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GA-ASI Selected for Skyborg Vanguard Program
2021-01-08 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to support the Skyborg Vanguard Program. Skyborg will become the foundation of Artificial Intelligence

Dassault Aviation’s New Deliveries, Order Intakes & Backlog in 2020
2021-01-08 Read More...
Dassault Aviation Group issued the following statement on deliveries, order intakes and backlog in number of new aircraft as of December 31st 2020 (unaudited

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Agree to $1.28B F-35 Sustainment Contract
2021-01-08 Read More...
The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the Lockheed Martin industry team a $1.28 billion Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet through June 30,

FNSS to Provide AAEC Vehicles, One-Man Turrets to Philippine Army
2021-01-08 Read More...
Under the contract signed between FNSS and the Department of National Defense (DND),Philippines, which entered into force in November 2020, FNSS will provide a number ofAmphibious Armored Combat Earthmover (AACE) vehicles and their logistic support

Russian Ground Forces to Participate in 9 International Drills in 2021
2021-01-08 Read More...
Russia’s Ground Forces will take part in nine international drills in 2021, eight of which will be held in Russia, the Defense Ministry said in a

Iran’s Army Concludes Large-Scale Drone Combat Drill
2021-01-07 Read More...
The Iranian Army started its first large-scale drone combat wargames in Semnan province on Tuesday with the participation of hundreds of drones used by the Ground Force, Air Force and Navy, Deputy Chief of Operations of Iran’s Army Admiral Mahmoud

Goa Shipyard to Supply 12 Fast Patrol Boats to Indian Army
2021-01-07 Read More...
The Indian Army inked a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) to procure 12 Fast Patrol Boats for surveillance and patrolling of large water bodies, including those in high altitude areas like Pangong Tso lake in

Teledyne to Acquire FLIR in $8.0 Billion Transaction
2021-01-06 Read More...
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (“Teledyne”) and FLIR Systems, Inc. (“FLIR”) jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire FLIR in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.0

Airbus-Built CSO-2 French Military Earth Observation Satellite Launched
2021-01-05 Read More...
Airbus-built CSO-2 (Composante Spatiale Optique) Earth observation satellites for the French Armed Forces, has been successfully launched on a Soyuz launcher from the Kourou European Spaceport in French

Lockheed Martin Mourns Aeronautics Executive Vice President Michele Evans
2021-01-05 Read More...
The following is a statement from Lockheed Martin President and CEO James

Italian Army to Receive 86 Additional Centauro II Armoured Vehicles
2021-01-04 Read More...
On the 30th December 2020 at Guidoni Palace,headquarters of Italy’s General Secretariat of Defence and of the NationalArmaments Directorate, the Land Armaments Director Lieutenant GeneralPaolo Giovannini and the Commercial Director of the Iveco -

Russian Octopus Light Amphibious Tank Conquers Two Elements
2021-01-04 Read More...
Russia’s Sprut (Octopus) -SDM1 light amphibious tank has successfully completed next phase in a series of state tests which began in August 2020 and will last a year and a

Royal Jordanian Air Force to Sell 2 CASA C295 Military Aircraft to Myanmar
2021-01-04 Read More...
Myanmar’s air force is buying two Airbus CASA C295 aircraft worth $38.6 million from the Royal Jordanian Air Force to reduce dependence on Chinese armory, the country’s Economic Times (ET)

Lockheed Martin Celebrates a Year of F-35 Successes
2020-12-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the 123rd F-35 aircraft of the year last

General Dynamics to Produce M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams MBTs for U.S. Army
2020-12-30 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced it was awarded a $4.6 billion fixed-price-incentive contract to produce M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for the U.S.

BAE Systems-UAVTEK Deliver First 30 Nano ‘Bug’ Drones to British Army
2020-12-30 Read More...
In collaboration with UAVTEK, BAE Systems have developed a nano “Bug” drone and delivered the first 30 units to the British Army, which has put it through its paces as part of a

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