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Eurocopter Completes a Successful Heli-Expo 2012
2012-02-20 Read More...
Eurocopter has wrapped up a successful 2012 Heli-Expo exposition (Dallas; USA; 11-14 February 2012) marking 20 years of helicopter excellence announcing orders and commitments for 191 rotary-wing aircraft, as well as spotlighting the latest

U.S. Marine Corps to Receive Over 200 Oshkosh LVSRs
2012-02-17 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver more than 140 Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) cargo trucks and nearly 70 LVSR tractors for the U.S. Marine Corps following an order from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems

Navistar, Indigen Armor & SAIC Team for SOCOM Vehicle
2012-02-09 Read More...
Navistar Defense, LLC, Indigen Armor and SAIC announced they will team for the upcoming U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1)

LM Wins DMCO Technical Support Contract
2012-02-07 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year competitive contract to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New

Saab Wins US Army Contract
2012-02-03 Read More...
Saab has been awarded a multi-year contract for the next generation of laser-based training systems for U.S. Army’s armored combat vehicles. The order value is $17.2 million.

U.S. Bunker-Buster Bomb Not Powerful Against Iran
2012-01-31 Read More...
The U.S. military has concluded that its largest conventional bomb is not capable of destroying Iran’s most heavily fortified underground facilities suspected to be used for building nuclear weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported late

ATK’s Liberty Launch System Completes ISD Review
2012-01-25 Read More...
ATK's Liberty program successfully held its Launch System Initial Systems Design (ISD) Review, which completes the third of five milestones in the company's unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA for the Commercial Crew Development

US Deploys BAMS-D Drone to Monitor Hormuz Strait
2012-01-23 Read More...
The US Navy has confirmed deployment of a high-altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone which can keep track of Iranian military moves and monitor ships passing through the strategic Strait of

FLIR Systems Reports Strong Demand for Weapon Sights
2012-01-19 Read More...
FLIR Systems reported strong demand from U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for its catalogue of weapon

Lockheed Receives U.S. Air Force Contract for 3rd & 4th GPS III
2012-01-17 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $238 million contract for production of the 3rd and 4th satellites in the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation, known as GPS

U.S. Steps Up Contingency Plans In Case Israel Strikes Iran
2012-01-16 Read More...
The U.S government is concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran over U.S. objections, and has stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region, The Wall Street Journal reported late

2nd US Aircraft Carrier Deployed in the Gulf
2012-01-13 Read More...
A second US aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, has arrived in the Gulf region, the Pentagon said Wednesday, calling the move "routine" and denying any link to mounting tensions with

Navistar Defense to Upgrade MRAP Vehicle Fleet
2012-01-11 Read More...
Navistar Defense, LLC received an $880 million delivery order to upgrade 2,717 International® MaxxPro® Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

Obama Reveals New Defense Strategy
2012-01-10 Read More...
President Barack Obama vowed last week the U.S. military would maintain its “superiority” and bolster its presence in Asia despite planned cuts to the defense

Pentagon: “U.S. Not Seeking Hormuz Confrontation”
2012-01-04 Read More...
The Pentagon said it was not seeking a confrontation with Iran over transit in the Strait of Hormuz, even as it dismissed an Iranian military threat meant to keep US aircraft carriers out of the

General Dynamics Acquires Force Protection
2011-12-22 Read More...
General Dynamics completed, this week, its acquisition of Force Protection, Inc., a provider of blast- and ballistic-protected platforms that support the armed forces of the United States and its

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