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Russian Helicopters at Aero India 2015
2015-02-19 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) is taking part in the international air show Aero India 2015, which runs from 18 to 22 February in Bangalore, India. At the exhibition, Russian Helicopters showcases the latest Russian-made

Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Live Fire Tests
2015-02-18 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force completed two successful Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) all-up round live fire test flights that demonstrated the weapon's ability to detect, track and destroy moving targets.

METRAVIB to Mount 200 SLATE Systems on the VAB
2015-02-18 Read More...
As a world leader in acoustic gunshot detection systems, METRAVIB supplies equipment to 20 Armies around the world, including those of 13 NATO members, providing daily protection for personnel operating at sensitive sites or at

Saab to Support U.S. Marine Corps’ G/ATOR Program
2015-02-17 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab’s U.S. based company, Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC., has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) for components and subsystems of the U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task

Russia Concludes Drills Featuring Strategic Rocket Forces
2015-02-17 Read More...
Russia has conducted military exercises involving its Strategic Rocket Forces. These were the largest such Russian drills yet, with 30 regiments based all across the country taking part, Russian media outlets reported.

Predator XP Flies New Record 40-Plus Consecutive Hours
2015-02-17 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced the successful first endurance flight of Predator®

US Navy, Raytheon Conduct Tomahawk Block IV Flight Tests
2015-02-16 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company conducted two successful flight tests on January 27 and 29. The first flight test demonstrated a Tomahawk cruise missile which was synthetically guided to hit a Mobile Ship Target (MST). The second flight test

Successful First Firing of the MMP Combat Support Missile
2015-02-16 Read More...
The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement - DGA) successfully carried out the first firing of MMP (Missile de Moyenne Portée or Medium Range Missile), the successor to the Milan weapon system.

Boeing Names Jim O'Neill President, BDS Development
2015-02-16 Read More...
Boeing is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization to enhance its performance on the pre-production development activities that significantly influence its ability to provide customers with the

Thales to Expand Tiger Helicopter Training Capabilities
2015-02-16 Read More...
On 16 December 2014, the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has awarded a contract to Thales, in partnership with Rheinmetall Defense Electronics (RDE), to supply or upgrade 20 Tiger combat helicopter simulators for the French and

Oshkosh Submits Proposal for JLTV Production
2015-02-13 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is taking action to fill a critical capability gap in its tactical wheeled vehicle (TWV) fleet by advancing the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

Bell Boeing Delivers MV-22 Osprey Simulators to US Marines
2015-02-13 Read More...
The V-22 team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing recently delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the HMX-1 Presidential Airlift Squadron, enabling Marine aviators to more efficiently train for their critical and highly-visible

Raytheon Awarded Contract to Support V-22 Osprey
2015-02-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a potential value of $270 million by the U.S. Navy's Air Systems Command to support V-22 Osprey systems, testing and software.

AM General Submits Final JLTV Proposal
2015-02-12 Read More...
AM General submitted the final proposal for its Blast Resistant Vehicle-Offroad (BRV-O®) entrant into the U.S. Government's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

MBDA Delivers 1st PCP & IMCP Command, Control Systems
2015-02-11 Read More...
At the beginning of December 2014, MBDA delivered the first PCP (Platoon Command Post) and IMCP (Improved Missile Control Post) air defense command and control (C2) systems destined for an export customer. Production of the remaining systems

Russia to Launch Millimetron Space Observatory in 2025
2015-02-11 Read More...
Russia’s Millimetron space observatory, aimed at solving “fundamental astrophysical problems”, will be launched into orbit in 2025, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said.

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