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LM Wins THAAD Follow-On Development Contract
2012-03-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $66 million follow-on contract from the Missile Defense Agency to continue development of the highly successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon

INVISIO Wins New M3 Headsets Contract
2012-03-27 Read More...
Through its Australian distribution partner Defcon Technologies, INVISIO has again received an order from the Australian Department of

Mohammed bin Zayed Attends the Nuclear Security Summit
2012-03-26 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has arrived in Seoul leading a UAE delegation to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) which starts

DRS Wins Contract for Boeing KC-46 Tanker IBR2
2012-03-26 Read More...
DRS Defense Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies, Inc., announced that its Intelligence, Communications and Avionics Solutions (ICAS) business unit received a contract award from Boeing’s Defense Space & Security

New Cruise Missile Joins Russian Air Force
2012-03-26 Read More...
A new cruise missile has entered service with the Russian Air Force’s strategic long-range arms division, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said last

RUAG Unveils New Brand Image
2012-03-23 Read More...
International technology group RUAG generated net sales of CHF 1,777 million in 2011, which was on a par with the previous year (CHF 1,796 million) and raised EBIT by 12.5% to CHF 110 million (CHF 98 million).

Rheinmetall Sales Grow by 12% in 2011
2012-03-22 Read More...
The Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group closed the 2011 fiscal year with double-digit growth in sales and a record

Russia Orders 30 Su-30SM Fighters
2012-03-22 Read More...
Russia's Defense Ministry has signed an order with aircraft-maker Irkut for 30 Su-30SM multirole fighter aircraft, a military spokesman said on

MBDA: 2011 Results and Future Prospects
2012-03-21 Read More...
MBDA, the European leader and global player in missiles and missile systems, generated €3 billion of revenue in

Start of Final Assembly on 2nd Serial A400M
2012-03-21 Read More...
The Airbus Military A400M final assembly line (FAL) in Seville (Spain) has begun working on the second serial production

ITT Exelis Ejection System 1st Launching Test
2012-03-20 Read More...
ITT Exelis announced that its weapon ejection release technology successfully launched an MK 54 torpedo from the P-8A Poseidon test aircraft, T-3, over a test range in the Atlantic Ocean. This first airborne weapons separation test confirms the

Austal Holds Confirmed Contracts for 14 U.S. Navy Ships
2012-03-20 Read More...
Austal’s order backlog has grown by US$691 million as a result of 2 additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract options being exercised by the U.S.

NGC to Supply LAIRCM Systems to U.S. Air Force
2012-03-20 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded a $334 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and

Raytheon Receives New Superior Security & EPA Awards
2012-03-19 Read More...
Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) received its second consecutive superior security rating in an annual vulnerability assessment by the U.S. Defense Security Service

Lockheed-Led Team to Build 2 New Littoral Combat Ships
2012-03-19 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a $715 million contract modification to add funding for construction of 2 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) - the third and fourth in a 10-ship contract awarded in December

Harris to Supply Falcon III Radios to U.S. Marine Forces
2012-03-16 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $64 million from the U.S. Marine Corps for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios, vehicular amplifier adapters,

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