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17 Partner Nations Invest $314 Million for Patriot Enhancements
2020-02-27 Read More...
Raytheon Company is enhancing the combat-proven PatriotTM Air and Missile Defense System under a $314 million task order for engineering services from the U.S. Army, awarded on January

Turkey’s First Frigate Project Nears Completion
2020-02-26 Read More...
Turkey has nearly completed a project to produce the country’s first domestic frigate as part of its national warship program MİLGEM, Daily Sabah

Russia’s Il-112 Military Transport Plane to Conduct 2nd Flight in April
2020-02-26 Read More...
Russia will launch the serial production of its latest Ilyushin il-112 military transport plane at the Voronezh Aircraft Enterprise and the prototype will take to the skies for the second time in April, Head of the Ilyushin Aviation Company Yuri

Naval Group Achieves Record Level of Orders in 2019
2020-02-25 Read More...
Naval Group’s Board of Directors met on 20 February to review the financial statements for the 2019 reporting period closed on December

GA-ASI Tests Air-To-Space Laser Communication System
2020-02-24 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has successfully ground tested its Airborne Laser Communication System (ALCoS) by establishing a link with a satellite in Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit

US Air Force Guardian Angels Select INVISIO’s Hearing Devices
2020-02-24 Read More...
The United States Air Force’s elite unit, the Guardian Angels, has selected INVISIO to provide a suite of hearing enhancement devices that will enable airmen to communicate in critical and extremely noisy environments, while protecting their hearing

GA-ASI Holds Second Multi-Domain Operations Demo Using Gray Eagle ER
2020-02-21 Read More...
On January 30th, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) showcased an impressive suite of long range sensors on its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) during flight operations at Yuma Proving

Pakistan Tests Ra’ad II Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile
2020-02-21 Read More...
Pakistan test-launched a new variant of its Ra’ad II nuclear-capable air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) on February 16, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani

Oshkosh Defense Wins Order for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
2020-02-20 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal has placed an order for 1,240 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and associated

Lockheed Martin, Collins Aerospace, USAF Upgrade SYERS-2C on U-2 Dragon Lady
2020-02-20 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force (USAF), Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies, and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® recently completed flight testing and deployment of the latest variant of the Collins Aerospace Senior Year Electro-Optical

Leonardo Building Regional Helicopter Support Centre in Brazil
2020-02-19 Read More...
Leonardo announced that its regional helicopter customer service capabilities in Brazil are being expanded with the building of a new facility in Itapevi, 30 km from São

Pakistan Navy Commissions Offshore Patrol Vessel PNS ‘YARMOOK’
2020-02-18 Read More...
The Pakistan Navy has commissioned a 2300 Tons Corvette PNSYARMOOK (F-271) – a Damen OPV 1900 – in a ceremony held at Constanta Port, Romania on 13th February

STM ThinkTech Develops Resilience Decision Support Model For NATO
2020-02-18 Read More...
Carrying out significant projects in the fields of engineering, technology and consultancy under the leadership of Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Tic. A.Ş. (STM) continues its efforts to

Pakistan, Bahrain Conclude ‘Badr 4’ Joint Military Drill
2020-02-17 Read More...
The joint exercise, Badr 4, conducted by Bahrain’s National Guard and the Pakistani Army in Pakistan, in the presence of the Director of the National Guard Commander’s Office, Major General Abdulrahman Rashid Al-Saad, and senior officers from both

MBDA’s New MARTE ER Missile on Target in Second Test Firing
2020-02-17 Read More...
MBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its second firing carried out at the PISQ (Poligono Interforze del Salto di Quirra) test range in Sardinia. This firing confirmed the overall design and performance of the missile marking a critical

Demonstrator Phase for Future Combat Air System Launched
2020-02-14 Read More...
The governments of France and Germany have awarded Dassault Aviation, Airbus, together with their partners MTU Aero Engines, Safran, MBDA and Thales, the initial framework contract (Phase 1A), which launches the demonstrator phase for the

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