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Raytheon’s SM-3 Demos First Ballistic Missile Intercept
2015-12-11 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency conducted the first intercept test of a Raytheon Land-Based Standard Missile-3 Block IB (photo) from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test

Russian Forces to Get New Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
2015-12-10 Read More...
Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces will receive more than 50 modern pieces of weaponry in 2015, including intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch platforms, Strategic Missile Forces’ press spokesman Colonel Igor Egorov

New Governance for the GIAT Industries Group
2015-12-10 Read More...
During the meeting of the Board of Directors of GIAT Industries, the decision was made to change the governance of the companies of the Group in order to adapt it to its new configuration within the Kant project

Harris Corporation Wins Expeditionary Warfare IDIQ Order from U.S. Army
2015-12-09 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Harris Corporation a five-year, $800 million ceiling, multi-award IDIQ contract to provide expeditionary warfare products and services to the Army Research Lab

Airbus Helicopters Delivers First Two H145M to German Armed Forces
2015-12-09 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters (LUH SOF) to the German Armed Forces

Saab to Train Military Aviation Technicians for Gripen & SK60 Trainer
2015-12-09 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received a military training authorization from the Swedish Military Aviation Safety Inspectorate. Saab now can deliver technician training for both the Gripen fighter and SK60

Bittium Wins Order for Tactical Wireless IP Network
2015-12-09 Read More...
Bittium has received a purchase order from the Finnish Defense Forces for the Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) system products, which are meant for tactical communications.

MiG-35 Fighter Jets to be Equipped with New Navigation System
2015-12-08 Read More...
Russian multirole MiG-35 fighter jets will receive the latest platform-less inertial navigation system, the CEO of the Moscow Institute of Electro Mechanics and Automation, Alexei Kuznetsov,

US Smart Bomb Makers Coping with Surging Demand in the Middle East
2015-12-07 Read More...
Top US arms makers are straining to meet surging demand for precision missiles and other weapons being used in the US-led fight against Islamic State and other conflicts in the Middle East, according to senior US officials and industry

Airbus Helicopters’ H225 Receives First Foreign Heavy Helicopter Certification in Russia
2015-12-07 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters is proud to announce the certification of the H225 by Russian Certification Authorities as it is the first time in history that a foreign heavy class helicopter has been certified in

Aerospace Embedded Solutions Wins 2015 Franco-German Economic Prize
2015-12-07 Read More...
Aerospace Embedded Solutions (AES) has won the 3rd Franco-German Economic Prize in the Industrial Cooperation category. This award recognizes the most striking joint economic ventures between French and German

FLIR Systems Acquires DVTEL, Inc. for $92 Million
2015-12-04 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has acquired DVTEL, Inc., a leader in software and hardware technologies for advanced video surveillance, for approximately $92 million in

Russia’s Aerial Command Post Ready to Enter Service
2015-12-04 Read More...
State testing of an aerial command post created on the basis of the Russian Ilyushin Il-80 Maxdome aircraft has been successfully completed and will enter into service with the Russian Defense

Lockheed Martin Demos Unmanned Systems Integration
2015-12-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin demonstrated its ability to integrate Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) using its prototype UAS Traffic Management (UTM)

Satellite Photos Reveal North Korea Digging New Tunnel for Nuclear Testing
2015-12-04 Read More...
Satellite photographs from October and early November indicate North Korea is digging a new tunnel for nuclear testing, but there are no signs that such a test is imminent, a U.S. research institute said on Wednesday.A report on 38 North, a North

Boeing, U.S. Navy Demo New Enhanced EA-18 Targeting Technologies
2015-12-03 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Boeing recently demonstrated new targeting technologies that greatly enhance aircrew safety and effectiveness through the rapid integration and distribution of target information across multiple aircraft.

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