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Iveco DV to Supply 173 Military Trucks to Romania
2017-12-29 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles (Iveco DV) announced that on December 19, 2017 the company signed a contract with the Romanian Ministry of National Defence for the delivery of 173 military logistic vehicles, to be completed within 2018. This is further

Turkey Buys 4 Russian S-400 Systems at $2.5 Billion
2017-12-28 Read More...
Turkey purchased four Russian S-400 air defense systems worth $2.5 billion with 55 percent of the sum under the contract being covered by Russian loans, CEO of Russia’s Rostec Corporation Sergey Chemezov told the

A400M Refuels Six F-18 Fighters in One Flight
2017-12-28 Read More...
An Airbus A400M has successfully refueled six Spanish Air Force F-18 fighters in a single mission as part of an Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) human factors certification

Russian Navy Receives New Admiral Makarov Frigate
2017-12-27 Read More...
The new Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356Р/М) Admiral Makarov frigate has been commissioned with the Russian Navy, a representative of the ship’s manufacturer, the Kaliningrad-based Yantar Shipyard, said

Iveco DV to Supply 280 Military Trucks to Germany
2017-12-26 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles (Iveco DV) received a significant order from the German BwFuhrpark Service GmbH for a new fleet of military medium multipurpose 4x4 trucks for the German Army. The order encompasses the delivery of 280 Eurocargo trucks within

Lockheed Martin Wins Order for PAC-3 Missiles
2017-12-26 Read More...
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $944 million contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement

French Army Aviation Receives First Tiger HAD Retrofit
2017-12-26 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first Tiger retrofitted into the HAD version to the French Army Aviation, after having previously completed its formal acceptance process with the French Defense Procurement Agency

RUAG Remarkets Dornier 328 as Turnkey Package
2017-12-22 Read More...
Dornier 328 support specialist, RUAG Aviation, has concluded the remarketing of a Dornier 328-100 aircraft as a fixed-price, turnkey package solution. The tailor-made support package guaranteed immediate aircraft availability upon purchase and

KMW Orders Saab’s Mobile Camouflage Systems
2017-12-21 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH (KMW) for deliveries of Mobile Camouflage Systems (MCS). Deliveries will take place during the period

Boeing’s MQ-25 UAS Completing Engine Runs
2017-12-21 Read More...
For the first time, Boeing is showing what it believes is the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) best suited for refueling U.S. Navy jets operating from aircraft

SIPRI: South Korea’s Arms Sales Rise 20%
2017-12-21 Read More...
South Korea boosted its arms sales by more than 20% last year and has ambitions to become a major weapons exporter, according to a new study. It comes amid frequent ballistic missile tests by arch rival, North

Bell V-280 Valor Achieves First Flight
2017-12-20 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced that its V-280 Valor has achieved first flight. The V-280 Valor is a next-generation tiltrotor that is designed to provide unmatched agility, speed, range and payload capabilities at an

US to Upgrade Military Airbases in Eastern Europe
2017-12-20 Read More...
The US is planning to spend approximately $214 million on upgrading and building military structures and installations on its air bases in Eastern Europe, Norway and Iceland as part of a deterrence initiative

Rostec Opens Showroom of Modern Aircraft Components
2017-12-19 Read More...
Rostec has unveiled a showroom for aviation components made by its subsidiary, the Technodinamika Holding Company. The modern-looking showroom is situated at Technodinamika’s new Head Office in Moscow covering an area of more than 1200 sq.

Raytheon Completes First Production of Small Diameter Bomb II
2017-12-18 Read More...
Raytheon Company has completed Lot 1 production of the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), a new weapon that will give fighter pilots the ability to destroy moving targets at any time and in all-weather conditions. The U.S. Air Force has also

Airbus Helicopters’ Project Eagle Takes Flight
2017-12-18 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has gone a step further in the experimentation of its Project Eagle, with the in-flight validation of the innovative on-board image processing

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