International
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Business/FinancialAeroVironment Invests In Small UAS Firm To Offer Tier II Unmanned Aircraft
AeroVironment [AVAV], a developer and manufacturer of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that can be hand-launched, this week said it has made a $3 million investment in the Swedish UAV […]
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InternationalMBDA, Safran Unit And Roxel Optimize Ramjet Sector
MBDA France on Dec. 1 acquired the ramjet integration and testing activities of Roxel France, after an agreement was signed between MBDA and Safran Group’s Herakles—equal joint shareholders of the […]
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ArmyDRS Technologies Canada To Support Land Command
Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies Canada yesterday said it was awarded a nearly $49 million contract in support of the Canadian Land Command Support System Life Extension Project. Under the contract, DRS […]
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Army
Raytheon UK To Deliver New Vehicle GPS Anti-Jam Antennas
Raytheon [RTN] UK yesterday said it has been awarded a contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defense to deliver a new GPS Anti-Jam Antenna System. The contract value was not […]
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Army
General Dynamics, Rafael, To Offer Remote Weapon Stations To U.S. Military
General Dynamics [GD] Armament and Technical Products and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., yesterday said they are offering the Samson line of Remote Weapons Stations (RWS) to the U.S. […]
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International
Northrop Grumman Delivers Biometric Matching System To Australian DoD For Pilot
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has delivered an automated biometric matching system (ABIS) to the Australian Defence Department for a pilot test as part of the department’s effort to […]
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Army
MEADS Destroys Airbreathing Target In First Intercept test
The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully conducted its first intercept flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., said Gregory Kee, NATO MEADS Management Agency general manager. […]
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Business/Financial
U.K. Power Systems Company Initiates U.S. Operations, Part of Global Expansion
Merlin Equipment, the U.K. power systems specialist, said it has completed a multi-million dollar investment in its business, kick starting a global expansion plan. Merlin will open headquarters in Hampton […]
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International
China Betting Heavily On Strategic Strike Programs, NDU Book Says
The Chinese military’s long-term vision for joint aerospace power appears to include an ability to delivery conventional firepower with precision to any point on Earth, according to a new book […]
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Army
General Dynamics U.K. EMC Test Lab Receives Accreditation
General Dynamics UK’s [GD] unique Platform Test Services (PTS) lab has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing of communications systems fitted to military […]