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U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman Start Flight Testing of MQ-8C Fire Scout
2020-05-13 Read More...
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout (photo) equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8

HAVELSAN Joins National Combat Aircraft (NCA) Program
2020-05-11 Read More...
On the occasion of the signing of the cooperation agreement between Turkish Aerospace (TA) and HAVELSAN under the National Combat Aircraft (NCA/MMU) Development Project, Prof. İsmail DEMİR, President of Defence Industries underlined that “By the

Leonardo’s New M-345 Jet Trainer Receives Initial Certification
2020-05-11 Read More...
Leonardo announced that the DAAA (Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness), the Italian Ministry of Defense’s Certification Authority, has issued the “Initial Certification” for Leonardo’s new M-345 training

FLIR to Supply Black Hornet Nano-UAV Systems to US Army
2020-05-11 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). The advanced nano-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will support platoon- and

Javelin Joint Venture Completes First F-Model Missile
2020-05-11 Read More...
The Javelin™ Joint Venture team, a partnership of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed the first production Javelin F-Model (FGM-148F)

Leonardo Signs € 2.0 Billion New Credit Facilities
2020-05-08 Read More...
Leonardo signed Wednesday new credit facilities with a pool of international banks for € 2 billion. These facilities, together with cash in hand and existing credit lines, result in a total liquidity for Leonardo of over € 5

L3Harris Wins Third Order on US Army’s HMS Manpack IDIQ Contract
2020-05-08 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has received a third low-rate initial production (LRIP) order valued at $95 million by the U.S. Army under the HMS (Handheld, Manpack & Small Form-Fit) IDIQ contract to bring AN/PRC-158 multi-channel radios to the

SIPRI: Turkey’s Military Spending Hits $20.4 Billion in 2019
2020-05-07 Read More...
Turkey’s military expenditure climbed by 86% over the last decade to hit $20.4 billion in 2019, according to an international survey, Daily Sabah quoted a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Russian Triumph Proves its Name in Recent Test
2020-05-07 Read More...
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) recently reported about the military exercises of the Eastern Military District (which covers Eastern Siberia and the Far

L3Harris Delivers 656 Enhanced Night Vision Goggles - Binoculars to US Army
2020-05-06 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has completed delivery of 656 combat-ready Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B) systems to the U.S.

Boeing Rolls Out First Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft
2020-05-06 Read More...
A Boeing-led Australian industry team has presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force, a historic milestone for the company and the

Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Missiles & Defense Partner on Next-Gen Interceptor
2020-05-06 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies, are partnering to pursue a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract for the Next Generation Interceptor

BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of Raytheon’s Airborne Radios Business
2020-05-06 Read More...
After reaching a definitive agreement in January, BAE Systems has now completed the acquisition of Raytheon Technologies Corporation’s Airborne Tactical Radios (“Airborne Radios”) business, bringing industry-leading, battle-tested products and

Northrop Grumman to Rapidly Develop Net-Centric Gateway
2020-05-05 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation is rapidly working on developing and fielding a gatewayONE prototype, an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms, in support of the Advanced Battle Management family of Systems

Lockheed Martin Wins $6.07 Billion U.S. Army Contract for PAC-3 MSE
2020-05-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $6.07 billion contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and associated equipment, to be delivered across FY21, FY22 and

Naval Group Starts Sea Trials for SSN Suffren
2020-05-04 Read More...
The sea trials of the Suffren, the first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, have just begun. They will enable the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French Navy to test the performances of the submarine at sea before her delivery

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