New Zealand awards Rheinmetall contract for 200 trucks totalling NZ$113 M New Zealand's Defence Minister, Dr Jonathan Coleman, announced that Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) has been awarded a contract to supply the country's armed forces with up to 200 vehicles. Click to read more... Jordan military plane crash kills two pilots A Jordanian air force plane on a training flight crashed on Thursday due to a technical failure, killing the pilot and a trainee, an official in the armed forces' general command said in a statement. Click to read more... Raytheon's newest Standard Missile-3 takes out complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target with a sophisticated separating mock warhead. Click to read more... ITT Exelis advanced geo weather instrument passes critical test The ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS)-developed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing. Click to read more... Rockwell Collins' market-leading Venue HD cabin system now flying on more than 250 aircraft Rockwell Collins recently surpassed 250 deliveries of its Venue™ high-definition (HD) cabin management and entertainment system for business aircraft, the highest number of HD cabin systems delivered in the business aircraft market segment. Click to read more... Kuwait Airways opts for Airbus over Boeing: minister State owned Kuwait Airways Co has chosen Airbus over the Boeing Co on the purchase or lease of new airplanes, Kuwaiti Communications Minister Salem al-Othaina said on Wednesday. Click to read more... ITT Exelis completes successful Signal Sentry 1000 product integration An ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) product that detects and locates GPS interference sources in 3-D by using longitude, latitude and altitude has successfully completed a significant integration milestone. Click to read more... Harris Receives $26 M from USMC for Falcon Manpack Radios to Expand its Wideband Tactical Network Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received a $26 million order to help the U.S. Marine Corps to expand its wideband tactical networking capabilities and deliver the tactical Internet down to the individual warfighter. Click to read more... NGC Proves Concept for New B-2 Satellite Communication System Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed a ground demonstration of a communication system that would allow the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber to operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite network. Click to read more... 1st Boeing P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft Arrives in India The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft arrived today, on schedule, at India Naval Station Rajali. Click to read more... NGC, US Navy Catapult X-47B From Carrier Into History Books Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy today launched a new chapter in the history of unmanned systems. Click to read more... Exelis awarded night vision contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane to supply up to 4500 Generation 3 high performance advanced image intensifier tubes to be used in existing ground and aviation night vision devices for the United States Special Operations Command. Click to read more... Germany cancels 'Euro Hawk' drone programme Germany has cancelled a planned 'Euro Hawk' drone programme fearing European authorities will not certify them, a defence ministry source said Tuesday after reported European safety concerns. Click to read more... Air India flight diverted as cockpit door jams An Air India flight to Bangalore was diverted to another city after the pilot returned from a toilet break and found the door to the cockpit jammed shut, the state-run carrier said Tuesday. Click to read more... Turkish pilot dies in jet crash near Syria border The pilot of a Turkish F-16 fighter jet has been found dead after the aircraft crashed near the Syrian border, the military said late Monday, without providing details of the plane's mission. Click to read more... Norwegian and Virgin Atlantic with Dreamliner cooperation Norwegian Long Haul has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Virgin Atlantic. Click to read more... EADS says Pentagon ending helicopter program The US Defense Department has decided to stop buying EADS Lakota helicopters for the Army next year, according to the head of the European aerospace's US-based unit. Click to read more... NGC Joins DHS Program to Bolster Cyber Protections for US Critical Infrastructure Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will enable the expansion of cybersecurity protections for the nation's critical infrastructure. Click to read more... Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada push for new aviation fuels Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada, hosted by Montreal's McGill University, have formed a partnership to assess Canadian solutions for the production of sustainable alternative jet fuels with the long term goal to supply Air Canada. Click to read more... Space Station Expedition 35 Astronauts Land Safely in Kazakhstan, Expedition 36 Begins Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 35 crew undocked from the orbiting laboratory and returned safely to Earth Monday, May 13, wrapping up a mission lasting almost five months. Click to read more...   <Search releases>