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DCNS Conducts 1st Helicopter Deck Landing on FREMM
2012-02-22 Read More...
DCNS has achieved formal qualification of the FREMM frigate Aquitaine's flight deck for operations with the Lynx helicopter. This milestone was reached several months ahead of schedule after a successful deck landing campaign at sea, organised by

Dempsey: “Military Options Premature for Syria & Iran”
2012-02-22 Read More...
The top U.S. Military Officer warned that an intervention in Syria would be “very difficult”, and that a military strike against Iran would be premature because it is unclear whether Tehran will actually use its nuclear capabilities to build an

Nimr 6x6 Armored Patrol Vehicle at IAV 2012
2012-02-21 Read More...
Abu Dhabi-based Nimr Automotive, a subsidiary of Tawazun Holding, is currently exhibiting at the 11th Annual International Armored Vehicles (IAV) conference and exhibition being held at FIVE, Farnborough, UK (20-23 February 2012).

Israel Deploys Iron Dome as Iran Ends Land Drills
2012-02-21 Read More...
The Israeli military began deploying a battery of rocket interceptors from its “Iron Dome” system in the Tel Aviv region, a military spokesman said, as Iran began land military exercise to upgrade its capabilities to defend the country against

Tawazun at the 11th Int’l Armoured Vehicles Conference
2012-02-20 Read More...
Tawazun Holding, the Abu Dhabi-based strategic investment firm, is the Lead Sponsor of this year’s 11th Annual International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) conference and exhibition being held at FIVE, Farnborough, UK from 20 t0 23 February

Lockheed Delivers 250th C-130J Super Hercules
2012-02-20 Read More...
The 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta (Georgia) was delivered to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on February 16,

Oshkosh Tactical Ambulance at Armored Vehicles Conference
2012-02-20 Read More...
The Oshkosh Defense® M-ATV tactical ambulance will be on display 20-23 February at the International Armored Vehicles Conference in Farnborough, United

MBDA Delivers the 500th Dual Mode Brimstone Missile
2012-02-17 Read More...
The 500th Dual Mode Brimstone missile has been delivered by MBDA at its UK-based factory at Lostock,

Lockheed Martin’s Falcon Evolves with New F-16V
2012-02-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new version of the F-16 at the Singapore

US Denies Cancelling Bahrain Arms Deal
2012-02-17 Read More...
Earlier this week, US Diplomats denied rumors that it had cancelled a $53 million arms sale to

Lockheed Martin Expands Net Dragon ISR Service
2012-02-16 Read More...
To meet the immediate needs of customers who require intelligence aircraft or ground systems to support missions for a short period of time, Lockheed Martin is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to

Indonesia Orders 9 C295 Airbus Military Aircraft
2012-02-16 Read More...
Airbus Military has signed a firm contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) to supply 9 C295 military transport aircraft for delivery to the Indonesian Ministry of

Raytheon Tests JSOW-ER Warhead
2012-02-16 Read More...
Raytheon Company completed the first test of the warhead and fuze for the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended

P&W's F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Hours
2012-02-15 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine (exclusively powering Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II) exceeded 20,000 total engine hours while powering the fleet of F-35 flight test aircraft, including 17,700 ground test hours and 2,500 flight

Raytheon Delivers 1st Int’l Surveillance Radar to Boeing
2012-02-14 Read More...
Raytheon has delivered the first international version of its APY-10 surveillance radar to Boeing.

ACMAT Delivering 48 GLDs to the 2nd Dragoons
2012-02-14 Read More...
Under the technical control contract for the VLRA fleet, ACMAT is currently delivering 48 GLDs (Light Decontamination Units) to equip the NBC variants of the VLRA (Liaison, Reconnaissance and Support

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