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Lockheed Martin Names Dean Acosta Senior Vice President, Communications
2019-05-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has appointed Dean Acosta as Senior Vice President, Communications, effective May 20,

Iranian President Approves Five Top Security, Defense Plans
2019-05-16 Read More...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani endorsed approvals of the Supreme Council for Science, Research and Technology to prioritize a number of mega national plans in security and defensive fields, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Dassault Aviation Launches Office Building for its Mérignac Plant
2019-05-16 Read More...
Dassault Aviation officially launched Tuesday the construction of an office building on its site in Mérignac, France, as a step of its “Leading our Future” transformation plan. The building will accommodate design, development and after-sales

Leonardo Exhibits Simulation, Training Services at ITEC 2019
2019-05-15 Read More...
This year Leonardo is a major exhibitor at ITEC 2019, the annual forum dedicated to simulation, education and training in the military and civil domains, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden from 14 to 16 May

CAE Wins New Boeing Order for P-8A Operational Flight Trainer
2019-05-15 Read More...
On the eve of the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s largest show for military training and simulation, CAE announced that Boeing has ordered simulator hardware for an additional P-8A operational flight trainer (OFT)

TEI Delivers First Domestic Helicopter Engine to Turkish Aerospace
2019-05-15 Read More...
Designed and manufactured by TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI), the first domestically produced T700-TEI-701D engine, which will power the domestic Black Hawk helicopter, was delivered to Turkish Aerospace, Daily Sabah

China Launches Two New Guided Missile Destroyers
2019-05-15 Read More...
China, which is developing its navy at a feverish pace, has commissioned two more guided missile destroyers taking the total of such warships to 20 with more in the pipeline, state-media reported on

Rosoboronexport Inks First Export Deal for BT-3F Armored Vehicles
2019-05-14 Read More...
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia recently signed a contract on the supplies of BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles and amphibious Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs)

U.S. Air Force to Launch 5th Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF Satellite in June
2019-05-14 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its arrival in

Rocket Crafters Chooses RUAG Space as Preferred Supplier
2019-05-14 Read More...
Rocket Crafters, a manufacturer of advanced rockets operating from the Florida Space Coast, and RUAG Space, a leading independent product supplier for spacecraft, electronics and launchers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Satellite

Turkish Naval Forces Kick Off Sea Wolf 2019 Exercise
2019-05-13 Read More...
Turkey is looking to expand its naval drills in order to boost its presence in the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The Sea Wolf 2019 military exercise, the largest annual drill of the Turkish Naval Forces will kick off

Harris to Support Boeing’s MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker for US Navy
2019-05-13 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to partner with Boeing AvionX in supplying the mission management open systems processor for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling

CAE USA Mission Solutions Awarded USSOCOM Contract
2019-05-13 Read More...
CAE announced that CAE USA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc (MSI), has been awarded a contract by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to support Open Geospatial Consortium Common Database (OGC CDB) rapid

Fincantieri Acquires Majority Stake of Insis
2019-05-10 Read More...
As part of the enhancement of its activities in high technological content sectors, Fincantieri has acquired a majority stake of Insis, a company headquartered in Follo (La Spezia) operating in the sectors of information technology and

Fourth Indian Scorpene®-Class Submarine Launched
2019-05-09 Read More...
On May 6th 2019, INS Vela, the fourth of P75 SCORPENE®-class submarine, totally built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) through years of technology

Turkish Aerospace Working on Supersonic UAV
2019-05-09 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace (TA) has a 380-kph capacity Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the works, according to its

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