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U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Majority Share of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb Contract

 Lockheed Martin received on the 28th of October a $76 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of PavewayTM II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits. The…

U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon a $393 Million contract for ISR Mission Support

 Raytheon Company will continue mission support for the U.S. Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) under a new $393 million contract. DCGS is the service’s primary intelligence, surveillance and…

Raytheon Training Innovations Win Prestigious Brandon Hall Gold and Silver Excellence Awards

 Raytheon Professional Services (RPS) LLC, was honored with four coveted Brandon Hall Excellence Awards, often called the ‘Academy Awards’ of the learning and training industry. RPS earned two Gold and…

Airbus Helicopters Signs MoU with Czech Company LOM PRAHA s.p.

In the frame of the on-going multipurpose helicopter tender of the Czech Ministry of Defence, Airbus Helicopters signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding with the LOM PRAHA s.p. for a…

easyJet Takes Off Under Cost-per-Flight-hour Contract with AJW Group

In a partnership that firmly establishes the UK as leaders in MRO innovation, easyJet has partnered with AJW Group in a five year cost-per-flight-hour contract to support its growing fleet…

Increasing Appetite for Advanced Integrated Security Solutions Fuels Middle East’s US$3 Billion Market

The ongoing shift in demand from analogue to Internet protocol (IP) cameras in the Middle East is fuelling the region’s fast-growing physical security market, as global manufacturers prepare to launch…

U.S. Air Force Receives Two Additional MC-130Js

U.S. Air Force crews recently ferried two MC-130J Commando II aircraft from the Lockheed Martin facility here. Both aircraft are assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).…

Meet Saab at Defense & Security 2015

 Defence and security company Saab will exhibit its cutting-edge technology for the land, sea and air domains at Defense & Security 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand, 2-5 November. At Defense &…

Damen RoPax Ferry MV Veteran for Canadian Lifeline Vessel Replacement

 The Damen 80-metre Ice Class RoPax Ferry MV Veteran handover to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (GNL) took place in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada on 23 October 2015. Launched…

Thales Wins Secure IT Outsourcing Contract with France’s Leading Private Healthcare Provider

Thales has signed a secure IT outsourcing contract with Ramsay Générale de Santé, the largest private hospital group in France, in the first phase of a global project to upgrade…