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Boeing Wins Contract for F/A-18 Super Hornet, Growler Modifications
2018-10-29 Read More...
Boeing will continue its nearly 20-year legacy of F/A-18 modification work under a new $204 million contract award from the U.S. Naval Air Systems

GICAN, ASSONAVE Sign Roadmap for Franco-Italian R&D, Innovation
2018-10-29 Read More...
During the “Euronaval” international exhibition (Paris, 22-26 October 2018), and a day after the Franco-Italian cooperation announcement in naval industry, the Italian and French shipbuilding industry associations, ASSONAVE and GICAN, signed a

Kazakh National Defense University Hosts UAE Hall
2018-10-29 Read More...
Dr. Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Rashid Al Mehrizi, UAE’s Military Attaché in Astana, and Murat Maikeyev, Deputy Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, opened last week the UAE Hall at the Kazakh National Defense

Dassault Presents New Generation Fighter (NGF) at Euronaval
2018-10-25 Read More...
Dassault Aviation is taking part in the Euronaval exhibition, from 23 to 26 October 2018, at Paris-Le Bourget exhibition

Tapestry Solutions to Provide In-Transit Visibility for US CENTCOM
2018-10-24 Read More...
Boeing, through its subsidiary Tapestry Solutions, has received an award from the U.S. Army to provide In-Transit Visibility (ITV) for ground transportation logistics in the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of

Nexter’s Solutions for Tomorrow’s Navies at Euronaval 2018
2018-10-23 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS group company, European leader in land defense, is present at the Euronaval exhibition from 23 to 26 October 2018 in Paris Le

China to Launch Man-Made Moon Into Space
2018-10-23 Read More...
China has made public its plans to launch an ‘artificial moon’ by 2020. It’s hoped the light source will replace streetlamps and lower exorbitant electricity costs in the country’s rural areas. China is set to launch into orbit a huge space mirror,

India to Receive First S-400 Missile Systems Within 2 Years
2018-10-22 Read More...
The first deliveries of S-400 missile systems to India will take place within two years, Dmitry Shugaev, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation, told

French Forces Clear MMP 5th Generation Land Combat Missile System
2018-10-19 Read More...
From August 25 to September 22 2018 in Djibouti, the French Army Technical Service (STAT), the French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement), with the support of MBDA, achieved the evaluation campaign of the MMP 5th generation land combat

Russian-Pakistani Military Drills to Kick Off Sunday
2018-10-19 Read More...
Russian-Pakistani military drills ‘Friendship 2018’ will be held in the mountains of Pakistan from October 21 until November 4, Head of the Russian Southern Military District Vadim Astafyev told

Iran to Increase Range of Naval Missiles
2018-10-18 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Navy’s manufacturing plants in Bandar Abbas Admiral Alireza Sheikhi announced plans to boost the range of naval missiles and build more giant

Harris Corporation, L3 Technologies to Combine in Merger of Equals
2018-10-16 Read More...
Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies, Inc. have agreed to combine in an all stock merger of equals to create a global defense technology leader, focused on developing differentiated and mission critical solutions for customers around the

US Foreign Military Sales Jump to $55.66 Billion in 2018
2018-10-16 Read More...
US foreign military sales for 2018 increased by 33 percent compared to the previous year’s total, the State Department’s Political-Military Affairs said in a

China to Sell 88 High-End Military Drones to Pakistan
2018-10-16 Read More...
China announced it will sell 48 Wing Loong II high-end military drones to its “all-weather ally” Pakistan in what a military observer said will be the largest deal of its kind between the two countries, official media in Beijing

Rostec Can Adapt Ammunition to Drone Manufacturers Needs
2018-10-15 Read More...
Techmash (part of Rostec) is ready to adapt ammunition to meet the needs of drone manufacturers. Companies of the concern produce a wide range of air ammunition, such as aerial bombs whose weight ranges between 2.5 kg and 50

Safran Signs New Partnership Agreements with Australian Companies
2018-10-15 Read More...
Safran is expanding its partnerships, with two Australian companies Advanced Navigation and Thomas Global Systems, to further the development of innovative and world-leading submarine technology in

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