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Dassault Aviation, DGA Receive nEUROn Program Award
2014-03-07 Read More...
At a ceremony held in Washington DC Friday by defense and aeronautics magazine Aviation Week, Dassault Aviation and the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA - Direction Générale de l’Armement) were announced winner of the Laureate Awards, for the

Boeing MSA Demonstrator Completes 1st Flight
2014-03-07 Read More...
Boeing’s Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator recently completed its first flight to verify airworthiness, an important milestone toward providing a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance solution designed for search and

Germany Gets 12th Tiger for Deployment in Afghanistan
2014-03-07 Read More...
The German Army received the last of 12 Tiger UHT support helicopters upgraded by Airbus Helicopters for Afghanistan missions to support ground troops, protect convoys and perform reconnaissance

Thales’ Watchkeeper Given Release To Service by UK MoD
2014-03-06 Read More...
Watchkeeper, the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) developed by Thales for the British Army, has been given a Release To Service by the UK’s Ministry of Defence

Sagem to Supply 37 SIGMA 30 to Nexter’s CAESAR
2014-03-06 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) has won a new order from Nexter Systems to supply 37 SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems for CAESAR guns, to be delivered to an Asian customer.

Russian Helicopters Drives Rotorcraft Modernization
2014-03-06 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, is continuing to modernize its production capacity under the Federal Targeted Programme Developing the Military Industrial Complex in the Russian Federation

Cubic Completes Acquisition of Intific
2014-03-06 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of Intific, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based advanced technology company focused on software and game-based solutions in modeling and simulation, training and education, cyber warfare, and

Exelis to Supply More EW Components to Pakistan’s F-16s
2014-03-05 Read More...
Exelis announced last week it has received $9 million from the U.S. Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing

U.S. Suspends All Military Engagements with Russia
2014-03-04 Read More...
The United States suspended all military engagements with Russia, including military exercises and port visits, as Washington sought ways to punish Moscow over its military intervention in Ukraine without escalating the crisis.

RUAG Wins Contract for SAAB Gripen E Payload Mountings
2014-03-04 Read More...
The Swedish aircraft manufacturer SAAB has awarded technology group RUAG the contract to develop and produce payload mountings for the Gripen E military jet in Switzerland.

Over 150 Russian-Made Helicopters in UN Peace Missions
2014-03-04 Read More...
Speaking at the Russian Hour conference at last week’s Heli-Expo 2014 in Anaheim, California, representatives of Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, and commercial aviation firms

Raytheon, US Navy Test Tomahawk Block IV’s Upgrades
2014-02-28 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have successfully tested communications advancements to the Tomahawk Block IV cruise

Thales, SIMMAD Announce AMADEOS Contract
2014-02-28 Read More...
Thales and the French Defence Ministry's integrated through-life support structure for aeronautical equipment and systems (SIMMAD) announced the awarding of the AMADEOS contract(*), a six-year agreement worth €164 million.

Russia to Strengthen Mediterranean Force with Stealth Subs
2014-02-28 Read More...
The combat capability of Russia’s naval task force in the Mediterranean will increase significantly following the first deliveries of Varshavyanka-class submarines to the Black Sea Fleet in 2015, Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov

Boeing Wins $2.4 Billion Order for 16 P-8A Poseidon
2014-02-28 Read More...
Boeing's P-8A Poseidon program will enter full production, following a $2.4 billion contract award from the U.S. Navy for 16 additional aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol

Exelis to Supply Components for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter
2014-02-27 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $34 million from Sikorsky to produce major structural airframe components for four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters.

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