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GA-ASI’s Lynx Joins US Air Force Exercise
2011-11-23 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, today announced its successful participation in a U.S. Air Force

Amin: “F-16s to Provide Air Sovereignty for Iraq”
2011-11-21 Read More...
During a press conference on 08 November, the Commander of the Iraqi Air Force said Iraq's purchase of 18 F-16C Fighting Falcons, for their future air defense, will encourage and strengthen the strategic partnership between the U.S. and Iraq.

Tawazun Precision Industries to Enter MBDA Supply Chain
2011-11-21 Read More...
Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI), a Tawazun Holding subsidiary specialized in the manufacture of metallic components for Aerospace/ Aviation, Defense, and Oil & Gas industries, has entered into an agreement with MBDA for the manufacture of various

Saab Launches Blue Force Tracking Device
2011-11-21 Read More...
IMPI, Saab’s multi-purpose micro processor controlled GPS secure tracking modem, is a first-ever of its kind within the Saab product portfolio and presents a wide range of communication capabilities for both a secure military and civilian

Commercial Security at Intersec 2012
2011-11-18 Read More...
The increase in overall security threat perceptions worldwide has underlined the need to reinforce safety and security standards across the board. This has led to a huge increase in investment and expenditure on security infrastructure and

Raytheon Boosts JSF Capability
2011-11-18 Read More...
Raytheon completed a fit check of the joint standoff weapon in the internal carriage bay of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

Export Approval for Raytheon’s SeaVue XMC
2011-11-17 Read More...
Raytheon received approval from the U.S. Department of State to export the SeaVue eXpanded Mission Capability (SeaVue XMC) maritime and overland surveillance radar to

Alsalam Teams with Marshall Aerospace for C-130 MRO
2011-11-16 Read More...
Alsalam Aircraft Company has signed a new teaming agreement with Marshall Aerospace to develop MRO capabilities for

Keel Laying Ceremony for Austal’s JHSV2
2011-11-11 Read More...
On November 8, 2011, Austal held a keel-laying ceremony for its second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), "Choctaw County" (JHSV 2), one of seven Austal-designed 103-metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels under contract with the US Department of

Only 40 Hours to Build Raytheon’s SDB II Seeker
2011-11-10 Read More...
Raytheon engineers have reduced the time required to build the Small Diameter Bomb II uncooled tri-mode seeker from more than 75 hours to 40

GD to Acquire Force Protection
2011-11-10 Read More...
General Dynamics and Force Protection entered into a definitive merger agreement under which General Dynamics will acquire Force Protection for a price of $5.52 per share of common stock, or approximately $360

Development of NH90 Formally Completed
2011-11-09 Read More...
The NH90 program has reached a major milestone with the declaration of compliance for the NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) variant’s Final Operational

Black Hat Abu Dhabi 2011 to Host Ex CIA Chief
2011-11-08 Read More...
General Michael Hayden, United States Air Force (USAF), Retired, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Deputy Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) is the keynote speaker at Black Hat Abu Dhabi. He will share his

Reports: Pakistan Starts Hiding its Nuclear Weapons
2011-11-07 Read More...
Pakistan has begun moving its nuclear weapons in low-security vans on congested roads to hide them from U.S. spy agencies, making the weapons more vulnerable to theft by Islamist militants, two U.S. magazines reported

Lockheed Awards F-35 JSF Follow-on Contract to Harris
2011-11-07 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $32.7 million follow-on production contract from Lockheed

Poll: Israelis Evenly Split on Striking Iran
2011-11-04 Read More...
Israelis are virtually evenly divided on whether the Jewish state should launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran, with 41% in favor and 39% opposed, a poll published on Thursday

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