Harris, Huntington Ingalls, and Leidos reported that organic revenue or sales had dropped for their most recently completed quarters, in a trio of reports released on 3 May and 4 May.
Harris was down 3% for its third quarter of fiscal year 2017 compared with the same quarter the year before,
Harris, Huntington Ingalls, Leidos report organic revenue, sales down
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France receives first HK416F rifles
The French Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 May that the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first batch of 400 HK416F assault rifles.
The 5.56 mm HK416F rifle was selected in March 2016 as the winner of the Future Individual Weapon (AIF) to replace the 400,000 FAMAS
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BAE Systems Inc. anticipating growth with Triad, F-35
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BAE Systems Inc. is anticipating production for electronic systems on the F-35 programme will grow rapidly
The company does not see any big shift from Trump's 'Buy American' initiative
BAE Systems Inc., the US subsidiary of British giant BAE Systems Plc, is anticipating some boom years
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Austal cuts steel on first Pacific PB as WA shipbuilding grows
Australian shipbuilder Austal announced on 26 April that it had cut the first steel plate for the SEA 3036 Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement programme.
Under the programme Austal will build 19 vessels that will be donated to 12 Pacific Island nations as part of Australia's security assistance to the
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Arianespace launches first Brazilian X-band satellite
Brazil's military and civilian Geostationary Communications Satellite (Satélite Geoestacionário de Defesa e Comunicações: SGDC) was launched on 4 May.
SGDC was sent towards orbit on a 780-ton Ariane 5 ECA rocket built by Airbus Safran Launchers for Arianespace, and launched from
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Raytheon set to begin delivery of initial SPY-6(V) radars
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USN awards initial LRIP contract for nine systems
Navy will compete follow-on LRIP and FRP awards
The US Navy awarded Raytheon a USD327.14 million contract for the first low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), known as SPY-6(V), for the Flight
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India incorporates helicopter joint venture with Russia
The Indian government has formally incorporated a joint venture (JV) with Russia to build Kamov Ka-226T 'Hoodlum' light multirole helicopters for the Indian Armed Forces.
The Indian embassy in Moscow said in a statement that the JV was incorporated by the Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 2
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Singapore commissions first Littoral Mission Vessel
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Singapore has commissioned its first Littoral Mission Vessel
Vessel inducted in conjunction with the Republic of Singapore Navy's golden jubilee celebrations
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has formally inducted its first Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV).
The 80 m platform, which
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Shenyang continues prototype development of FC-31 fighter
Recent information from Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian sources reveals an uptick in activity by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation on its FC-31 lightweight fighter programme.
The 'second prototype' of what has been billed as a stealthy design is reported to have flown in December 2016 and was
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RAN commissions first of two Cape-class patrol boats
The first of two Austal-built Cape-class patrol boats has entered service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), according to a statement by Australian minister for defence industry Christopher Pyne on 5 May.
ADV Cape Fourcroy was commissioned in early May in a ceremony held at HMAS Stirling naval
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PLAAF making exercises 'more realistic', says report
China is increasing the intensity and difficulty levels of exercises conducted by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in a bid to boost the service's combat readiness, the state-owned China Daily newspaper reported on 5 May, citing a statement by the PLAAF.
Whereas exercises in the past
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Indonesia's Su-35 programme faces offset hurdle
Indonesia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed in a statement that its plan to procure Sukhoi Su-35 'Flanker-E' multirole combat aircraft from Russia has been delayed due to "uncertainty" over issues related to technology transfers.
The MoD said that the proposed procurement was
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Imagery shows new activity at North Korea's missile test stand at Sinpo
Analysis of commercial satellite imagery of North Korea's Sinpo South Shipyard indicates new activity at the facility's missile test stand, according to a report published on 4 May by the 38 North website.
Captured on 29 April, the images show a heavy-lift crane with its stabiliser legs deployed
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Third US military service secretary nominee withdraws from consideration
Mark Green, US President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of the US Army, has become the third nominee to withdraw from consideration for such a position, as the administration has had unprecedented difficulty filling top service posts.
Green stepped aside following controversy over his past
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Hellenic Air Force retires recce squadron, RF-4Es
During a public ceremony on 5 May the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) suspended operations of its 348 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (TRS) and retired the McDonnel Douglas RF-4E Phantom II reconnaissance aircraft in Greek service.
The 348 TRS had been based at Larissa Air Base, 215 km northwest of
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Pentagon kicks off crucial missile defence review
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis directed the department to begin its Ballistic Missile Defense Review (BMDR) as a variety of missile defence questions may soon be answered by the new administration.
Pentagon spokesperson Dana White announced the review began on 5 May and is to identify ways to
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Mauritius National Coast Guard gets new patrol vessel
The Mauritius National Coast Guard (NCG) received its second fast patrol vessel (FPV) on 30 April, the vessel's manufacturer, India's state-owned Goa Shipyards Limited (GSL) announced.
CGS Valiant is the second of two FPVs ordered by Mauritius from GSL, with CGS Victory having been handed over in
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Israeli request for 76 mm naval guns approved
The US State Department has approved an Israeli request for 13 76 mm naval guns, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 28 April.
The DSCA said one gun will be used for training and the other 12 fitted to the four Saar-6 corvettes Israel has ordered and existing of Saar-4.5
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Islamic State leader in Afghanistan killed in joint US-Afghan raid
The leader of the Islamic State militant group in Afghanistan, Sheikh Abdul Hasib, was killed in a military operation conducted jointly by US and Afghan forces in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar on 27 April.
Known as the Emir of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan Province
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Thailand orders S26T submarine from China
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) signed a contract with the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC) on 5 May to procure a S26T (Thailand) diesel-electric submarine.
The inter-government agreement was signed in Beijing by RTN chief of staff Vice Admiral Luechai Ruddit and Xu Ziqiu, the
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