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Russia to Create National Defense Center
2013-08-09 Read More...
The Russian military has started work on the creation of the National Defense Center, which will enhance the operational management of the Armed Forces and ensure prompt response to strategic threats, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (photo)

Raytheon’s RAM Block 2 Completes Initial Fleet Firing
2013-08-09 Read More...
The U.S. Navy completed the first fleet firing of Raytheon's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 as part of its ongoing developmental and operational testing

Russian Air Force to Get 1st T-50 Fighter Jets this Year
2013-08-08 Read More...
The Russian Air Force will take delivery of its first fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet "in the third quarter of this year" for final state test flights starting in the fourth quarter, the service's commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said earlier

LM’s Mission Equipment Package for US Army Helicopters
2013-08-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will offer a universal, highly adaptable and affordable Mission Equipment Package (MEP) to meet requirements for the Joint Multi-Role/Future Vertical Lift (JMR/FVL) rotary wing program, with potential applications for other customers

Honeywell's 131-9 APU Reaches 100 M Hours of Service
2013-08-07 Read More...
A vital piece of Honeywell technology, the 131-9 series Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), recently became the second from Honeywell’s family of APUs to surpass 100 million hours in service across more than 7,500

Raytheon, US Army Complete 1st AI3 Guided Test Series
2013-08-07 Read More...
Raytheon and the U.S. Army successfully completed the first guided test vehicle (GTV) flight series of the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative (AI3) program. The series consisted of two flight tests against different target

Lockheed Martin Ships MAVEN Spacecraft to NASA
2013-08-07 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft to the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on Friday, August 2.

CAE Wins US Air Force Contract
2013-08-06 Read More...
CAE has been awarded a contract to provide training for US Air Force Unmanned Aerial

Final Tests for Turkish Air Force’s 1st A400M Aircraft
2013-08-06 Read More...
The first Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter for the Turkish Air Force has begun final tests towards its

AUVSI to Hold Largest Unmanned Systems Expo
2013-08-05 Read More...
AUVSI will hold the largest International Unmanned Systems and Robotics Exposition Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. on 12-15 August

US Navy Requests 13 Additional P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
2013-08-05 Read More...
The U.S. Navy recently awarded Boeing a $1.98 billion contract for 13 additional P-8A Poseidon aircraft, continuing the modernization of U.S. maritime patrol capabilities that will ultimately involve more than 100 P-8As. The contract includes

Argon Adds FH 40 G-SIM to its CBRN Simulator Range
2013-08-05 Read More...
Argon Electronics continues to expand its CBRN training options with the release of the Thermo Scientific FH 40 G-SIM, a simulation instrument that replicates exactly the look, feel and functionality of the real FH 40 G digital survey

Airbus Military Delivers 1st A400M to French Air Force
2013-08-05 Read More...
Airbus Military has formally delivered the first A400M new generation airlifter, which is known in French service as the A400M Atlas, to the French Air Force, a milestone marking the beginning of the transformation of military air transport in

LM Selects NGC's SABR for F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade
2013-08-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) has competitively selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC)) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 radar modernization and upgrade

Airbus Military A400M Receives OCCAR Type Acceptance
2013-08-01 Read More...
The Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has received its Type Acceptance at the contractual Initial Operating Clearance (IOC) Standard from OCCAR, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation, on behalf of the Launch

Raytheon Demos Revolutionary 3DELRR Prototype
2013-08-01 Read More...
Raytheon successfully completed a customer demonstration of new U.S. Air Force expeditionary ground-based prototype radar. Designed to replace the decades old TPS-75 radar system, the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range

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