Αρχείο | 2015

Νέα υποβρύχια για την Αίγυπτο

    Συνεχίζεται σε σταθερή τροχιά ο εξοπλισμός των Αιγυπτιακών Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων. Σήμερα, η ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems ανακοίνωσε την καθέλκυση του πρώτου υποβρυχίου Type 209/1400 για το Αιγυπτιακό Ναυτικό, το οποίο θα φέρει τον πλευρικό αριθμό S41. Πρόκειται για το πρώτο από τα τέσσερα συνολικά Type 209/1400 που θα προμηθευτεί η χώρα. Επίσης, πριν από […]

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NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft arrives at Edwards

NATO’s first Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft arrived at Edwards Air Force Base Dec. 19 completing its first flight. The test flight marked the start of six months of ground and airborne testing at Edwards AFB before the aircraft is sent to its new home in Sigonella, Italy. NATO AGS is a derivative of the wide-area […]

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NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Successfully Takes Flight

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and members of NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) celebrated an important and much anticipated milestone today. Leaving from Palmdale, NATO’s first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft successfully executed a comprehensive range of test points before landing at Edwards Air Force Base. «The NATO AGS aircraft is part of a […]

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Brazilian Geostationary Satellite Enters the Integration and Testing Phase

Visiona Tecnologia Espacial, responsible for the integration of the SGDC system (Geostationary Satellite of Defense and Strategic Communications) in Brazil announces the completion of a key program milestone. On December 14, the mating between the satellite platform and the communication module (payload) was successfully performed, marking the beginning of the integration and testing campaign. The […]

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CACI Awarded $56.3 M to Support US Army Communications Security

CACI International Inc (NYSE MKT: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a $56.3 million contract to provide systems engineering and software development and sustainment services and solutions for the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T) Project Director Network Enablers (PD Net E). The five-year award represents […]

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Cubic to Acquire TeraLogics and GATR Technologies

Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced the acquisition of TeraLogics, LLC and the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire GATR Technologies, Inc. (GATR). The addition of TeraLogics and GATR will enhance Cubic’s stated strategy to expand its defense systems business by investing in a Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) portfolio […]

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AF KC-30A MRTT Returns from Successful Refuelling Trials With F-16 Fighter

A RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has returned from the United States following the first round of air-to-air refuelling trials with F-16 multi-role fighters. From December 3-15, the KC-30A conducted seven flights with F-16s from the United States Air Force (USAF), the refuelling being conducted using the tanker’s 18-metre-long advanced refuelling boom system. The […]

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Saab Contract With Brazil For Operational Capabilities On Gripen NG Comes Into Effect

On 24 April 2015 Saab announced the conclusion of a contract with the Brazilian Ministry of Defence, through the Aeronautics Command (COMAER), concerning acquisition of external stores for Gripen NG. This contract has now come into effect as all required conditions have been fulfilled. Today, the order value of approximately USD 245 million is booked […]

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Elbit Provides RUAG Defence with an Advanced Cyber Security Simulator

Elbit Systems Ltd. («Elbit Systems») (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT), announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CYBERBIT Ltd. («CYBERBIT»), was awarded a contract to provide the Switzerland-based company, RUAG Defence, with CYBERBIT’s CyberShield – Cyber Security Trainer and Simulator (T&S). The contract is in an amount that is not material to either party, and the T&S […]

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IMDO and MDA Successfully Complete Series of David’s Sling Weapon System Intercept Tests

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed a series of tests of the David’s Sling Weapon System. This test series, designated David’s Sling Test-4 (DST-4), was the fourth series of tests of the David’s Sling Weapon System and […]

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Λιβύη: “Πόδι” σε Αμερικανούς κομμάντο

    Την εκδίωξη Αμερικανών στρατιωτών απαίτησε και πέτυχε παραστρατιωτική ομάδα της Λιβύης την Δευτέρα. Οι 20 τον αριθμό στρατιώτες έφτασαν στη βορειοαφρικανική χώρα, προκειμένου να αναπτύξουν τις σχέσεις και να υποστηρίξουν τον Εθνικό Λιβυκό Στρατό. Όμως, αμέσως μετά την προσγείωσή τους σε αεροπορική βάση στη δυτική Λιβύη, κι ενώ έφεραν πλήρη οπλισμό, η τοπική […]

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US Navy Selects NGC to Design and Produce Shipboard Laser Weapon System Demonstrator

The U.S. Navy will get a peek at a future where high energy laser weapons could defend its ships against attack under a contract awarded Oct. 22 to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Under the three-phase Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) contract, the company will design, produce, integrate, and […]

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