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DCNS Mates First Sections of Second Barracuda
2011-12-20 Read More...
DCNS mated Monday the first hull sections of SSN Duguay-Trouin, the second Barracuda-type nuclear-powered attack submarine ordered in June 2009 by defence procurement agency DGA for the French

Thales Raises Stake in DCNS To 35%
2011-12-20 Read More...
The Thales Board of Directors approved Friday the decision to exercise Thales' option to raise its stake in DCNS from 25% to 35%.

Force Protection to Extend Service in Kuwait & Afghanistan
2011-12-19 Read More...
Force Protection Industries, Inc. announced it has received two firm fixed price modification awards under contract M67854-07-D-5031 for the extension of field service representatives (FSR) in Afghanistan and Kuwait from U.S. Marine Corps Systems

Nexter & Thales Eye Merging Ammunition Businesses
2011-12-19 Read More...
Further to their board meetings held respectively on 14 and 15 December 2011, Nexter and Thales announced their entering into discussions to bring together their ammunition businesses, with the aim of strengthening Nexter Group's position within the

L-3 to Acquire Kollmorgen Electro-Optical
2011-12-16 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Kollmorgen Electro-Optical (KEO) unit of Danaher Corporation. KEO develops and manufactures specialized

Mauderer Gap Crossing Systems
2011-12-15 Read More...
For 35 years, Mauderer Alutechnik from Germany has been manufacturing high quality aluminum products for the most varied applications and industries all around the

Lockheed: Environmental Testing of USAF’s SBIRS
2011-12-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Air Force's second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) satellite.

Telephonics & RSS to Develop Advanced Radar Systems
2011-12-14 Read More...
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation and Remote Sensing Solutions (RSS) of Barnstable, Massachusetts, announced that they have teamed to develop and produce advanced millimeter-wave radar imaging and processing

MBDA Inc. Acquires NGC’s Viper Strike Munitions
2011-12-13 Read More...
MBDA Inc., the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of missile manufacturer MBDA, has purchased Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NGC) Viper Strike munitions business, located in Huntsville, Alabama. Terms of the agreement are not being

Paramount to Develop 1st African-Made UAV
2011-12-13 Read More...
Africa’s aerospace industry has entered a new era with the launch of a ground-breaking multi-role aviation platform.

Boeing-USAF Win Best Logistics Strategy Award
2011-12-12 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force Globemaster division at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Georgia, received the Best Logistics Strategy award at the annual Defense Logistics Awards ceremony in Arlington,Virginia, on November

Northrop Grumman to Deliver Spares to B-2 Bomber
2011-12-12 Read More...
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a contract to deliver spare assets in support of the B-2 Spirit Stealth

Gulf States to Set Up a Joint Police Force
2011-12-09 Read More...
GCC Interior Ministers met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and agreed to set up a joint Police Force.

Cassidian Launches New Coastal Radar
2011-12-08 Read More...
Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, introduced a new security radar into the market which opens up completely new opportunities for the wide-area protection of coastlines, maritime infrastructure and harbors against asymmetric

Israel to Hold Kidnap Simulation Drills
2011-12-08 Read More...
The Israeli Defense Army is to hold kidnap simulation drills once a month in an attempt to prevent the kidnapping of its soldiers, the Army’s spokesman said this

Cassidian Delivers Yas Island Event Management Room
2011-12-07 Read More...
The new Yas Island Event Management Room delivered by Cassidian to the Abu Dhabi Security Committee was successfully operated to ensure the security of all events and concerts around the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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