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FLIR Wins Contract for US Army’s NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle Program
2020-10-21 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S.

Angelo Quabba Appointed CFO of RUAG International
2020-10-21 Read More...
Angelo Quabba is appointed new CFO of RUAG International. The 55-year-old was most recently CFO at plastics manufacturer Gurit and will take up his new position on 23 November 2020 at the same time as the new CEO André

Naval Group Showcases Latest Innovations at Euronaval Online
2020-10-20 Read More...
Naval Group is participating in the 2020 online edition of Euronaval from 19 to 25 October

India Test-Fires Naval Version of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
2020-10-20 Read More...
A naval version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired on Sunday from the Navy’s indigenously built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea, The Indian Express reported quoting the Indian

Dassault Aviation Committed to Serving Armies
2020-10-19 Read More...
On the occasion of the progress report drawn up by Mrs. Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, on the subject of maintenance reform, Dassault Aviation would like to recall its pride in serving the French armies by providing daily

Collins Aerospace to Provide Anti-Jam Technology to US Army
2020-10-19 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., has been selected to provide Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System (MAPS Gen II) for manned and unmanned ground vehicles to combat Positioning, Navigation and

Arquus Delivers Last VIPAIR P4 Vehicle to French Air & Space Force
2020-10-16 Read More...
On October 15, 2020, Arquus delivered the last P4 VIPAIR vehicle to the French Air and Space Force, in accordance with the contractual commitments. Initiated in 2016, the VIPAIR program aimed at transforming a batch of 19 P4 ASPIC vehicles of the

MQ-9B SkyGuardian: The Next Generation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft
2020-10-16 Read More...
The MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) possesses a number of unique advantages not found in manned platforms: much longer endurance (40 hours or more based on payload), more affordable, require a

Oshkosh Defense to Supply 322 JLTV to Belgian Defense Forces
2020-10-15 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the Belgium Ministry of Defense has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract for 322 Oshkosh Defense Command and Liaison Vehicles (CLV) for the Belgian Defense

Raytheon’s StormBreaker® Smart Weapon Approved for Fielding on F-15 Eagle
2020-10-15 Read More...
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, announced the StormBreaker® smart weapon has been approved for use on the F-15E by the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat

Iranian Defense Ministry Unveils Ultrasound Screening Device
2020-10-15 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry unveiled the first ultrasound screening device that has been designed and made by Iranian specialists and

HGH to Supply Panoramic Thermal Cameras to Shipyards in Middle East & Europe
2020-10-14 Read More...
HGH recently won contracts worth about six million Euros from world-leading shipyards in the Middle-East and in Europe, to equip new warships with SPYNEL panoramic thermal cameras and with their new

Lockheed Martin to Acquire i3 Hypersonics Portfolio
2020-10-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a portion of Integration Innovation Inc. (i3), a software and systems engineering company based in Huntsville,

GA-ASI Wins ID/IQ Order for Advanced Battle Management System
2020-10-13 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and

Bell APT 70 Completes NASA’s Systems Integration & Operationalization Activity
2020-10-13 Read More...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful flight of the Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 as part of a joint flight demonstration with

Pakistan Navy to Add Over 50 Vessels to its Fleet
2020-10-12 Read More...
The Pakistan Navy will add more than 50 vessels, including 20 major ships, to its fleet as part of an ambitious modernization plan to improve its capabilities, the country’s outgoing Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) said last week, PTI

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