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Pakistan Selects AW139 Helicopter
2016-08-15 Read More...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the Government of Pakistan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to be used for transport and EMS

50Bell Helicopter Names RUAG Aviation as CSF in Switzerland
2016-08-15 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, named RUAG Aviation as Bell Helicopter’s newest Customer Service Facility

Russian Navy to Receive First Admiral Gorshkov-Class Frigate
2016-08-11 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive the Admiral Gorshkov, the lead ship of its class and the first Project 22350 frigate, on November 22, the Russian Navy’s former First Deputy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Igor Kasatonov

JGO Appoints Director of Conventional Weapons Destruction
2016-08-10 Read More...
Janus Global Operations (JGO), the world’s largest demining and UXO clearance company, announced that Elizabeth Jordan Wilhelm has joined the Company as its new Director of conventional weapons destruction and unexploded ordnance

AAR Names Cheryle Jackson First President of AAR Africa
2016-08-09 Read More...
Aerospace and defense contractor AAR, a leading provider of aircraft maintenance and supply chain solutions worldwide, announces the appointment of AAR Vice President Cheryle Robinson Jackson as its first President, AAR

Raytheon Wins New Order for Standard Missile-3
2016-08-08 Read More...
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency exercised a $523 million contract option with Raytheon Company to produce, test and deliver 47 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptors for operational testing and

NGC Begins Work on 2nd Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
2016-08-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has received a U.S. Navy contract to begin production of a second Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) and surveillance

Su-34 Bomber to Get Advanced Radio Surveillance Gear
2016-08-04 Read More...
Russia’s latest Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bomber will soon be sporting advanced radio surveillance gear that will allow the crew to spot and destroy enemy headquarters, communications and drone control centers, the newspaper Izvestiya wrote citing a

Miniature Hit-to-Kill Interceptor Completes 2nd Flight Test
2016-08-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched in an engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration on Friday, July 29, was part of the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile

AM General Awarded U.S. Contract for 1,673 HMMWVs
2016-08-03 Read More...
AM General has been awarded a $356,213,318 contract to manufacture and deliver 1,673 HMMWVs to the U.S. Government for further delivery to the Afghanistan National Army and

Cubic Wins Fielded Training Systems Support Contract
2016-08-03 Read More...
Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation , announced it is one of nine companies awarded a Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) by the U.S. Navy

China Vows to Protect its Maritime Rights
2016-08-03 Read More...
China vowed to protect its maritime rights and is “fully confident and capable of” addressing security threats and “provocations”, amid escalating tensions over the disputed South China Sea after a UN-backed tribunal struck down Beijing’s claims

Raytheon Opens New Cyber Center in Augusta, Georgia
2016-08-03 Read More...
Raytheon Company has opened its newest cyber facility in Augusta, Georgia , to deliver a wide range of cybersecurity capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense, particularly the U.S. Army Cyber Command as it relocates to Fort

Thomas Gottschild Named Managing Director of MBDA Deutschland
2016-08-02 Read More...
Thomas Gottschild (47) takes over the role of Managing Director of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Executive Group Director Improvement. He will also be a member of the MBDA Executive Committee. The appointment is effective

Saab Receives US Order for Carl-Gustaf Ammunition
2016-08-01 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has received an ammunition order from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system, known in the US as M3 MAAWS (Multi-role, Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System). The order

H160 Demos Next-Gen Passenger Experience in Flight Tests
2016-08-01 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters announced the validation of the H160’s aeromechanical configuration – a crucial milestone allowing the program teams to confirm some key aspects of the next-generation, twin-engine helicopter’s design and

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