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Collins Aerospace Receives New Orders for C-130 NP2000 Propeller, MS-177A ISR Sensor
2020-09-16 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems announced it has been selected to deliver NP2000 propeller systems for an additional 30 Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft for the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve (AFR). Collins Aerospace is a unit of

Greece to Acquire 18 Rafale Fighter Jets
2020-09-15 Read More...
Greece announced Saturday its intention to acquire 18 Rafales to equip its air

GA-ASI Integrates Leonardo’s SAGE 750 ESM onto SeaGuardian
2020-09-15 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo SAGE 750 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system onto the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). The SAGE 750 integration was performed by GA-ASI in

SRC Demos On-the-Move Counter-UAS Technology at Apollyon Test Event
2020-09-15 Read More...
SRC Inc. recently demonstrated an on-the-move configuration of the Silent Archer® counter-unmanned aircraft system (USA) technology at the Apollyon test event at Eglin Air Force Base in

L3Harris Wins First Missile System Training Contract with GBSD Program
2020-09-14 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies will design and field new training capabilities for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. This is L3Harris’ first contract in missile system

Boeing Names Ed Dandridge Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
2020-09-11 Read More...
The Boeing Company named Ed Dandridge as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, effective September

Safran’s Euroflir410 Optronic System to Equip French Navy’s H160 Helicopters
2020-09-11 Read More...
Babcock France, an engineering firm that provides support services for government strategic forces, has selected the new-generation Euroflir™410 optronic (electro-optical) system from Safran Electronics & Defense as part of the contract awarded

NGC to Modernize U.S. Air Force’s Aging ICBM System
2020-09-10 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation was selected by the U.S. Air Force to modernize the nation’s aging intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system under a $13.3 billion contract awarded today for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD)

Iranian Naval Forces Start Massive Drills in Southern Waters
2020-09-10 Read More...
Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the Naval Forces will start massive drills in the Southern waters of the country on Thursday, adding that home-made submarines and drones will be used in the

Fincantieri to Design Large Unmanned Vessel for US Navy
2020-09-09 Read More...
Fincantieri Marinette Marine has been shortlisted with five other companies. Each of them will develop the conceptual design within August 2021. The contract includes an option for an additional study phase to develop detailed engineering work that,

L3Harris Awarded International Sonar System Program
2020-09-09 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to deliver two Low-Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS) systems to a NATO member. The LFATS system is used on ships to detect, track and engage all types of

STM Expands its Exports to NATO with ThinkTech
2020-09-09 Read More...
STM ThinkTech, Turkey’s first technology-based think tank, is scheduled to export its products to NATO for the third time this coming December. The contract for this third project covers the new version of the NATO Resilience Decision Support Model

India Test-Fires Hypersonic Missile Carrier
2020-09-09 Read More...
India Monday successfully test-fired Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), making it only the fourth country in the world after the US, China and Russia to develop and test the technology that will pave the way for missiles that will

iXblue Delivers Cybersecure Navigation System for First FDI Frigate to Naval Group
2020-09-08 Read More...
iXblue delivered to Naval Group, in the presence of Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, the cybersecure navigation system for the first Defense and Intervention Frigate (FDI) for the French Navy under the project management of the

Iran to Mount VLS Launchers on Navy Destroyers
2020-09-08 Read More...
Head of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari announced his country’s plans to mount vertical launching system (VLS) on Navy destroyers, Fars News Agency (FNA)

BAE Systems, Leonardo to Develop AESA Radar for RAF Typhoon
2020-09-07 Read More...
BAE Systems and Leonardo have been awarded a contract to develop the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), the European Common Radar System Mark 2(ECRS Mk2) radar, to a standard ready to be integrated on to UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF)

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