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Boeing, Kongsberg Check JSM on F/A-18 Super Hornet
2013-12-02 Read More...
Kongsberg Defence Systems (KONGSBERG) and Boeing recently completed a successful fit-check of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) on an F/A-18F Super Hornet at the Boeing St. Louis facility to ensure the weapons fit on the aircraft’s external pylons. The

First Airbus Military A400M Makes Final Flight
2013-11-29 Read More...
Nearly four years after its maiden flight, the first Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has been retired and is to be placed on public

French Security Industry Ready to Tackle Export Markets
2013-11-28 Read More...
While new security challenges - especially maritime security - are still front page news, the French Prime Minister Jean- Marc Ayrault, together with a number of concerned Cabinet members, officially launched the COFIS, Comité de la Filière

Airbus Military, Cassidian Demo CN235 with FITS, UAS
2013-11-28 Read More...
Systems developed by EADS sister companies Airbus Military and Cassidian have played key roles in the first large-scale demonstration of technologies to address the growing crisis of economic migration and smuggling on Europe’s maritime

Piaggio Aero’s P.1HH HammerHead UAS Achieves 1st Flight
2013-11-26 Read More...
Piaggio Aero, together with Selex ES, announced at last week’s Dubai Airshow that the P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has achieved the demonstration and validation phase of the program with the maiden flight of the P.1HH DEMO,

ATK, Alenia Aermacchi Win Italian Air Force Contract
2013-11-26 Read More...
ATK announced that the Alenia/ATK team has been notified by the Italian Air Force they have been selected for the integration of the Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO), palletized Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C2-ISR) and

Iran, World Powers Clinch Nuclear Accord
2013-11-25 Read More...
Iran and six world powers reached a breakthrough deal Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief, in what could be the first sign of an emerging rapprochement between Iran and the

Patriot Performance Excels in PAC-3 Test Firing
2013-11-25 Read More...
Raytheon Company's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired two Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles at White Sands Missile Range, New

Lockheed Martin Conducts Second LRASM Flight Test
2013-11-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) recently achieved another successful flight test, with the missile scoring a direct hit on a moving maritime

Pentagon Cancels Plan to Buy More Russian Helicopters
2013-11-15 Read More...
The Pentagon will no longer buy Russian helicopters for the Afghan Air Force from Rosoboronexport, U.S. Defense Officials and a leading Senate opponent of such deals

ATK to Produce DSU-33D/B Sensor for US Air Force
2013-11-15 Read More...
ATK, a leading producer of ammunition, precision weapons and rocket motors, has been awarded a production contract for the DSU-33D/B Proximity Sensor for the U.S. Air Force.

Workers Celebrate UK’s Biggest Ever Aircraft Carrier
2013-11-13 Read More...
WORKERS at the Aircraft Carrier Alliance celebrated the creation of the UK’s biggest ever aircraft carrier as the final piece of the hull’s main structure was lowered into place Monday, November

Turkish National Police Receives Bell 429 Helicopters
2013-11-13 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today it has delivered the first seven of 15 Bell 429s to the Turkish National Police on or ahead of

Raytheon Plans Major Expansion of Radar Plant
2013-11-12 Read More...
Raytheon plans to increase the size of its Forest manufacturing facility by more than 20,000 square feet and hire more than 150 new workers, Raytheon and state officials announced

ATK Wins Orders for Small-Caliber Ammunition
2013-11-12 Read More...
ATK has received orders for approximately $387 million for small-caliber rifle ammunition to be produced at the Lake City Army Ammunition

RUAG Invests in French Partner Company GAVAP
2013-11-12 Read More...
International technology group RUAG is investing in its French partner company GAVAP, a specialist in simulation and training systems.

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