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Cubic Awarded for Leveraging Commercial PC Games in Military Training

December 4, 2014 @ 01:11 PM

Cubic announced today that it was awarded Best Tutorial at the 2014 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Cubics tutorial describes how to leverage the vitality of commercial games in serious game-based training to create a more effective learning experience
Russian MiG-29 Aircraft Crashes Outside Moscow: Reports

December 4, 2014 @ 12:17 PM

A Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum trainer jet has crashed outside Moscow and both pilots survived, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday. “A MiG-29 jet fighter crashed near the settlement of Chemodurovo in the Voskresensky region
Airbus Helicopters Appoints Yves Barillé VP of Corporate Communications

December 4, 2014 @ 08:10 AM

Yves Barillé has been appointed as Airbus Helicopters' Vice President of Corporate Communications. As of March 2015, Yves Barillé will report to CEO Guillaume Faury and manage all internal and external communication activities for Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Group, Safran Announce JV Called Airbus Safran Launchers

December 3, 2014 @ 10:56 AM

Airbus Group and Safran have announced the creation of their new Joint Venture named Airbus Safran Launchers. With an initial workforce of around 450, starting operations on 1 January 2015, Airbus Safran Launchers will maintain the outstanding level of quality and reliability of Ariane 5, while working on a new family of state-of-the-art space launchers to foster Europes leading role in the space industry
Sukhoi T-50 Aircraft To Get New Navigation System

December 1, 2014 @ 03:53 PM

Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) has created an upgraded BINS-SP2M strapdown inertial navigation system for the fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) fighter jet that autonomously processes navigation and flight information, determines position and motion parameters in the absence of satellite navigation, and can integrate with GLONASS, Russias space-based satellite navigation system. BINS-SP2M is guaranteed to last at least 10,000 hours, almost twice as long as its foreign counterparts
Russia Not To Press Claims Against France For Mistral Deal Suspension

November 27, 2014 @ 11:50 AM

Despite France officially putting the Mistral ship delivery on hold, Russia has no immediate plans to file claims, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said Tuesday, Russian media reported. The minister commented after French President Francois Hollande announced on Tuesday the suspension of a $1
US Navy LCS Modernization Plan Hangs In Uncertainty With Chuck Hagel’s Resignation...

November 26, 2014 @ 08:19 AM

The US Navys modernization plan to replace the last 20 littoral combat ships hangs in uncertainty with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagels resignation. “Hagel has made a decision about the LCS modernization following his review of recommendations from the US Navys specially-configured Small Surface Combatant Task Force (SSCTF),” Military
UTC CEO Louis Chenevert Steps Down, Gregory Hayes To Succeed

November 26, 2014 @ 07:47 AM

United Technologies has announced Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer Louis Chenevert has stepped down and will be succeeded by Gregory Hayes, who has been serving as the company's chief financial officer. The decision comes as a surprise as the company struggles to boost growth in several key units, Bloomberg reported
Northrop Grumman, USAF Conduct Integrated Baseline Review Of Enhanced Polar System

November 25, 2014 @ 07:59 AM

Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted the integrated baseline review (IBR) of the production, deployment and initial sustainment phase for the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS). The U
General Dynamics, Smith & Wesson Partner For US Army’s Modular Handgun System...

November 24, 2014 @ 05:32 PM

General Dynamics announced today that it will partner Smith & Wesson to pursue the US Army's Modular Handgun System (MHS) solicitation to replace the M9 standard Army sidearm. The strategic partnership's Modular Handgun System will be based on the Smith & Wesson M&P Polymer Pistol platform

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