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LM’s Tank Protection Technology to Test U.S. Army Vehicles
2018-03-29 Read More...
The U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Lockheed Martin (LM) a next-phase contract to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software

UK Backs MBDA’s Brimstone Missile Beyond 2030
2018-03-28 Read More...
The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for the capability sustainment program (CSP) of the advanced Brimstone air-to-surface missile, to extend its service life beyond

Raytheon to Modernize U.S. Army Strategic Software Systems
2018-03-28 Read More...
Raytheon Company is beginning work on a contract to sustain and modernize missile defense and other strategic systems operated by the U.S. Army, combatant commands and other government

Naval Group Orders 20 MTU Engines for New French Frigates
2018-03-27 Read More...
Rolls-Royce has received its first order for the new sixteen-cylinder engines in its successful Series 8000 range: French shipbuilder Naval Group has ordered a total of 20 MTU 16V 8000 M91L engines, each delivering up to 8,000 kW of mechanical

Airbus Delivers A400M Airlifter to 2 OCCAR Nations
2018-03-27 Read More...
Airbus has for the first time formally delivered two A400M new generation airlifters to two different nations in one

Harris Corporation Awarded Two New Contracts
2018-03-26 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been selected as the prime systems integrator to modernize and upgrade an Asian nation’s military communications network, extending the company’s role as the country’s incumbent radio

Russian Army to Adopt Terminator-2 Tank Support Vehicle
2018-03-23 Read More...
The Russian army will soon adopt into service the latest version of BMPT-72 tank support combat vehicle, also known as Terminator 2, an informed source in the Russian defense industry told

Raytheon in Final Phase of GPS OCX Software Build
2018-03-23 Read More...
Raytheon Company’s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, is in its final software development

Safran’s PASEO XLR to be Fitted on French Medium Frigates
2018-03-22 Read More...
The PASEO XLR (eXtra Long Range) sighting system built by Safran Electronics & Defense has been chosen by Naval Group for France’s new medium frigates (FTI). Five of these 4,000 ton ships will be delivered starting in

Boeing to Open New Technology Research Center in Korea
2018-03-22 Read More...
Boeing announced its intention to establish a new research center in the Republic of Korea; the company is currently in discussion with the Korean government regarding the center opening. The research center will focus on accelerating autonomy,

Foundation for U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System Modernized
2018-03-22 Read More...
The system of systems that enables the disparate elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to function as a complete global defense network has been

Rohde & Schwarz First to Validate Conformance Test Cases for RCS 5.3
2018-03-22 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz has validated 24 conformance test cases described in work item 235 for the IMS-based Rich Communication Suite 5.3 (RCS 5.3), further demonstrating the T&M manufacturer’s leadership in 4G and IMS conformance

Michael Ozegowski Named CEO of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK
2018-03-22 Read More...
Michael Ozegowski (52) has been appointed the new Speaker of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH with effect of May 1st,

Russian Ground Forces Getting Future Combat Outfit
2018-03-21 Read More...
The Russian Ground Forces are busily equipping their troops with the Ratnik future soldier combat

U.S.-South Korea Military Drills to Resume in April
2018-03-21 Read More...
The United States and South Korea will resume joint military drills next month, Seoul and Washington said on Tuesday, exercises that will go ahead despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong

Dassault Launches Man Machine Teaming Advanced Study Program
2018-03-20 Read More...
Eric Trappier, Chairman & CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Patrice Caine, Chairman & CEO of Thales, received on Friday French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly, and Joël Barre, Delegate General for Armament, at Dassault Aviation’s

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