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DiSTI Delivers HEMTT Virtual Trainer to Oshkosh
2011-09-12 Read More...
The DiSTI Corporation, a worldwide developer of state-of-the-art virtual displays, delivered a high fidelity and highly interactive training application for the HEMTT M978 Tanker to the Oshkosh

LM Delivers 6th C-130J Super Hercules to Dyess AFB
2011-09-12 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the 6th C-130J Super Hercules to crews at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, this past

US Co.'s Eye Int'l Sales to Offset Pentagon Cuts
2011-09-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Corp's political backers are stepping up a drive to meet Taiwan's request for 66 new F-16 fighter jets, a sale that would help the Pentagon's largest supplier weather possible cuts to its big-ticket weapons

FLIR Awarded US Army Contract
2011-09-09 Read More...
FLIR Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army valued at up to $50.0 million for repair and maintenance services for the Army's Force Protection Surveillance systems that are fielded across the globe.

Australia Foiled 4 Terror Plots Since September 11
2011-09-09 Read More...
Australia has disrupted 4 major terror plots since the 9/11 attacks on the United States, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said as he warned of a continued threat posed by home-grown

LM-Kaman's K-MAX Completes Quick Reaction Assessment
2011-09-08 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin-led unmanned K-MAX® team successfully completed a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) for the U.S. Navy's Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

ATK at DSEi 2011
2011-09-07 Read More...
ATK will highlight a variety of capabilities and programs at the 2011 Defense & Security Equipment International Show (DSEi), which will be held at ExCeL international Exhibition & Convention Centre in London from September 13-16,

DCNS & KND Sign Partnership Agreement
2011-09-07 Read More...
DCNS (France) and KND (South Africa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the promotion, construction and sale of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) in South Africa.

China Denies Arming Qaddafi
2011-09-07 Read More...
China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Muammar Qaddafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail

Northrop Grumman at DSEi 2011
2011-09-07 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) will be participating in the Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEi)

Airbus Military Delivers 1st A330 MRTT to Cobham
2011-09-06 Read More...
Airbus Military delivered the first Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Bournemouth, UK-based Cobham Aviation Services for conversion into the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) configuration for the Royal Air Force (RAF).

MTU at DSEi 2011
2011-09-06 Read More...
At DSEi Defense Exhibition (London, 13-16 September), Tognum’s subsidiary MTU will be exhibiting its 8V 199 TE21 engine which will power the Scout and Specialist Vehicles (SV), the British Army’s future generation of armored vehicles, to be built by

Cassidian Receives German AF's Eurofighter Contract
2011-09-05 Read More...
Cassidian has received a contract from the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung - BWB) in

US Wasted $31bn on Iraq-Afghanistan Contracts
2011-09-05 Read More...
Defense contractors have wasted or lost to fraud as much as $60bn over the past 10 years, according to a report by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

KBR Wins Iraq & Afghan Defense Contracts
2011-09-02 Read More...
KBR, a global engineering, construction and services company has been selected by the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to provide life support, vehicle maintenance and healthcare services in Iraq and

Patria: Ballistic Protection for Finland's NH90s
2011-09-02 Read More...
The Finnish Defense Forces and Patria have signed an agreement on ballistic protection for NH90

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