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Pilatus Achieves Record Results in 2013
2014-04-14 Read More...
For the first time in its 75 year history, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has surpassed the one billion mark in sales, boosting 2013 sales by over 70% to a total of CHF 1,014 billion. The operating result (CHF 145 million) and investment (CHF 101 million),

DCI Celebrates 10 Years of Cooperation with Malaysian Navy
2014-04-10 Read More...
For more than 10 years, DCI-NAVFCO - DCI’s naval operational department - has been standing next to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) to support it step by step in the creation of a submarine forceab

Boeing Phantom Badger Certified for V-22 Transport
2014-04-10 Read More...
After a series of successful tests, the U.S. Navy last month certified that the Boeing Phantom Badger combat support vehicle can be transported inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. That is another step toward providing warfighters with more

Meggitt to Demo Next-Gen Simulation Training at DSA 2014
2014-04-10 Read More...
Leading the simulation and live fire training systems arena with innovative training solutions, Meggitt Training Systems will provide private demonstrations of its latest advanced training technologies at this year’s Defence Services Asia (DSA)

Rohde & Schwarz to Demo SDTR Software at DSA 2014
2014-04-10 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz will demonstrate its portfolio of integrated communications and intelligence solutions for all branches of the Armed Forces at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) exhibition in Kuala Lumpur (14-17 April).

Hunt for Missing MH370 Costliest in Aviation History
2014-04-10 Read More...
The hunt for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is on track to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, becoming the most expensive search in aviation history with 26 countries contributing planes, ships, submarines and satellites to the

USMC’s New Oshkosh Firefighting Vehicle at Marine South
2014-04-09 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is displaying the U.S. Marine Corps’ (USMC) new firefighting vehicle, the Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), this week at Marine South, April 9-10 at Marine Corps

US Sending Guided Missile Destroyer to Black Sea
2014-04-09 Read More...
The United States is sending a guided missile destroyer to the Black Sea in order to reassure European allies in the region following Russia's annexation of Crimea, sources confirmed on

Selex ES Miysis DIRCM Completes Successful NATO Trial
2014-04-09 Read More...
The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was successfully demonstrated in March 2014 as part of NATO Trial EMBOW

NGC to Build 5 More MQ-8C Fire Scouts for US Navy
2014-04-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship Commanders to extend their intelligence-gathering capabilities far beyond the

Saab Completes Flight Test with IRST for Gripen E
2014-04-08 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has successfully performed the first flight with the new sensor IRST (Infra Red Search and Track) which will feature in Gripen E, according to schedule. The IRST does not emit a signal and can, without revealing the

Sagem Teams with Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
2014-04-08 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) signed an agreement on January 30 with Percro, the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, Italy to jointly develop exoskeleton technologies.

Nexter Group Awarded VBCI Support in Service Contract
2014-04-07 Read More...
The Nexter Group has signed the Support in Service (MSS) contract for the VBCI armored infantry combat vehicle, at a ceremony held in Satory Friday.

Rockwell Collins to Manufacture F-35 Optical Assemblies
2014-04-07 Read More...
Rockwell Collins has entered into a long-term agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation to expand manufacturing of the optical assemblies for the Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) on the Lockheed Martin F-35

Historic Space Capsule to be Auctioned for up to $2 Million
2014-04-07 Read More...
A unique piece of aerospace history being auctioned off by a Bahrain-based company could fetch up to $2

Boeing to Show Innovative Capabilities at Navy League Expo
2014-04-04 Read More...
Boeing will feature an array of proven capabilities and innovative technologies at the 2014 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition, including advances in electronic attack and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance that help U.S. maritime

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