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Successful Anti-Access/Area Denial Missile Flight Test
Successful Anti-Access/Area Denial Missile Flight Test

Northrop Grumman has completed the second flight test of its new Anti-access/Area Denial (A2/AD) missile using a company-owned CRJ-700 aircraft as the testbed for the air to surface mission computer and sensors

Jan 04, 2022
DIRCM and Airborne EW Self Protection Systems for UAE
DIRCM and Airborne EW Self Protection Systems for UAE

Elbit Systems will supply its Direct Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) and airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for the UAE Air Force Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft

Jan 04, 2022
New Partnership for Space-Based Maritime Intelligence
New Partnership for Space-Based Maritime Intelligence

Horizon Technologies plans to take advantage of the Virgin Orbit mobile LauncherOne system’s unique ability to reach tailored orbits for at least five launches

Jan 04, 2022
Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2021
Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2021

Despite global challenges, 2021 has been a year of innovation and expansion within the world of defense and security technology. Here is our round-up of the 10 most read articles on Defense Advancement this year:

Jan 01, 2022
Next Generation Interceptor Completes System Requirements Review
Next Generation Interceptor Completes System Requirements Review

The Missile Defense Agency-approved System Requirements Review is the first major technical review for the Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies homeland defense interceptor program

Dec 31, 2021
Further Order on Swedish Heavyweight Torpedo System
Further Order on Swedish Heavyweight Torpedo System

Saab will carry out the order of pre-studies and engineering which incorporates subsystem prototypes for improvements of the current torpedo

Dec 30, 2021
Two Bell 505 Helicopters for Indonesian Navy
Two Bell 505 Helicopters for Indonesian Navy

The Indonesian Navy will use the Bell 505s as basic helicopter trainers

Dec 29, 2021
Swedish FMV Orders New Equipment for Gripen E Aircraft
Swedish FMV Orders New Equipment for Gripen E Aircraft

Saab will supply new equipment to the Swedish Defense Material Administration (FMV) instead of reusing equipment from the existing Gripen C/D fleet

Dec 24, 2021
F-16 Depot-Level Maintenance and Modification Contract
F-16 Depot-Level Maintenance and Modification Contract

AAR will provide aircraft depot-level maintenance and repair primarily for F-16 aircraft allocated to U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and to support possible overflow requirements for all USAF F-16 aircraft

Dec 24, 2021
Navigation Solutions for GPS-Denied Environments
Navigation Solutions for GPS-Denied Environments

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory will leverage Intermap’s proprietary data and technology to advance its next generation of positioning, navigation and timing systems

Dec 24, 2021
Enhanced Mobile Platforms for Secure Communications
Enhanced Mobile Platforms for Secure Communications

Yubico will provide YubiKey 5 FIPS Series products for enhanced security and authentication protocols for CACI’s software-defined key loading devices that enable more secure and resilient communications for U.S. government missions

Dec 24, 2021
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