GIAT Industries and SNPE have decided, with the support of the French State, the sole shareholder of both companies, to enter into discussions with a view to bringing them together.

Eurocopter officially opened Tuesday its new Systemhaus helicopter development center at Donauwörth, Germany in the presence of Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer.

Sagem (Safran) has signed a contract with the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) of Singapore to develop and produce a new Gun Fire-Control System (GFCS) for eight Littoral Mission Vessels ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Singapore, France's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia and the third largest in Asia, is the fourth largest recipient of French investments in Asia, behind China, Japan and Hong Kong.