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U.S. Air Force Trained 247 Women for Nuclear Launch
2018-01-19 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has trained 247 women as Nuclear and Missile Operations Officers, whose job is to stand at the ready to launch the country’s nuclear

Leonardo to Lead OCEAN2020 Program
2018-01-18 Read More...
Leonardo was awarded the most important project related to the first European Defense Found’s initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe’s defense capabilities, issued by the European Union under the ‘Preparatory Action on Defense Research’

Canada, U.S. Review Mutual Defense, Security Priorities
2018-01-18 Read More...
Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Tuesday reiterated Canada’s firm support to working with allies and partners on a diplomatic solution for denuclearization on the Korean peninsula that ensures security and

Naval Group, Airbus Helicopters Awarded DGA Contract
2018-01-17 Read More...
The French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters

Raytheon Wins Contract for Ballistic Missile Defense System
2018-01-17 Read More...
On Friday, January 12, Raytheon was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a stated maximum value

Rosoboronexport to Expand its Exhibition Activities in 2018
2018-01-16 Read More...
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will make active exhibition efforts in 2018 to expand the reach of Russian defense manufacturers’

CFM Concludes $9.1 Billion Agreements With China
2018-01-15 Read More...
In conjunction with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China this past week, CFM International concluded agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) for new engine orders and long-term support agreements covering nearly 500 CFM

Lockheed Martin Demos Next-Gen Aegis Ashore Solution
2018-01-15 Read More...
In a landmark demonstration, Lockheed Martin connected key components of its Aegis Ashore and Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) technologies, validating the ability to greatly increase operational performance, efficiency and

Insitu Demos Airspace Situational Awareness System for UAS
2018-01-15 Read More...
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, announced the successful completion of a flight demonstration for its ground-based Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) airspace situational awareness system. Insitu is tackling one of the toughest

FLIR Names David Ray President, Government & Defense
2018-01-12 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. recently announced that David Ray has been named President of the Government & Defense Business Unit, effective January 8th,

Dassault Aviation Reveals Orders and Deliveries in 2017
2018-01-11 Read More...
Dassault Aviation Group released its order intake, deliveries and backlog in units as of December 31st, 2017 (figures not reviewed by

Raytheon Wins Major Patriot™ Contract
2018-01-11 Read More...
An undisclosed member of the 14-nation group that own the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System has awarded Raytheon Company a direct commercial sales contract worth more than $1.5 billion for

Lockheed Martin Announces Two Key Appointments
2018-01-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of Richard “Rick” Edwards (photo) as Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin International, and Frank St. John as Executive Vice President of the corporation’s Missiles and Fire Control

India Cancels Spike Defense Deal With Israel
2018-01-05 Read More...
A top Israeli arms firm has confirmed that India cancelled a $500 million deal to develop Spike anti-tank guided missiles and expressed “regret” over the decision just ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first visit to the

Nexter Demos its Artillery to 18 Countries
2018-01-04 Read More...
On the occasion of dynamic demonstrations with live ammunition, the Nexter Group has demonstrated to more than 80 people from 18 countries its know-how and performance in ground-to-ground artillery for calibers 105 and

AW109 Trekker Helicopter Receives EASA Certification
2018-01-02 Read More...
Leonardo is pleased to announce that the AW109 Trekker helicopter was issued with type certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) yesterday. Deliveries will start in the first quarter of

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