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Thales Signs 1st Joint Integrated-In Service Support Contract
2012-07-27 Read More...
Thales announced the signature on July 2nd of the first Integrated In-Service Support (IISS) contract by the Organisation for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAr) and

Gray Eagle UAS Reaches New Takeoff-Landing Milestone
2012-07-27 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced that its Gray Eagle® UAS has reached a record 10,000

Report: India Has 80-100 Nuclear Warheads
2012-07-26 Read More...
India is not converting all its weapons-grade plutonium into war heads but it currently has 80 to 100 nuclear warheads for its emerging Triad of air, land, and sea-based nuclear-capable delivery

Harris Gets NSA Certification for Soldier Radio Waveform
2012-07-26 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received National Security Agency Type-1 certification to implement the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) in the Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical

France, UK Further Commit to Watchkeeper Cooperation
2012-07-25 Read More...
The United Kingdom and France have moved a step forward today in demonstrating their commitment to defence cooperation under the 2010 Lancaster House Treaty with the announcement that France will undertake operational assessments and trials of the

L-3 to Provide Multi-Purpose Display on AH-64D Apache
2012-07-25 Read More...
Earlier this month, L-3 Display Systems (L-3 DS) was awarded a contract from The Boeing Company to provide the Multi-Purpose Display (MPD) on the AH-64D Apache

Cassidian’s Barracuda UAS Achieves New Test Flights
2012-07-25 Read More...
Cassidian has successfully carried out a series of test flights with its Barracuda UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technology demonstrator at Goose Bay military airfield in Canada. This year, the unmanned aerial test bed completed five test flights in

Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program
2012-07-24 Read More...
Boeing today said the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin Low Rate Initial Production 2 (LRIP 2) of 10 APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar

UK Accepts 1st International Lockheed Martin F-35
2012-07-23 Read More...
The United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft in a ceremony held on Friday with senior representatives of the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of

Raytheon’s Small Diameter Bomb II Hits Moving Target
2012-07-20 Read More...
Raytheon’s GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) program achieved a major milestone when it successfully engaged and hit a moving target during a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range, New

Boeing Opens Information Security Innovation Lab
2012-07-19 Read More...
On July 17, Boeing opened a state-of-the-art Information Security Innovation Lab in Huntington Beach, California that will be used to prototype innovative cybersecurity technologies using live networks in a secure yet real-world

DCNS Continues BPC Design Modifications for Russia
2012-07-19 Read More...
DCNS is supplying two BPC-type projection and command vessels to Russia under a contract that came into effect at the end of 2011. Three of these vessels are already in service with the French

Thales TopOwl® Helmet Selected for A400M Flight Tests
2012-07-18 Read More...
Thales announces that its TopOwl® HMSD (Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display) has been selected by the Organization for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) for flight testing on board the A400M

ITT Exelis, EADS, Cassidian Join Forces in Electronic Warfare
2012-07-17 Read More...
ITT Exelis, EADS North America and Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, will work together to provide enhanced electronic warfare solutions, particularly in the area of aircraft survivability

Denel Signs Largest Export Contract with Malaysia
2012-07-17 Read More...
Denel has signed a Euro 340 million (3.5 billion Rand) contract with Malaysia to supply a range of turret and integrated weapon systems to be fitted onto 8 X 8 armoured

MBDA’s Meteor Firings Conclude with Lethal Display
2012-07-17 Read More...
MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) has concluded its guided firing programme with three direct hits from three firings during Government sponsored Electronic Protection Measure (EPM) trials against targets deploying

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