratofortress out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 8,

Russia’s Upgraded Kamov Ka-52M Makes Debut Flight
2020-08-11 Read More...
Russia’s upgraded Kamov Ka-52M combat helicopter made its debut flight, the Industry and Trade Ministry reported on

Fincantieri Wins European Tender for Programmable EO/IR Seeker Emulator
2020-08-11 Read More...
INSIS, a Fincantieri Group company, has been awarded, under the restricted procedure, the European tender for the supply of a programmable EO/IR (electrooptical/infrared) seeker emulator for Electronic Defence systems countermeasures effectiveness

Airbus to Provide Welfare Media Services for German Troops Worldwide
2020-08-10 Read More...
Airbus has been awarded a contract by the Bundeswehr for the provision of welfare media services for the next 2 years, with the option of another 2 year extension. With this contract, several thousands of soldiers and sailors will get access to

Collins Aerospace Developing Open Architecture Terminal for U.S. Air Force
2020-08-10 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., is developing a Software Programmable Open Mission Systems (OMS) Compliant (SPOC) radio for the U.S. Air Force as part of an $18.9 million competitive contract awarded in

Fincantieri, Saipem Sign Deep-Seabed Mining Agreement
2020-08-06 Read More...
Fincantieri and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the development of deep-seabed mining (DSM), i.e. the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea floors over 3,000 meters in

Cubic to Supply High Capacity Backbone System to US Air Force
2020-08-06 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division was awarded a contract worth $38 million to deliver a Joint Aerial Layer Network (JALN) High Capacity Backbone (HCB) prototype for the U.S. Air Force

Patria Joins ASD of Europe as a Direct Company Member
2020-08-06 Read More...
Patria has joined AeroSpace and Defence Association of Europe (ASD) as a Direct Company Member being earlier involved in its operation via Association of Finnish Defence and Aerospace Industries (AFDA), where Patria continues its active

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