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US-Israel Preparing for “Biggest Defense Drill Ever”
2012-01-10 Read More...
IDF and U.S. Forces will team up soon for a major missile defense exercise, "the biggest one ever" according to military

Israel to Boost Defense Spending by 6% in 2012
2012-01-09 Read More...
Israel will boost defense spending by about 6 % ($780 million) this year in the face of deepening regional instability, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, after saying last year that he would cut military spending to finance social

General Atomics Delivers Last Generator for CVN 78 Carrier
2012-01-06 Read More...
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) celebrated a significant milestone with the delivery of the 12th and final Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) energy storage system motor generator set to Naval Air Systems Command

30% Increased Performance for Eurocopter’s EC175
2012-01-06 Read More...
The next-generation Eurocopter EC175 will incorporate significantly increased range and payload capacity when it enters service at the end of this year, and will be the first seven metric ton-category helicopter delivered with such

Urgent Delivery of Slate Kits for VAB Armored Carrier
2012-01-06 Read More...
Under an urgent operational requirement, at the end of November 2011, Renault Trucks Defense supplied 80 SLATE (Acoustic Sniper Localization System) kits to the French defense procurement agency (DGA) for integration with TOP 12.7 versions of the

Pratt & Whitney Wins F135 Engine Production Contract
2012-01-05 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Pratt & Whitney an undefinitized contract award (UCA) not to exceed $1,122,306,649 for F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning

ITT Exelis Tests & Installs EW System to F-16
2012-01-05 Read More...
ITT Exelis has successfully installed and tested a pod-mounted, advanced self-defense electronic warfare system on F-16 aircraft operated by an international

Raytheon Acquires New Cybersecurity Firm
2012-01-04 Read More...
Raytheon Company has acquired privately held Henggeler Computer Consultants, Inc., further extending Raytheon's capabilities to serve the cybersecurity, enterprise architecture and systems engineering needs of customers in the intelligence community

Boeing-NGC to Work on US Ballistic Missile’s GMD
2012-01-04 Read More...
Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States'

Saab Signs 3 New Contracts
2012-01-03 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract regarding further deliveries of components for the M3 Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The order sum is MSEK 105 and deliveries will take place during

Raytheon to Supply Radars in UAE THAAD Deal
2012-01-02 Read More...
Raytheon Company will provide AN/TPY-2 radars, associated spares, training and other services through 2018 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense

Raytheon: Solid 2011 Bookings for AESA Radar
2011-12-30 Read More...
Raytheon Company booked $320 million this month in new contract awards related to its Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar programs for domestic and international

ITT Exelis to Produce Generator Modules for F/A-18
2011-12-29 Read More...
ITT Exelis received a $5.7 million multiyear award to produce 375 generator control modules for F/A-18

Raytheon to Continue Development of SM-3
2011-12-27 Read More...
Raytheon received a $122.5 million contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for continued development of Standard Missile-3 Block IA and IB programs.

Israeli Firm to Prospect for Uranium in Negev Desert
2011-12-26 Read More...
An Israeli energy firm run by a former Head of the Mossad spy agency is to start prospecting for uranium in the southern Negev desert, the company

Saab Receives Extension for Carl-Gustaf Ammunition Contract
2011-12-23 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an extension contract for ammunition to the Carl-Gustaf M3 weapon

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