Lockheed Martin has revealed its plans to set up a technology development center in Israel. The move follows an April agreement under which state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, flagship of the country's defense sector, will build the wings for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
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India's first air-to-air Astra missile is finally back on track now after a long delay due to technical glitches. The beyond visual range (BVR) missile, with an eventual strike range of over 100km, will be fired for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter this year
BAE Systems today announced the launch of its Advanced Threat Detection (ATD) service in Australia. This comes in response to growing concerns around targeted cyber attacks on businesses, and the Australian Government citing cyber security as one of its highest national security priorities
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The next big global defence company to rival Lockheed Martin or EADS could well come from China if the ambitions of the state-owned Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) are realized. The AVIC rounded out last weeks Paris Air Show 2013 with significant interest shown in its military and civil aircraft by visiting air force officials and industry executives
Eurocopter today signed the first 22 partnership agreements with innovative French companies selected to form part of the Helicopter of the Future program. These firms will come together in a technological and industrial initiative set up as part of an innovation program launched by the French government two years ago, according to a company statement
South Koreas $7.3 billion bidding contest to buy 60 new combat jets will end on June 28 after 10 days of maneuvering among three competitors
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Raytheon Company has initiated an internally funded program to enhance its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) end-game targeting capability. Addition of the SAL seeker will allow the munition to attack moving targets, attack targets that have re-positioned after firing, or change the impact point to avoid casualties and collateral damage