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Elbit To Supply Hermes UAS To Brazil

March 26, 2014 @ 12:12 PM

The Brazilian Air Force has awarded Elbit Systems a contract to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System which will be delivered by May 2014. The UAS will be equipped with a new and advanced intelligence gathering system
F-35 Software Glitches To Delay Deliveries, Says US Government Accountability Office

March 26, 2014 @ 11:41 AM

The US Marine Corps F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program would be delayed further due to glitches in software development and testing, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Earlier reports said the F-35s is scheduled to reach “initial operating capability” by mid-2015
Qatar Launches High-Tech Border Security System

March 26, 2014 @ 11:06 AM

Airbus Defence & Space announced on the sidelines of DIMDEX 2014 that a state-of-the-art border security system for the National Security Shield (NSS) is now up and running in Qatar. Airbus Defence & Space senior vice president, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Jean-Marc Nasr said the company had finalised the deployment of the advanced security system to the Qatar Ministry of Interior and Armed Forces
Rosoboronexport Denies Loss of Confidential Data in Cyber Attack

March 25, 2014 @ 10:40 AM

Rosoboronexport today denied any loss of confidential data that was said to be the result of a targeted cyber attack a fortnight ago. A group calling itself the ‘Russian Cyber Command (RCC) took credit for the attack that reportedly resulted in the loss of hundreds of documents concerning Rosoboronexports dealings with India and other countries which import arms from Russia
AgustaWestland To Attend FIDAE 2014, Will Showcase AW139M And AW119Ke

March 25, 2014 @ 09:27 AM

AgustaWestland will attend FIDAE 2014 showing an Italian Air Force AW139M intermediate twin and a single engine AW119Ke for firefighting applications operated by FAASA, thus showcasing both military and parapublic capabilities. “AgustaWestland boasts a leading presence in the South American VIP/corporate market, particularly in Brazil, especially via its light twin range of products with the Grand/GrandNew model become the benchmark with over 100 units sold in Central and South America, meaning more than 30 percent of all the Grand/GrandNew aircraft on order worldwide,” the company said in a statement
SAIC To Present Three Solutions At DIMDEX 2014

March 25, 2014 @ 08:25 AM

Science Applications International Corporation today announced it will be present three capabilities at DIMDEX 2014 this week in Doha, Qatar. SAICs maritime based technologies and solutions will include the Critical Infrastructure Surveillance and Security Solutions
Bundeswehr, Rheinmetall And IAI Successfully Test MASS, NavGuard Ship Protection Systems

March 24, 2014 @ 10:18 AM

The Bundeswehr, Rheinmetall and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) ELTA Group have successfully tested the MASS and NavGuard ship protection systems. The trials took place under the aegis of the German Navy in Howachter Bay in the Baltic at the end of October 2013
Latvia Takes Delivery Of Final Patrol Boat

March 21, 2014 @ 10:45 AM

The Latvian Naval Forces received its fifth and final Skrunda-class patrol boat on 20 March, the Latvian Ministry of Defence has announced. As with the third and fourth boats of the class ( Viesite and Jelgava ), Rezekne was built by Latvia's Riga Shipyard (Rigas Kugu Buvetava - RKB)
South African Company Develops Military-Grade Encryption For Mobile Communications

March 19, 2014 @ 12:02 PM

A South African company that builds software security solutions, iSolv Technologies (iSolv), has developed an avant-garde way to help secure sensitive communication from being intercepted. SecCom offers military-grade encryption for all your mobile communications, including voice calls and text messaging
GD, Huntington Ingalls Wins DDG 51 Destroyers Contracts Worth $1.24 Billion

March 17, 2014 @ 04:11 PM

The US Navy today awarded two contracts estimated $1.24 billion for the construction of DDG 51 Destroyers

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