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General Dynamics to Acquire CSRA for $9.6 Billion
2018-02-15 Read More...
General Dynamics and CSRA announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which General Dynamics will acquire all outstanding shares of CSRA for $40.75 in cash. The transaction is valued at $9.6 billion, including the assumption

Lockheed Martin Delivers 400th C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft
2018-02-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on February 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s

Nexter, Texelis Win French Army’s Lightweight VBMR Contract
2018-02-14 Read More...
Nexter and Texelis are delighted at Tuesday’s confirmation by Florence Parly, Minister of Armies, for the attribution of the supply of Lightweight Multi-Role Armored Vehicles (VBMR Véhicules Blindés Multi-Rôles) for the French

Russia Tests New Anti-Missile System in Kazakhstan
2018-02-14 Read More...
Responding to NATO’s muscle flexing in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, which Moscow sees as a threat, Russia is upgrading its missile defenses with new and more accurate

China’s J-20 Stealth Jet, Su-35 Fighter Jet Put into Service
2018-02-13 Read More...
China’s latest J-20 stealth fighters have been commissioned into air force combat service, a spokesperson confirmed Friday, Xinhua news agency

New Su-25 Jet Will be Immune to MANPAD Fire
2018-02-13 Read More...
Russian engineers have developed a system which ensures 100% protection against the heat-seeking warheads of Stinger and Igla MANPADS, Rossiiskaya Gazeta has

Oshkosh Defense Wins FMTV A2 Variant Contract
2018-02-12 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has awarded Oshkosh Defense a firm fixed price requirements contract spanning up to

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for PAC-3 Missiles
2018-02-12 Read More...
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a $524 million contract modification for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment

Russian Defense Ministry to Get 14 Su-30SM & 10 Yak-130 Jets
2018-02-09 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry will receive 14 Su-30SM fighter jets (photo) and ten Yak-130 jet trainers in 2018, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday, Russian News Agency TASS

Safran Plays Major Role in OCEAN2020 Project
2018-02-09 Read More...
Safran is one of the main participants in the OCEAN2020 consortium, which won a major contract as part of the European Commission’s 2017 Preparatory Action on Defense Research (PADR)

Iveco Defence Vehicles Delivers Last 62 Light Armoured Vehicles to Norway
2018-02-09 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles has handed over the last tranche of 62 Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV) to the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA). The handover ceremony was held at Iveco DV Headquarters in Bolzano, Italy, attended by Brigadier General

South Africa’s Multi Role Aircraft Ramps Up Production
2018-02-09 Read More...
Paramount Group, the African-based global defense and aerospace company, and its partners in AHRLAC Holdings have announced that its new state-of-the-art aerospace factory is fully operational and ramping up for full production of the Advanced High

Harris Night Vision Goggles Receive FAA TSOA Certification
2018-02-08 Read More...
Harris Corporation’s F4949Aviator’s Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS) has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA)

JASSM®-ER Declared Operational on F-15E Strike Eagle
2018-02-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) achieved full operational capability on the F-15E Strike Eagle, flown by the U.S. and allied nations’ air

Russian Helicopters at Singapore Airshow
2018-02-07 Read More...
As part of the international aerospace event Singapore Airshow 2018 which is to take place in Singapore from February 6 through February 11, Russian Helicopters is presenting the latest civilian and military helicopters and conduct negotiations

EASA Issues Single Production Organisation Approval to Airbus Helicopters
2018-02-07 Read More...
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus Helicopters have just implemented a new single Production Organisation Approval

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