Sagem (Safran) has signed a contract with European missile manufacturer MBDA to integrate SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems on several VL MICA surface-to-air weapon systems for international markets.
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EC225 handed over to Japan Coast Guard
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the last EC225 search and rescue helicopter to Japan Coast Guard.
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Photo: Airbus Helicopters
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173rd Airborne, Hungarian paratroopers jump into Exercise Warlord Rock
Approximately 400 American and Hungarian paratroopers conducted a parachute assault into Papa Air Base, Hungary, Feb. 26, beginning Exercise Warlord Rock.
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Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn (USAREUR)
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Cameron dismisses U.S. Army chief’s concerns on defense spending cuts
British Prime Minister has responded to comments by U.S. Army chief of staff, Gen. Raymond Odierno, on cuts in defense spending.
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The U.S. Army Almost Adopted a German Machine Gun
War is Boring has a story on how a small Virginia company tried to sell the Heckler & Koch HK21A1 machine gun to the U.S. Army.
MacDill hosts first ever joint port security exercise
The 6th Air Mobility Wing hosted two Coast Guard exercises for the Port Security Unit 309 from Feb. 18 through Mar. 1 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
HNLMS Johan de Witt successfully conducted Replenishment at Sea with HMAS Success
EU Naval Force Commander Visits HMAS Success as the Task Force Flagship Conducts Replenishment at Sea in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 28.
Saudi delivered second letter of request for Eastern Fleet replacement program to U.S. Navy
Barely a month after sending an initial request on its Eastern Fleet replacement program, Saudi Arabia has dispatched a second letter of request (LoR) to the U.S. Navy.
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South Korea to name latest Type 214 submarine after female independence fighter
A new Type 214 submarine for the South Korean Navy will be named after a female independence fighter who played a major part in the 1919 civil uprising against Japan’s colonial rule.
Korean Navy names its latest submarine after female independence fighter
Victoria-class submarines finally operational after 20 years
The Royal Canadian Navy has declared its Victoria-class submarines operational, twenty-years after they were bought second-hand from Britain.
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