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South Korea, US Start Joint Amphibious Drill
2016-11-01 Read More...
Marines from South Korea and the United States kicked off an amphibious landing operation along the eastern coast, a military official said Monday, the latest in a series of military drills meant to demonstrate the resolve of the allies to counter

Raytheon to Continue Sentinel Support for Royal Air Force
2016-11-01 Read More...
The Royal Air Force has awarded Raytheon U.K. a £131 million extension of its contract to manage support services for the Sentinel surveillance aircraft program. The award extends the contract to

First H225M Helicopter Unveiled in Naval Combat Version
2016-10-31 Read More...
Helibras and Airbus Helicopters have opened a new chapter in the history of the H225M multirole utility helicopter with the official presentation of the first aircraft in naval combat

Northrop Grumman Demos AQS-24B Mine Hunting System
2016-10-28 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) successfully demonstrated the AQS-24B mine hunting system at the Royal Navy-sponsored Unmanned Warrior exercise in Scotland. This was the first time the AQS-24B towed mine hunting sensor has been deployed from an

Raytheon Selects US Site to Build Air Force T-100 Trainer
2016-10-27 Read More...
Raytheon Company plans to build the T-100 Integrated Air Training System on a shovel-ready site in Mississippi. Should the U.S. Air Force approve the company’s proposal for the Advanced Pilot Training program, Raytheon would establish a Final

U.S. Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship
2016-10-26 Read More...
The U.S. Navy commissioned the nation’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) - USS Detroit (LCS 7) - on the Detroit River, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team into active

Boeing Opens New P-8A Poseidon Training Center
2016-10-24 Read More...
Boeing has installed a new P-8A Poseidon training center at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, as the base begins preparations for the arrival of P-8 aircraft beginning in

Safran Logs 250th Order for Vigy Observer Optronic System
2016-10-24 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader in optronic systems for surface vessels, has chalked up a record order volume for its Vigy Observer naval optronic system, now standing at 250

Saab Receives Two New Orders from France, Sweden
2016-10-24 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract with SIMMAD (integrated structure for the operational maintenance of the aeronautics equipment of the French Ministry of Defense) for spare parts and support contract for Giraffe AMB

Raytheon Wins Next Gen Precision Landing System Contract
2016-10-24 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $255 million contract for development and production readiness of its next generation precision landing

OCEA, DCI, ECA Unveil Solution for MCM Operations
2016-10-24 Read More...
OCEA, DCI, and ECA unveiled their common solution for MCM Operations - risk control and efficiency for

Textron’s Scorpion Jet Completes First Weapons Exercise
2016-10-24 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Scorpion jet has successfully completed its first weapons exercise at White Sands Missile Range, while operating from Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) in New

Northrop Grumman Delivers First CIRCM to US Army
2016-10-14 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered the first Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) missile defense systems to the U.S. Army earlier this

Roketsan Concludes Successful Participation at AUSA
2016-10-13 Read More...
Roketsan briefed many senior level delegations including Turkish Ambassador to Washington and Military Attaché on a wide array of products on display at AUSA 2016 held in Washington DC, USA earlier this

Raytheon Developing New Technology for DARPA’s GXV-T
2016-10-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company is developing new technology to provide comprehensive situational awareness to troops inside windowless armored vehicles, as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T)

US, South Korea Begin Joint Naval Drills
2016-10-11 Read More...
South Korean and US forces have launched large-scale joint naval drills in a show of force against what they call North Korea’s provocations in the restive

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