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Airbus Military A400M Arrives in Malaysia
2012-04-16 Read More...
The Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter recently arrived in Malaysia at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Subang Airbase as part of its Asia tour, where a welcome ceremony took place today in the presence of the Chief of the Royal

North Korea’s Rocket Launch Fails
2012-04-13 Read More...
News of North Korea's abortive rocket launch was announced Friday after Pyongyang admitted that the highly publicized attempt had

North Korea’s Long-Range Rocket Installed on Launch Pod
2012-04-10 Read More...
North Korea’s long-range rocket, scheduled to put what it says is a satellite into orbit next week, has been installed on its launch platform, foreign journalists

Eurocopter to Supply 6 EC725 Helicopters to Indonesia
2012-04-09 Read More...
Eurocopter signed a contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia/Indonesian Aerospace for the supply of six EC725 to be received in

ITT Exelis Wins Pakistan Air Force Contract
2012-04-09 Read More...
ITT Exelis has definitized a $54 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide the Pakistan Air Force with modern, digital radio frequency memory-based jamming

India Test Fires Brahmos Missile with New Systems
2012-04-04 Read More...
India on Friday test fired the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile with certain new systems from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off Odisha

DCNS Signs MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology
2012-04-04 Read More...
DCNS recently signed, through DCNS Research, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, one of the top academic institutions in India, dedicated to engineering and technology

Eurocopter at DEFEXPO India 2012
2012-03-29 Read More...
The capabilities of Eurocopter’s helicopter product line to fulfill a full range of mission requirements for the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard will be spotlighted at the ongoing DEFEXPO Exhibition in New Delhi (29 March-01 April

LM Wins THAAD Follow-On Development Contract
2012-03-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $66 million follow-on contract from the Missile Defense Agency to continue development of the highly successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon

Mohammed bin Zayed Attends the Nuclear Security Summit
2012-03-26 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has arrived in Seoul leading a UAE delegation to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) which starts

Start of Final Assembly on 2nd Serial A400M
2012-03-21 Read More...
The Airbus Military A400M final assembly line (FAL) in Seville (Spain) has begun working on the second serial production

137th Test Flight for Lockheed-Built Trident II D5 Missile
2012-03-15 Read More...
The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight February 22 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed

Abiyev: “No Attack on Iran through Azerbaijan”
2012-03-13 Read More...
Azerbaijan will not allow other countries to use its territory to launch an attack on neighboring Iran, Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said on

Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
2012-03-07 Read More...
Pakistan successfully test fired a nuclear-capable, short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Monday, the Military

Iran Protests Israeli Arms Sale to Azerbaijan
2012-03-01 Read More...
Azerbaijan on Wednesday dismissed an Iranian protest over its reported deal to buy arms worth $1.5 billion from Tehran’s foe Israel amid increased tensions between the neighboring

India’s Rustom-2 UAV to Fly Early 2014
2012-02-28 Read More...
The first flight test of UAV Rustom-2, set to be used solely for defense purposes, would take place in February 2014, a top official at India’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)

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