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RUAG Names Judith Bischof as General Counsel
2017-08-18 Read More...
The RUAG Board of Directors have appointed Dr. Judith Bischof as the new General Counsel & Secretary General. Judith Bischof is an experienced lawyer with a solid track record as General Counsel of a listed company. She will start as a member of

Raytheon, US Navy Deliver 4,000th Tomahawk Block IV Cruise Missile
2017-08-17 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have delivered the 4,000th Tomahawk™ Block IV cruise missile to the fleet. The highly advanced missile can circle for hours, shift course instantly on command and strike with pinpoint

Lockheed Martin Wins U.S. Army Order for ATACMS Missiles
2017-08-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has received a $161 million production contract for the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile for the U.S.

Pelican Products Promotes Scott Ermeti to President of Int’l Business
2017-08-16 Read More...
Pelican Products, Inc., global headquarters of Peli™ Products, has promoted Scott Ermeti to President of International

Russian Helicopters to Test Ka-226T in Iran
2017-08-15 Read More...
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) together with Iran Helicopters Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) will test the light utility helicopter Ka-226T for its usability at extremely high

Boeing Board Elects Caroline Kennedy as New Director
2017-08-15 Read More...
The Boeing Board of Directors has elected Caroline B. Kennedy as a new

AAR Starts Work on Landing Gear Contract for US Air Force
2017-08-14 Read More...
AAR received the Notice to Proceed on the $909,394,297 fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for the Landing Gear Performance-Based Logistics One

Harris Delivers Navigation Payload for 3rd LM GPS III Satellite
2017-08-11 Read More...
Harris Corporation has delivered the third of 10 advanced navigation payloads to Lockheed Martin (LM), which will increase accuracy, signal power and jamming resistance for U.S. Air Force GPS III

U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Visit Vietnam Next Year
2017-08-11 Read More...
A U.S. aircraft carrier will visit Vietnam next year, the Pentagon said in a statement on Tuesday, in a sign of improving relations between the two countries, according to

NGC to Integrate AFTRS-R on Joint STARS
2017-08-10 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to upgrade existing radio terminals aboard the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet and replace them with Air Force Tactical Receive

Lockheed Martin Unveils Next Generation Missile Defense Sensor Technology
2017-08-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will unveil its next generation air and missile defense radar demonstrator at the annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium this week in Huntsville,

Russia Developing ‘Flying-Wing’ Strike Drone
2017-08-09 Read More...
A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the

INVISIO Wins New U.S. Department of Defense Contract
2017-08-09 Read More...
INVISIO has been awarded a two-year IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for communication and hearing protection systems. The award is for up to USD 13 million and the first order has

Thales Announces New Executive Committee Appointments
2017-08-08 Read More...
Thales announced the following two new appointments to its Executive

Russia to Host Army-2017 Military-Technical Forum
2017-08-07 Read More...
On August 22-27, Russia will hold the Army-2017 forum to showcase its high-tech military innovations and

Harris to Supply Falcon III HMS Manpack Radios to US Army
2017-08-07 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a delivery order to supply its multi-channel Falcon III ® HMS (Handheld, Manpack & Small Form-Fit) Manpack radios to support two major U.S. Army test events. The order was received during the first quarter of

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