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U.S. to Acquire American-Israeli Iron Dome System
2019-08-20 Read More...
The U.S. Army is taking a step in the right direction when it comes to shooting down a cruise missile by purchasing the proven American-Israeli Iron Dome

Northrop Grumman Introduces Next Generation Scalable Radar Antenna
2019-08-20 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract award from the U.S. Army to develop the next generation tactical radar antenna. The Re-scalable Aperture for Precision Targeting Radar (RAPTR) will be composed of small radar building blocks to

Rosoboronexport to Unveil Latest Russian Military Aircraft at MAKS 2019
2019-08-19 Read More...
Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will make presentations of the Russia’s latest combat and transport aircraft at the MAKS 2019 International Air Show which will take place at Zhukovsky (Moscow region) from 27 August 27 to 01

Iran, Russia Agree to Hold Joint Naval Drill
2019-08-16 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, who visited Moscow late July, said his country and Russia have agreed to hold a joint naval exercise in international waters “in the near

Iran’s Air Force to Deploy Smart Ammunition in its Drone Fleet
2019-08-14 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said his force plans to utilize smart systems, particularly munitions, along with developing equipment and machinery in its unmanned fleet of drones, Fars News Agency (FNA)

MBDA, Rheinmetall to Develop High-Energy Laser Effector System for German Navy
2019-08-14 Read More...
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have agreed to collaborate in the high-energy laser effectors domain. The two companies intend to construct, integrate and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navy’s corvette

General Dynamics Elects Jim Mattis to Board of Directors
2019-08-14 Read More...
The Board of Directors of General Dynamics has elected former U.S. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis to be a Director of the Corporation, effective August

Iran Unveils Overhauled ‘Falaq’ Radar System
2019-08-12 Read More...
A newly-overhauled advanced radar system was unveiled on Saturday and delivered to the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Unit, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Collins Aerospace Demos Two-Channel Airborne Networking Radio to US DoD
2019-08-12 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., recently demonstrated the increased flexibility and bandwidth of its new TruNet™ AR-2000 two-channel, software-defined networking airborne radio to members of the U.S. Department of

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Business Unit to Restructure its Brands
2019-08-12 Read More...
The Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit, with its core brand MTU, will present itself more clearly in future as an integral part of the British Rolls-Royce engineering group. A new brand architecture is currently evolving, which will be visibly

Boeing-Built Satellite to Bring Affordable Broadband to Africa, Europe, Middle East
2019-08-09 Read More...
A Boeing-built 702 digital satellite called Amos-17 will provide affordable internet access and other communications services to underserved parts of Africa as well as Europe and the Middle

France, Australia Consolidate Alliance with Launch of Suffren in Cherbourg
2019-08-08 Read More...
Delegations and representatives from friendly States met in Cherbourg on July 12 at the launching ceremony of Suffren, first of class new-generation nuclear attack submarine in the Barracuda

Iran to Equip Overhauled Destroyer with VLS Missile Cells
2019-08-08 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced that Damavand destroyer, which has been under overhaul for the past 18 months, is now enjoying many new features and will soon be equipped with vertical launching system (VLS) missile

U.S. Army Invests in Additional Q-53 Radars & Capabilities
2019-08-07 Read More...
The United States Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin three contracts to produce additional Q-53 systems and outfit the radar with enhanced capabilities, including extended range and counter unmanned aerial system (CUAS)

NGC Selected for US Army Stryker Vehicle High Energy Laser Initiative
2019-08-07 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded a contract for the U.S. Army Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) directed energy prototyping

Boeing, U.S. Marines, Navy Celebrate V-22 Facility
2019-08-06 Read More...
Boeing, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy celebrated the transformation of a 350,000-square-foot facility outside Philadelphia into a modern factory where company employees will build fuselages for the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft and

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