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Lockheed Martin’s JAGM Concludes New Flight Tests
2015-07-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) demonstrated its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), engaging two laser-designated stationary targets during recent Government-led flight tests at Eglin Air Force Base,

Indra to Supply 2 LANZA 3D Deployable Radars to NATO
2015-07-14 Read More...
Indra will supply two Lanza 3D long-range deployable air defense radars (LTR-25) to NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI

Raytheon Invests in Poland's Premier Technical Universities
2015-07-14 Read More...
Raytheon Company has announced a $100,000 education investment to two of Poland's premier technical universities - Military University of Technology and Warsaw University of Technology - to advance studies in the field of science, technology,

Russia’s S-400 System to Support Longer Range Missile
2015-07-14 Read More...
Russia’s top-notch S-400 missile defense system is preparing to be equipped with a new, longer range missile, the Russian Missile Forces’ commander said in a radio interview

Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th THAAD Interceptor
2015-07-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the 100th interceptor for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in a recent ceremony at the company’s Troy, Alabama,

DCI-NAVFCO’s CENOE Naval Course Celebrates 20 Years
2015-07-13 Read More...
A new batch of CENOE cadets from the Kuwait Naval Forces and the Qatari Navy received their first Officers'

NGC to Provide Mission Computer for Marine Corps H-1 Helicopter Upgrades
2015-07-13 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) was recently awarded a contract from Naval Air Systems Command to deliver its next-generation mission computer for Lot 12 of the Marine Corps' H-1 helicopter upgrade program.

Tablet Technology to Maintain Fast Jet Typhoon Aircrafts
2015-07-10 Read More...
Engineers at BAE Systems, Warton in Lancashire, UK are bringing together two technologies to offer a quicker, smarter and more intuitive way of servicing the worlds’ leading combat

Russian Helicopters at Innoprom 2015 Industrial Exhibition
2015-07-10 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) is taking part in the 6th international industrial exhibition Innoprom-2015, which is being held from the 8th to the 11th of July 2015 at the Ekaterinburg-Expo International Exhibition

Raytheon Delivers Border Security Capability to Jordan
2015-07-09 Read More...
Raytheon Company has delivered operational capability under a $79 million Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) contract to help the government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (GoHKJ) secure its borders with Syria and Iraq.

RTD/Panhard to Extend Service Life of VBLs and VB2Ls
2015-07-09 Read More...
The French defense procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement - DGA) has awarded RENAULT TRUCKS Defense (RTD)/Panhard a design contract to extend the service life of its light armored vehicle (VBL), with consolidated performance, to keep

CAE Wins Defense Contracts Exceeding C$150 Million
2015-07-09 Read More...
CAE announced that it has won defense contracts valued at more than C$150 million to provide simulation products as well as training services for global military customers.

US to Supply 20 Fighter Jets to Afghanistan
2015-07-09 Read More...
The United States (US) would deliver 20 fighter jets to Afghanistan until the end of 2015, the Ministry of Defense announced earlier this week.

FLIR to Support U.S. CBP Mobile Surveillance Capabilities
2015-07-09 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has received a production order totaling $19.5 million for its Mobile Surveillance Capabilities (MSC) systems, the second option exercised for the procurement of additional units under its five-year firm-fixed price

MBDA, Saab Sign Warhead Production Contract
2015-07-08 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a warhead production contract with MBDA France for the MMP medium-range missile. The order has been placed with Saab’s subsidiary Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland

US, French Defense Ministers Review Military Cooperation
2015-07-08 Read More...
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met at the Pentagon Tuesday to discuss shared concerns, ongoing operations and opportunities to strengthen defense

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