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Northrop and Cassidian perform first full test flight of Euro Hawk UAS
Monday, January 14, 2013 Northrop Grumman and Cassidian have conducted the first full system test flight of the Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Manching Air Base, Germany, demonstrating its systems...

USAF awards Protected MILSATCOM development contract to Northrop
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Northrop Grumman has received contracts from the US Air Force (USAF) to demonstrate more affordable ways to develop a future protected military satellite communications (MILSATCOM)...

Russia to deploy S-400 missiles in Southern Military District
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is planning to deploy advanced S-400 Triumph air defence missile systems in the country's Southern Military District by the end of 2012, Southern...

ITT completes GPS III satellite navigation payload acceptance testing
Monday, October 08, 2012 ITT Exelis has successfully completed acceptance testing of the Non-Flight Satellite Testbed's navigation payload...

USAF selects GE Aviation for AETD contract negotiations
Thursday, September 20, 2012 GEGE Aviation has been selected by the US Air Force (USAF) for negotiations to mature of a set of technologies to include variable cycle technology for its Adaptive Engine Technology...

RAF contracts universities for international security and leadership training
Thursday, September 06, 2012 Portsmouth Business School and Cranfield University have been awarded a contract to provide training to UK Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel, in an effort to enhance international security...

Sukhoi’s second T-50 prototype performs initial tanker plug trial
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Sukhoi's Russian Air Force fifth generation T-50 multi-role fighter jet has completed initial approach trials to a flight refuelling...

Hypersonic Waverider jet flight test conducted above Pacific Ocean
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 The US military has conducted another test of its hypersonic jet Waverider, taking place above the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to reach Mach...

Boeing orders USAF WGS satellite components from Cobham
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Boeing has awarded a contract to Cobham for the supply of electronic systems for the US Air Force's (USAF) Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite...

Raytheon's Pyros STM completes guided flight testing
Thursday, August 09, 2012 Raytheon's Pyros small tactical munition (STM) has successfully completed the warhead and guidance system testing at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona,...

Israel to integrate upgraded interceptor missile in Iron Dome
Monday, July 30, 2012 The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is set to equip its Iron Dome counter rocket defence systems with an advanced variant of Tamir interceptor missile, as part of the system's Block II version...

Sagem’s Hammer laser-guided weapon completes test firing
Monday, July 09, 2012 Sagem's Hammer air-to-ground guided weapon with laser terminal guidance, the SBU-64 Hammer, has been successfully tested by the French defence procurement agency DGA at the Cazaux air base,...

Fourth Russian T-50 stealth fighter to enter testing this year
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Russia is planning to start the testing and development of its fourth Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter later this...

Lockheed’s GPS III prototype reaches new milestone
Thursday, May 31, 2012 The Lockheed Martin team tasked with developing the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the satellite's pathfinder, known as...

USAF reveals basing criteria for its KC-46A tanker aircraft
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The US Air Force (USAF) has released the guidelines that will determine candidate bases for the new KC-46A tanker formal training unit (FTU) and the first two main operating bases...

DARPA’s ERB reveals HTV-2 second test flight report
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) independent engineering review board (ERB) has completed the second flight review of Hypersonic Technology Vehicle...

Russia to supply RVV-AE missiles to Malaysian Air Force
Monday, April 23, 2012 Russia’s state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport has inked a contract with Malaysia for the delivery of 35 Vympel R-77 RVV-AE air-to-air missiles for the Malaysian Air...

ITT Exelis to build USAF GPS III satellite payloads
Friday, March 23, 2012 Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to ITT Exelis to construct navigation payloads for the US Air Force’s (USAF) third and fourth next-generation global positioning system (GPS)...

Russia to induct three S-400 battalions in 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012 Russia's Ministry of Defence will deploy three battalions of S-400 Triumph air defence missile systems in 2012, Russian Air Force Chief of Staff major general Viktor Bondarev...

IAF receives indigenous Akash missile
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the domestically-built medium-range, surface-to-air missile (SAM) missile system, Akash, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony...