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Turkey to Get 80 Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles
2018-12-20 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of eighty (80) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) missiles, sixty (60) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and

Iran to Build New Generation of Heavy Submarines
2018-12-20 Read More...
Production of indigenized heavy submarines has been put on agenda of Iran’s Defense Industries after successful launch of different types of subsurface

Russian Strategic Tu-160 Bomber Test-Fires 12 Missiles
2018-12-20 Read More...
The strategic Tu-160 missile-carrying bomber test-fired 12 Kh-101 missiles at the Pemboi practice range in November, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the Ministry’s year-end board meeting attended by President Vladimir Putin on

ARQUUS Delivers 500th VT4 Vehicle to French Army
2018-12-19 Read More...
On Monday, December 17th, 2018, the 500th VT4 vehicle has been delivered to the Army. Thanks to this delivery, the delivery targets – 500 Standard 1 vehicles - are met for 2018. Designed for liaison and command, the VT4 is a light vehicle which is

Boeing, Embraer Approve Terms of Strategic Aerospace Partnership
2018-12-19 Read More...
Embraer and Boeing have approved to the terms of a strategic partnership that would position both companies to accelerate growth in global aerospace

Russia Completes Infrastructure for Deploying Sarmat ICBMs
2018-12-19 Read More...
The infrastructure for deploying Russia’s most advanced Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) has been fully prepared, Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov said in an interview published in the business daily

Rohde & Schwarz Wins Airbus Helicopters “Best Performer” Award
2018-12-19 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters honored Rohde & Schwarz as “Best Performer” with the Supplier Relationship Management Award which stands for special satisfaction with Rohde & Schwarz as a

France Orders Three More Airbus A330 MRTT Tankers
2018-12-18 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further three A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport

SRC Launches New Canadian Company
2018-12-18 Read More...
SRC, Inc. announced it has launched a new Canadian company SRC Can

New Glide Bombs Mounted on Iranian Light Planes
2018-12-18 Read More...
New glide bombs named ‘Jamarat’ were mounded on the Iranian Armed Forces’ light planes and helicopters to attack ground targets, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Textron Enhances Cessna Caravan, Grand Caravan EX Flight Deck Features
2018-12-18 Read More...
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, is bringing enhanced flight deck capabilities to new production Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX turboprop

Leonardo Launches New Electronics Division
2018-12-17 Read More...
Leonardo’s Board of Directors approved the creation of the new Electronics Division, reporting directly to the CEO. Its aim is to allow Leonardo to organise its Defense and Security Electronics activities in the

Northrop Grumman Expands Bushmaster® Cannon Facility
2018-12-17 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) announced that its Innovation Systems sector operations in Mesa, Arizona completed the expansion of its Bushmaster® medium caliber cannon production

Alberto Gutiérrez Named Head of Military Aircraft at Airbus Defence & Space
2018-12-14 Read More...
Airbus SE has appointed Alberto Gutiérrez, 56, Head of Military Aircraft within Airbus Defence and Space, effective 1 January 2019. He will report to Airbus Defence and Space Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dirk Hoke and become Member of the

Pakistani Military Delegation Visits Iranian Air Base
2018-12-14 Read More...
A Pakistani military delegation, headed by Assistant Chief of Air Staff Training in Pakistan Air Force Air Commodore Imran Qadir, visited Shahid Babayee Air Base in Iran’s Central province of Isfahan, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Rohde & Schwarz to Supply NATO Standard Solution to Danish Navy
2018-12-13 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz has signed a procurement and maintenance contract with the Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) of the Danish Ministry of Defense for the implementation of NATO BRASS

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