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Roketsan Reaches Final Phase in UMTAS Project
2015-08-20 Read More...
Roketsan has reached the final phase in the UMTAS Project, the new-generation Long Range Antitank Missile with an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker.

Russian Navy to Receive 17 Warships and 52 Support Vessels
2015-08-20 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive 17 warships and cutters, as well as 52 support vessels by the end of 2015, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (photo) recently said.

Iran to Send Warships to Russian Territorial Waters Soon
2015-08-19 Read More...
Senior Commanders of the Iranian Navy on Saturday announced plans to send a fleet of warships, including a home-made destroyer, to the Russian territorial waters.

Airbus DS Demos Sferion Counter-DVE System for Helicopters
2015-08-19 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has successfully demonstrated its 'Sferion' degraded visual-environment (DVE) system for helicopters, the company announced earlier this week.

Lockheed Martin Expands Cruise Missile Production Facility
2015-08-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin celebrated the opening of its cruise missile annex with a ribbon cutting ceremony today at its Pike County Operations facility in Troy, Alabama. Customers, state officials and community leaders joined employees in opening the annex,

Russia to Demo All Military Aircraft at MAKS Air Show
2015-08-18 Read More...
All five of Russia's aerobatic teams as well as the T-50 prospective fifth-generation multirole jet will be presented at the MAKS-2015 international aerospace expo, the Head of Russia's Air Force Viktor Bondarev said.

Raytheon Wins U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Contracts
2015-08-17 Read More...
The U.S. Navy extended Raytheon Company's Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract on the Joint Precision Approach Landing Systems (JPALS) program. Raytheon will continue testing and analysis in support of auto-land capability and

BAE to Upgrade Mk 45 Naval Guns on U.S. Navy Destroyers
2015-08-17 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract to overhaul and upgrade Mk 45 systems on U.S. Navy Destroyer Class (DDG) ships.

Airbus DS Communications, Kodiak to Link Land Mobile Radios and Push-to-Talk Phones
2015-08-17 Read More...
Airbus DS Communications, an entity of Airbus Defense and Space, and Kodiak, a leading provider of broadband push-to-talk solutions, today announced they will create an open standards interface that links mission critical radio networks with

Patriot Air and Missile Defense Celebrates 50 Years
2015-08-14 Read More...
Even as the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System celebrates 50 years of innovation, revolutionary technologies developed by Raytheon Company are evolving the battle-proven platform to face the threats of today and tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin to Upgrade U.S. Army’s Apache Helicopter Targeting and Pilotage System
2015-08-14 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $21.7 million Lot 4 follow-on contract to continue production of the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter.

Roketsan Conducts Test Firings of HISAR-A Missile
2015-08-13 Read More...
Roketsan has successfully conducted test firings of HİSAR-A, the National Low Altitude Air Defence Missile, in Aksaray during 19th to 24th of June, 2015. The tests of the Controlled Test Missile-1 (KTF-1) with its own autopilot and the Ballistic

Russian Defense Ministry to Sign Major Deal for Su-35 Jets
2015-08-13 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry and the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will sign a contract for the delivery of 48 Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft (NATO reporting name Flanker-E) at the MAKS-2015 air show in late August, local media reported Tuesday.

NATO Defends Joint Military Exercises with Russia
2015-08-13 Read More...
NATO denied Wednesday a report which claimed that Russian and NATO military exercises are making the risk of “war in Europe more likely” and insisted that its military drills are meant to enhance security in Europe.

Rheinmetall Wins International Order for Tank Ammunition
2015-08-13 Read More...
An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with state-of-the-art tank ammunition. The order is worth around €39 million.

Thales Deployable ILS Selected by U.S. Air Force
2015-08-12 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide Deployable Instrument Landing Systems (D-ILS). The systems will be used in airfield environments where the ability to provide precision guidance to aircraft on final approach

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