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Russia to Start Building New Borey Class Sub in December
2014-09-29 Read More...
The construction of a new Borey class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine is expected to begin in December, the Sevmash shipyard said Friday.

Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
2014-09-29 Read More...
Pakistan has successfully tested the Hatf IX (NASR) short range surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) service announced Friday.

NGC Scalable Agile Beam Radar Completes Design Reviews
2014-09-26 Read More...
Demonstrating the maturity of its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar technologies, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully concluded all engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) design reviews for the AN/APG-83

Republic of Korea to Acquire 40 F-35A Lightning II Aircraft
2014-09-26 Read More...
The Republic of Korea finalized its formal selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft for its F-X fighter acquisition program, announcing its intent to sign the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) between the U.S. and Korean

MEADS Completes Multifunction Fire Control Radar Tests
2014-09-25 Read More...
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has completed a six-week performance test of its 360-degree Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) at Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near Rome, Italy, and at MBDA Germany’s air defense center

Roketsan Concludes Successful Participation at ADEX 2014
2014-09-25 Read More...
Roketsan was one of the leading actors during the 1st Azerbaijan International Defence Industry Exhibition (ADEX 2014) which was held at Baku Expo Centre on 11-13 September 2014.

Textron’s Fury Precision Weapon Completes Live-Fire Demos
2014-09-25 Read More...
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced a pair of successful live-fire demonstrations of its new FuryTM lightweight precision guided glide weapon off of a Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System at the U.S.

Lockheed Martin’s Havoc 8x8 Vehicle Completes Severe Test
2014-09-25 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Havoc 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle successfully completed the Nevada Automotive Test Center’s challenging Butte Mountain Trail course, one of the most severe off-road test tracks in the

US Navy Test Fires KONGSBERG’s Naval Strike Missile
2014-09-25 Read More...
The US Navy has conducted a demonstration test firing of KONGSBERG’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The event took place on Tuesday September 23rd at Point Mugu test range in

Oshkosh Defense Completes JLTV Production Readiness Review
2014-09-24 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that it has successfully completed the U.S. Government’s Production Readiness Review (PRR) for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD)

First Airbus A400M Airlifter for Malaysia Takes Shape
2014-09-24 Read More...
The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force is rapidly taking shape at the Airbus Defence and Space final assembly line in Seville, Spain.

Russian Helicopters Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Mi-24
2014-09-23 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, today marks the 45th anniversary of the maiden flight of the legendary Mi-24 combat helicopter. A prototype of the helicopter flown by test pilot German Alferov took

Boeing to Open First Cyber Analytics Center Outside the US
2014-09-23 Read More...
Boeing will open its first Cyber Analytics Center outside the U.S. in Singapore, to bring advanced cybersecurity capabilities and services to customers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Raytheon Building Critical Components for AN/TPY-2 Radar
2014-09-22 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will soon have greater agility and capability in its fleet of AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radars. Raytheon has begun construction of two major sub-components of the

Bell Helicopter, Textron Systems Make Debut at NATO Days
2014-09-22 Read More...
Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems, both businesses of Textron Inc., showcased a range of products for European customers during their first appearance at NATO Days, September 20-21 in the Czech Republic.

Saab Wins LEDS-50 MK2 Launch Order
2014-09-22 Read More...
Saab has been awarded a contract for their latest advanced Softkill solution, the LEDS-50 MK2.

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