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4th Cessna Citation Longitude Takes to the Skies
2017-05-12 Read More...
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, added its fourth super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude to the flight-test fleet, propelling the program toward anticipated Federal Aviation Administration type certification later this year. The

INVISIO’s US Office Now Fully Operational
2017-05-12 Read More...
INVISIO, a world-leading technology company developing innovative communications systems with hearing protection, announced that its newly established US subsidiary is up and running and that the organization is expanding with new

General Dynamics Demos 4G Tactical Backbone Network
2017-05-12 Read More...
A General Dynamics Mission Systems engineering team successfully streamed video 62 miles between two tactical antennas on April 20 during the Marine Corps-sponsored Ship-to-Shore Maneuver, Exploration and Experimentation (S2ME2) Task Force

Leonardo Fully Participates at IDEF Exhibition in Turkey
2017-05-11 Read More...
From 9-12 May 2017, Leonardo is exhibiting at IDEF, the 13th edition of Turkey’s major defense and security exhibition. Leonardo has been doing business in Turkey for more than 40 years, participating in major civilian and military projects

Harris Wins Tactical Radio Contracts from European Nation
2017-05-11 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received contracts valued at a total of $90 million from a European nation for tactical radios as part of the country’s communications readiness program. The contracts were received during the third quarter of Harris’ fiscal

Airbus Achieves Automatic Air-to-Air Refueling Contact
2017-05-11 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated automatic air-to-air refueling (AAR) contacts with a fighter aircraft from a tanker’s refueling boom - the first time in the world that this has been

Boeing, USAF Demo Airborne Networking System
2017-05-10 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) recently demonstrated that multiple aircraft and ground stations can efficiently and securely communicate using the Boeing-developed Talon HATE airborne networking

Romanian Air Force to Get Training System for F-16 Fleet
2017-05-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will deliver a tailored simulation-based F-16 training environment for the Romanian Air Force

Russia Showcases 240 Military Equipment at IDEF’17
2017-05-09 Read More...
Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport is organizing a joint Russian display at the International Defense Industry Fair, IDEF'17, taking place in Istanbul on 9-12 May

Raytheon’s Patriot Downed Over 100 Ballistic Missiles Since 2015
2017-05-08 Read More...
Since 01 January 2015, Raytheon’s Patriot™ integrated air and missile defense system has shot down more than 100 tactical ballistic missiles in combat operations around the world. More than 90 of those intercepts involved the low cost Raytheon-made

Raytheon Starts Production of AN/SPY-6(V) Radar
2017-05-05 Read More...
Raytheon Company is being awarded a $327,146,998 Fixed Price Incentive (firm target) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-5315 to exercise options for Air and Missile Defense Radar Program (AMDR) Low Rate Initial

Airbus Completes 1,500th Target Drone
2017-05-05 Read More...
Airbus has completed the 1,500th target drone (Do-DT – direct target) at the Friedrichshafen site (Germany), which will soon enter service on behalf of the German Armed Forces. Since 2002, around 40 employees from the Target Systems and Services

Russia to Launch Pyotr Morgunov Amphibious Assault Ship
2017-05-05 Read More...
Russia’s Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov is slated to be floated this summer, Defense Ministry spokesman, Capitan First Rank Igor Dygalo,

Boeing’s KC-46A Tanker Joins Flight Test Program
2017-05-04 Read More...
Boeing now has six aircraft in its KC-46 tanker test program, expanding its ability to complete ground and flight-test activities as it progresses toward first deliveries to the U.S. Air

Safran Logs 3,000 Orders for HRG-Based Navigation Systems
2017-05-04 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader in inertial navigation, recorded a new record of more than 3,000 orders for navigation systems based on hemispherical resonator gyros (HRG) in

RUAG, Swiss Army Present Live Training to the Media
2017-05-03 Read More...
In partnership with the Swiss armed forces, RUAG invited the national and international media to its Combat Training Centre in Bure in the canton of Jura. As well as a presentation on technologies and logistics, the visitors also watched a live

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