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Airbus and Cassidian play key role in Perseus maritime surveillance program
Nov 20, 2013 (SPX)
Systems developed by EADS sister companies Airbus Military and Cassidian have played key roles in the first large-scale demonstration of technologies to address...
US firm claims first 3D-printed metal gun
Nov 09, 2013 (AFP)
A Californian engineering company says it has produced the first metal gun made on a 3D printer, releasing a video showing the firearm scoring repeated bullseye...
Chemical arms treaty meets love-gone-wrong in US high court
Nov 06, 2013 (AFP)
Can the Chemical Weapons Convention be used against a woman who tried to poison her rival in a love triangle? The US Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the...
US Army, Raytheon complete AI3 live-fire demonstration
Oct 25, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Army and Raytheon have completed the live-fire demonstration phase of the new Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative program. Testing took place Sep...
Raytheon test fires enhanced Marine Corps anti-tank weapon system
Oct 25, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has completed an initial round of live-fire testing with a new U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank (LAV-AT) weapon system. The upgraded, ...
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Micro-Gyro Prototype for DARPA Program
Oct 24, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has developed and demonstrated a new micro-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyro (micro-NMRG) prototype for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Ag...
Raytheon BBN Technologies extends Boomerang shooter detection technology to helicopters
Oct 24, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon BBN Technologies has adapted its life-saving Boomerang shooter detection technology to protect helicopter crews. Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly ow...
Turkey cuts compulsory military service
Oct 21, 2013 (AFP)
Turkey's Islamic-rooted government will reduce compulsory military service to 12 months from next year, the deputy prime minister said on Monday. Around 70,000 ...
Dutch mull commandoes, attack helicopters for Mali
Oct 19, 2013 (AFP)
The Netherlands is considering sending some 400 soldiers including elite commandos, as well as Apache attack helicopters to war-torn Mali following an appeal fo...
Boeing Delivers Watchstander Integrated Security Solutions to Delaware Refinery
Oct 18, 2013 (SPX)
A Boeing security network, delivered just three weeks after it was ordered, is now helping protect a critical refinery complex along the Delaware River. Watchst...
Lockheed Martin to Build Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) in Arkansas
Oct 17, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin will move production of its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to an assembly line at the company's award-winning Camden, Ark., manufacturing c...
US Army seeks 'Iron Man' armor for commandos
Oct 12, 2013 (AFP)
US Army researchers are working on building hi-tech body armor that would give soldiers "superhuman strength" in a real-life version of the suit featured in "Ir...
S. America security industry business on the rise
Oct 09, 2013 (UPI)
Latin America's immediate security concerns got an airing at the International Security Fair, which opened in the Colombian capital Wednesday. About 300 defense...
Ukraine to end military conscription after autumn call-ups
Oct 03, 2013 (UPI)
Ukraine's military draft will end with this week's round of autumn call-ups as the country moves to an all-volunteer force, President Viktor Yanukovych said. Ya...
U.S. army mulls replacing Vietnam-era vehicles
Oct 02, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Army is looking into best possible options to replace Vietnam-era armored military vehicles with modern battle-ready units that are fit to perform role...
Extended Range Munition completes first Guide to Hit test series
Oct 01, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has completed its first two Guide to Hit (GTH) test series of the Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) program for the United States Marine Corps. ...
LockMart Contracts To Transition Long Range Land Attack Projectile To Production
Sep 27, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin received an $18 million contract from the National Warhead and Energetic Consortium to transition the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) ...
Chile moves to get rid of cluster munitions
Sep 25, 2013 (UPI)
Chile taking steps to get rid of cluster munitions in its military inventories but official briefs on the development remain sketchy and somewhat shrouded in my...
US to sign global treaty on conventional arms trade
Sep 24, 2013 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry will sign the first global treaty to regulate the $80 billion annual trade in conventional arms, a US official said Tuesday. Ke...
Swiss reject plan to scrap military draft
Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)
Switzerland's voters Sunday rejected a plan to axe the country's military draft, bucking Europe's anti-conscription trend and sticking to a tradition as Swiss a...
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