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Raytheon, DARPA Complete Key Design Review for New Hypersonic Weapon
2019-07-31 Read More...
Raytheon Company and DARPA completed a successful baseline design review for the Tactical Boost Glide hypersonic weapons program, establishing the company’s technical approach for a critical design review and moving the system a step closer to

Israel, U.S. Test Arrow 3 Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense System
2019-07-30 Read More...
In the face of Iran’s continued development of long-range missiles, Israel and the United States completed a series of tests of the long-range Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) in

Iran Says in Possession of Intercontinental Drones
2019-07-30 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said his country’s Armed Forces are equipped with intercontinental drones, adding that they are now being used by Iran to monitor the Indian Ocean, Fars News Agency (FNA)

US Navy Selects Northrop Grumman as Design Agent for AN/SPQ-9B Radar
2019-07-29 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded the role of design agent for the AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire control

Russia Test Launches Topol Intercontinental Missile
2019-07-29 Read More...
Russia’s strategic missile forces have test launched a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar practice range, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on

Collins Aerospace to Supply Additional Manpack Radios to U.S. Army
2019-07-26 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has received its sixth order from the U.S. Army to provide PRC-162 software-defined ground radios for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Factor (HMS)

Saudi Navy Commissions First Two Fast Boats in France
2019-07-25 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces celebrated putting into commission the first and second speedboats, specially made by the French Navy for its Saudi counterpart, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Airbus A400M Achieves Paratrooping Milestone
2019-07-24 Read More...
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter continues to achieve milestones towards full capability after the successful deployment of 50 paratroopers from a side door on a single pass. The photo shows a part of these tests performed recently at the

MBDA to Supply Mistral 3 Short-Range Air Defense Systems to Serbia
2019-07-22 Read More...
On 16 July 2019, on the occasion of the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Serbia, MBDA announced the signing of a contract for the acquisition of Mistral 3 short-range air defense systems by the Ministry of Defense of

Iran’s Ground Force Receives 3 New Combat Drones
2019-07-19 Read More...
The Iranian Army Ground Force on Wednesday received three new home-made combat drones, namely ‘Mohajer 6’, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Lockheed Martin to Supply HIMARS Launchers to U.S. Army
2019-07-19 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Romania and Poland under a $492 million contract, marking Poland’s first acquisition of HIMARS

Iranian Navy Receives Modern CBRND Systems
2019-07-18 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) delivered state-of-the-art equipment to its Naval forces to equip them with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRND) systems for defending the country, Fars News Agency (FNA)

AK Bars Holding Stars at the Naval Show
2019-07-17 Read More...
The 9th International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS) was held at the Lenexpo Exhibition Center in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 10-14

First Female Member Joins Dassault Aviation’s Executive Committee
2019-07-17 Read More...
Since July 1st, Valérie Guillemet has been Head of Human Resources at Dassault Aviation. She is the first female member to sit on the company’s Executive

PELI 7600 Tactical Flashlight Preferred by Defense, Law Enforcement Users
2019-07-17 Read More...
PELI has recently realized a survey among more than 500 European flashlight users to discover what the exact user expectations are from their lighting

Czech Republic Signs Acquisition Contract for 62 TITUS®
2019-07-15 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS company, European leader in land defense, partook Thursday to the signature ceremony of the acquisition of 62 TITUS® armored vehicles at the Czech Ministry of Defense

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