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China, Russia Hold Large-Scale Naval Drills
2014-05-20 Read More...
Russia and China will conduct large-scale joint naval drills to demonstrate the strengthening of military cooperation between the two powers as Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in China on Tuesday amid worsening relations between

Airbus Defence and Space at ILA Berlin Air Show
2014-05-19 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space will present its broad portfolio in the Airbus pavilion at the international aerospace exhibition ILA Berlin 2014 which will run from 20-25 May

Turkish AF Receives Peace Eagle & T129 ATAK Helicopter
2014-05-19 Read More...
Boeing delivered, on schedule, the second Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Turkish Armed Forces, further improving the country’s self-defense

INVISIO Wins New Order for Headsets & Accessories
2014-05-19 Read More...
INVISIO has received an order from a military customer in a Nordic country. The order is for headsets, control units and accessories.

Lockheed Martin Fires Javelin Missile From Turret
2014-05-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated the successful firing of a Javelin missile from a turret at the Cranfield Ordnance Test & Evaluation Centre (COTEC) near Wiltshire,

Russia to Quadruple Long-Range Platforms by 2021
2014-05-15 Read More...
Russia will quadruple its arsenal of long-range precision delivery platforms in the next seven years to strengthen the country's strategic deterrent, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Oshkosh Integrates TerraMax, M-ATV for Route-Clearance
2014-05-15 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has integrated its TerraMax® Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) technology onto an Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) to demonstrate capabilities for route-clearance

Exelis to Provide RF Technology for F-16 Fighting Falcon
2014-05-14 Read More...
Exelis recently received a follow-on contract valued at $8.4 million from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, Texas, to supply Continuous Wave Illuminator (CWI) subsystems for F-16 Fighting Falcon

Navantia Delivers 2 New OPV’s to the Spanish Navy
2014-05-14 Read More...
The Government of Spain has announced the acquisition of two new OPV’s (BAM) for the Spanish Navy, following the series of 4 already in service, built by Navantia from 2006 to

ATK Wins US Army & ROK Army Contracts
2014-05-14 Read More...
ATK announced it was awarded a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Mk248 Mod 0, 190-grain and Mk248 Mod 1, 220-grain 300 Win. Magnum (Win Mag) rifle ammunition. The Army has

Saab Skeldar UAS Adds Tactical ISR-Capability
2014-05-13 Read More...
The latest addition to Skeldar’s ISR-capabilities is its integration with another fielded Saab product, the Multi-Sensor Intelligence Cell

Airbus DS Awarded CAA Study for Passive Radar Use
2014-05-13 Read More...
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK's specialist aviation regulator, has awarded a study to Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) to examine the feasibility of using the latest radar technology for better air traffic

Pakistan Conducts Training Launch of Hatf III Missile
2014-05-12 Read More...
Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of Short Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile Hatf III (Ghaznavi), capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to a range of 290 kilometers, said an official press

Raytheon’s JSOW Scores Direct Hits in Flight Tests
2014-05-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy showcased the operational capability of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) in challenging back-to-back flight tests.

Lockheed Martin Demos ADAM Laser System
2014-05-12 Read More...
In tests off the California coast, a Lockheed Martin prototype laser system successfully disabled two boats at a range of approximately 1.6 kilometers (approximately 1 mile). These were the first tests of the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM)

Russia Test Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2014-05-12 Read More...
Russia’s strategic missile forces test launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) during a training exercise on Thursday under the leadership of President Vladimir

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