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SRC Named Prime Contractor on US Army RS3 IDIQ Contract
2019-04-05 Read More...
SRC, Inc. has been awarded a spot as a prime contractor on the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground,

India Requests 24 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters
2019-04-05 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of twenty-four (24) MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters for an estimated cost of $2.6

Naval Group Attends LAAD 2019
2019-04-05 Read More...
From 2nd to 5th April 2019, Naval Group is participating at LAAD Defence & Security – International Defence and Security Exhibition, in Rio de Janeiro,

Otokar Aims to Increase its Presence in Latin America
2019-04-04 Read More...
Otokar, leading supplier of the Turkish Military and Security Forces for tactical vehicles, is participating in LAAD Defense & Security exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 02-05 April

Successful SeaSpider Sea Trials in the Baltic Sea
2019-04-04 Read More...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH announced successful SeaSpider sea trials in cooperation with the German Bundeswehr Technical Center for ships and naval weapons, maritime technology and research (WTD

Rostec Supplied Sixth A-50U Surveillance Plane to Russian Aerospace Forces
2019-04-03 Read More...
Vega Concern, a member of Rostec’s Ruselectronics holding company, and Beriev Air Company supplied the Russian Aerospace Forces with a sixth modernized A-50U surveillance plane. The airborne early warning and control plane A-50U has been

GDMS to Supply Electronic, Cyber Warfare Capabilities to U.S. Army
2019-04-02 Read More...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACG-APG) has awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) a contract to provide electronic and cyber warfare capabilities to the U. S. Army Program Executive Office Intelligence,

U.S. Army Orders 9,500 GMLRS Rockets from Lockheed Martin
2019-04-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $1.13 billion contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 14 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated

Russia’s Fifth Generation Su-57 Jet Eyes Export Markets
2019-04-01 Read More...
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 (also known as the PAK FA product and T-50) fifth-generation fighter jet already has an export permit, and the Russian government is currently reviewing documents to officially rename the aircraft from T-50 internal designation

Former Senior Intelligence Leader Joins Lockheed Martin
2019-04-01 Read More...
The former Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Major General (ret.) Stephen Denker, will join Lockheed Martin to lead key satellite ground programs, effective Monday, April

UAE National Defense College Delegation Visits Spain
2019-04-01 Read More...
A delegation from the National Defense College made an official visit to the Spanish capital, Madrid, to meet with officials from Spanish Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Defense and Finance, in the presence of Sarah Ghazi Al Muhri, Acting

Emirati, Kuwaiti Defense Delegations Attend LIMA 2019
2019-03-29 Read More...
A delegation from the UAE Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces, led by Major General Pilot Isaac Saleh Mohammed Al Baloushi (photo), Head of the Executive Administration for Industries and Defense Capacities Development at the Ministry of

Raytheon, US Army Complete DeepStrike Missile PDR
2019-03-29 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army completed a successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the new DeepStrike® surface-to-surface missile, moving the weapon down the development path toward its first flight tests planned for later this

Oman’s Defense Minister Visits Narashino Air Base in Japan
2019-03-29 Read More...
Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman, and his accompanying delegation visited Narashino Air Base (photo) within the framework of his official visit to

RUAG Ammotec, Austrian Armed Forces Seal Partnership Agreement
2019-03-29 Read More...
Effective immediately, RUAG Ammotec and the Austrian Federal Armed Forces will be working together even more closely, RUAG announced

MBDA’s MMP Qualified in Extreme Cold Weather
2019-03-28 Read More...
In early 2019, the French Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French Army (STAT) organized a campaign to test the MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée - Medium-Range Missile) land combat missile in extreme cold

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