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IWI Launches Kalashnikov Competitor, TAVOR 7 Assault Rifle

October 30, 2017 @ 07:05 PM

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has launched the 7.62X51mm caliber TAVOR 7, a competitor to the hugely popular Kalashnikov AK series of assault rifles which fire the heavy 7
Northrop Grumman Pulls Out from MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Aerial Tanker Competition

October 27, 2017 @ 02:07 PM

Northrop Grumman has dropped out from the competition to produce the US Navys unmanned aerial tanker, the MQ-25A Stingray, the company's CEO announced Wednesday. Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman, was quoted as saying by Defense News during an October 25 earnings call that “the particular nature of that final RFP,” or request for proposals, triggered Northrop to withdraw from the competition, but did not further clarify what parts of the solicitation raised eyebrows
BAE Systems Teams Up With Local Shipbuilder For UK Type 31 Frigates

October 18, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

British firm BAE Systems has teamed up with Cammell Laird, the local shipbuilder, to provide warship design, engineering capability and combat systems in response to the UK Royal Navy's Type 31e frigate programme. Under the teaming agreement, BAE Systems will partner with Cammell Laird, who would Prime, build and assemble the vessels
Leonardo To Equip US Naval Air Stations With Instrument Landing Systems

October 17, 2017 @ 01:10 PM

Leonardo has been selected through a competitive procurement as the provider of up to 31 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) by the US Navy to equip Department of Navy installations. In more details, Leonardos subsidiary, Selex ES Inc
Airbus to Manufacture Bombardier C Series Planes in the US, Boeing Cries...

October 17, 2017 @ 05:59 AM

Canadian Bombardier sold a majority stake in its C Series passenger jet business to European Airbus for no cost which will manufacture the planes in its facility in the US. Airbus and Bombardier expect the order book for the C Series to double from the 300 currently to 600 over 10 -15 years
Japan Plans Aircraft Parts Manufacturers’ Network to Boost Exports

October 15, 2017 @ 08:05 AM

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will launch the Nationwide Network of Aircraft Clusters (NNAC) later this year to sales to 3 trillion yen ($26.8 billion) in 2030 from 1
DARPA Eyes Cloud-based Repository to Harness Geospatial Imagery for Defense Analyses

October 13, 2017 @ 10:33 AM

DARPA seeks to create scalable cloud-based repository of global satellite data accessible via common interfaces, and pilot development of analytics-as-a-service for DoD users. The rapid pace of new commercial satellite constellation launches has led to a significant increase in the amount and availability of geospatial imagery
Dassault Eyes Falcon 2000 Business Jet Manufacturing in India

October 10, 2017 @ 10:26 AM

French aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation is eyeing to build its business aircraft, Falcon 2000 in India under the Indian Prime Ministers flagship ‘Make in India program. Building the Falcon 2000 planes in India would cut costs while ensuring quality and execution that meets standards, Chief Executive Officer Eric Trappier was quoted by
Pentagon Awards Contracts Worth Over $1.1B For Two Littoral Combat Ships

October 7, 2017 @ 11:17 AM

The Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts worth more than $1.1 billion to build two littoral combat ships to shipbuilders – Austal USA and Lockheed Martin
SAIC Teams Up With ST Kinetics, CMI For US Army’s Mobile Protected...

October 6, 2017 @ 03:04 PM

Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) has teamed up with ST Kinetics and CMI Defence to develop combat vehicle prototypes for the U.S

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