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India Test-Fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)
2019-12-26 Read More...
India on Monday successfully test-fired its Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system, likely to be inducted into the armed forces by 2021, from a base off Odisha coast, local media quoted a Defence Ministry

Raytheon Wins Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy Contracts
2019-12-25 Read More...
Raytheon Company was awarded the following Standard Missile-3 Block IIA contract as announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on December 20,

Boeing Names David L. Calhoun President and CEO
2019-12-25 Read More...
Boeing announced that its Board of Directors has named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun (photo), as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective January 13,

Russian Troops Receive First Batch of S-350 Air Defense Missile System
2019-12-25 Read More...
Russian troops have received the first set of the advanced S-350 ‘Vityaz’ surface-to-air missile system, the Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer announced on

NGC Names Lesley Kalan Chief Strategy & Development Officer
2019-12-25 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) announced it has appointed Lesley A. Kalan as Vice President of Legislative Affairs, effective October 25. Kalan will report to Sid Ashworth, Corporate Vice President of Government

MBDA to Supply More Meteor Missiles to German Air Force
2019-12-24 Read More...
MBDA has received an order to build further Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the German Air

Oshkosh Wins JLTV Order for U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy
2019-12-23 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Warren has placed an $803.9 million order for 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs). Additional orders from the U.S. Army Contracting

Safran to Supply Infrared Binoculars, Night Vision Goggles to Swiss Army
2019-12-23 Read More...
Switzerland’s Federal Office for Defense Procurement, armasuisse, belonging to the Federal Department of Defense, have chosen after an international competition Safran Vectronix AG, the Swiss subsidiary of Safran Electronics &

ASELSAN, SAPURA to Partner in Software Defined Radios
2019-12-23 Read More...
Under the auspices of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, ASELSAN, the global technology company has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Sapura Secured Technologies

Jussi Järvinen Named President of Patria’s Land Business Unit
2019-12-20 Read More...
Jussi Järvinen, 40, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration), has been appointed as President of Patria’s Land business unit as of 18th December

Lockheed Martin Hosts Bahrain Ambassador at F-16 Production Line
2019-12-19 Read More...
Lockheed Martin hosted Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashed Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States, at the company’s F-16 production line, where production is underway on the first F-16 Block 70 - for the Royal Bahraini Air

Naval Group Signs 9 MoUs with Australian Partners
2019-12-18 Read More...
Naval Group has signed nine different Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Australian companies to manufacture itscountermeasure solutions for the Royal Australian Navy in

UAE-Korean Supreme Military Joint Committee Meets in Seoul
2019-12-18 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Jeong Kyeong-doo, Minister of National Defense of South Korea (photo), discussed the defense cooperation between the UAE and South

Littoral Combat Ship 19 (St. Louis) Completes Acceptance Trials
2019-12-18 Read More...
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 19, the future USS St. Louis, completed Acceptance Trials in Lake Michigan. Now that trials are complete, the ship will undergo final outfitting and fine-tuning before delivery. LCS 19 is the tenth

Northrop Grumman Delivers 1,000th Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile to US Navy
2019-12-17 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation marked a significant milestone with the delivery of its 1000th AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

GA-ASI Awarded Gray Eagle ER Modernization Contracts
2019-12-16 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has teamed with the U.S. Army to enhance the capabilities and survivability of the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System

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