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Head of Aviation Industries Organization: “Iran Developing 8 Types of Aircraft”
2020-09-21 Read More...
Head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) Lieutenant Brigadier General Afshin Khajeh Fard announced that his colleagues are working on the manufacturing of 8 types of home-made

Boeing Appoints Chief Strategy and Chief Sustainability Officers
2020-09-21 Read More...
The Boeing Company named B. Marc Allen as Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, reporting to President and CEO David

Rohde & Schwarz Launches Wideband ELINT Receiver
2020-09-18 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz launched a high-performance electronic intelligence (ELINT) receiver that incorporates cutting-edge radar detection technology: the R&S WPU2000 wideband processing unit. Following the success of the

GA-ASI SeaGuardian Takes Flight
2020-09-17 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) concluded a set of maritime test flights over the sea-lanes off the coast of Southern California on September 11th, using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System

Iran to Boost Range of Air-Based Cruise Missiles to Over 1,000 Km
2020-09-17 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami (photo) announced his country’s plans to boost the range of its air-based cruise missiles to over 1,000

Bell’s EDAT System to Enhance Noise & Safety in Helicopters
2020-09-17 Read More...
Bell, a global technology company, is developing a world-first piece of technology that it says will revolutionize helicopter

L3Harris Wins US Navy Contract for F/A-18 Electronic Warfare System
2020-09-16 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $104 million follow-on contract to supply the next production lot of the electronic warfare (EW) system that protects F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic

Collins Aerospace Receives New Orders for C-130 NP2000 Propeller, MS-177A ISR Sensor
2020-09-16 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems announced it has been selected to deliver NP2000 propeller systems for an additional 30 Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft for the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve (AFR). Collins Aerospace is a unit of

Greece to Acquire 18 Rafale Fighter Jets
2020-09-15 Read More...
Greece announced Saturday its intention to acquire 18 Rafales to equip its air

GA-ASI Integrates Leonardo’s SAGE 750 ESM onto SeaGuardian
2020-09-15 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo SAGE 750 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system onto the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). The SAGE 750 integration was performed by GA-ASI in

SRC Demos On-the-Move Counter-UAS Technology at Apollyon Test Event
2020-09-15 Read More...
SRC Inc. recently demonstrated an on-the-move configuration of the Silent Archer® counter-unmanned aircraft system (USA) technology at the Apollyon test event at Eglin Air Force Base in

L3Harris Wins First Missile System Training Contract with GBSD Program
2020-09-14 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies will design and field new training capabilities for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. This is L3Harris’ first contract in missile system

Boeing Names Ed Dandridge Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
2020-09-11 Read More...
The Boeing Company named Ed Dandridge as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, effective September

Safran’s Euroflir410 Optronic System to Equip French Navy’s H160 Helicopters
2020-09-11 Read More...
Babcock France, an engineering firm that provides support services for government strategic forces, has selected the new-generation Euroflir™410 optronic (electro-optical) system from Safran Electronics & Defense as part of the contract awarded

NGC to Modernize U.S. Air Force’s Aging ICBM System
2020-09-10 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation was selected by the U.S. Air Force to modernize the nation’s aging intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system under a $13.3 billion contract awarded today for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD)

Iranian Naval Forces Start Massive Drills in Southern Waters
2020-09-10 Read More...
Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the Naval Forces will start massive drills in the Southern waters of the country on Thursday, adding that home-made submarines and drones will be used in the

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