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Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering Exhibits at KADEX 2018
2018-05-24 Read More...
Paramount Group, the African-based global defense and aerospace company, and its joint venture in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), are exhibiting their latest range of next generation armored vehicles at the international

Russia’s Su-57 Fighter Jet Continues Test Flights
2018-05-22 Read More...
A test flight of the fifth generation Su-57 fighter jet with a developmental engine installed on it has been caught on camera in Russia’s Zhukovsky, Sputnik news agency

Russian Helicopters Train Flight Personnel for Mi-171A2 Testing
2018-05-22 Read More...
Flight personnel of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant owned by the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec) has been given simulation and practical training on Mi-171A2 helicopter. Now the pilots from

Iranian Navy to Receive New Destroyers, Submarines
2018-05-21 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced that his forces will soon be supplied with new modern home-made destroyers and submarines, Fars News Agency (FNA)

US Marine Corps Receives its Most Powerful Helicopter
2018-05-18 Read More...
The most powerful helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. was just delivered to the Marine Corps, CNBC

Eurosatory to Tackle Civil Security, Crisis Management, CBRNe
2018-05-17 Read More...
Eurosatory, the international leading exhibition of land and airland Defense and Security, will be held from 11 to 15 June 2018 in Paris. In 2016, it hosted 1,571 exhibitors from 57 countries and 57,024 professional visitors from 140

NITEC18 to Discuss NATO’s Largest Digital Transformation
2018-05-17 Read More...
An estimated 600 senior officials from NATO, European and North American companies will meet at NITEC18 next week in Berlin, Germany, to discuss NATO’s digital

Bell 505 Receives Certification in China
2018-05-16 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, has received certification for the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This is a major milestone for the international expansion of the Bell 505, as anticipation is growing

Bittium Participates at Critical Communications World 2018
2018-05-16 Read More...
Bittium is exhibiting Bittium Tough Mobile LTE smartphone and other products and solutions for critical communications at the Critical Communications World event in Berlin, German on May

Iran, Bolivia Review Defense Ties
2018-05-15 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Bolivian Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Admiral Yamil Octavio Borda Sosa in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday discussed broadening of mutual

Harris to Modernize India’s ATM Communications Infrastructure
2018-05-14 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been selected to modernize India’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) communications infrastructure and support one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets - which is expected to double in size over the next 10

Raytheon Dedicates New Facilities at Missile Systems Business
2018-05-14 Read More...
Raytheon Company executives, along with federal, state and local officials, and local business leaders, dedicated new facilities at Raytheon Missile Systems. This is part of a large-scale expansion and modernization project to increase capacity and

CZ Shooting Team Reaps an Avalanche of Medals
2018-05-14 Read More...
This year, the first weekend in May brought members of the CZ Shooting Team a deluge of medals. Altogether, they won a fantastic nine medals in three international IPSC competitions. And what is more, all of the nominated shooters

U.S. Navy Orders Additional APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets
2018-05-11 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $175 million contract for more than 7,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS®) Laser-Guided

Lockheed Martin Wins Contract for Guided MLRS Rocket Production
2018-05-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received an $828 million not-to-exceed contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 13 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated

Russia to Unveil Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile at V-Day Parade
2018-05-08 Read More...
Russia will showcase its latest Kinzhal hypersonic missile complex and other state-of-the-art weapons during the upcoming May 9 Victory day parade in Moscow, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

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