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Saudi Arabian Military Industries, Navantia to Create Joint Venture
2018-04-16 Read More...
Spanish naval company Navantia signed an agreement with the Saudi state company SAMI (Saudi Arabian Military Industries) whereby they commit to create a Joint Venture (JV) in Saudi

Rheinmetall, Barzan Form Joint Venture in Qatar
2018-04-05 Read More...
At the recent Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition (DIMDEX 2018), an agreement between Barzan Holdings, which is owned by Qatar’s Ministry of Defense, and German defense company Rheinmetall AG has created a JV called Rheinmetall Barzan

Saudi Arabian Military Industries, Boeing Form Joint Venture
2018-04-02 Read More...
In line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and following the announcement of HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minster of Defense, to localize 50% of the total

Nexter, Barzan Sign Two Memorandums of Understanding
2018-03-15 Read More...
During the DIMDEX exhibition (Doha, Qatar, 12-14 March 2018), Nasser Al Naimi, Managing Director of Barzan Holdings and Stéphane Mayer, CEO of Nexter and co-CEO of KNDS announced the signature of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between their

KONGSBERG Establishes Joint Company in Qatar
2018-03-15 Read More...
KONGSBERG has signed a cooperation agreement in Qatar for long-term technology development programs within defence, maritime industry and digitalization. The first program in relation to the cooperation will be delivery of communication,

Lockheed Martin to Launch Production Unit in Saudi Arabia
2018-03-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin said it has joined hands with Wahaj, a subsidiary of Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) to set up a production unit for its Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) mechanical parts in Saudi

UAE Space Agency Signs MoU with France’s CNES
2018-02-13 Read More...
The UAE Space Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), defining a framework for cooperation in the fields of space science, research and technology as well as the development of

ADSB, Rolls-Royce to Collaborate on Sustainment, Supply Chain Services
2018-01-23 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB), a leading provider of construction, repair and refit services for naval, military and commercial vessels, and strategic partner to the UAE Armed Forces, has partnered with Rolls-Royce to lay the groundwork for

HAVELSAN, DiSTI to Co-Develop 3D Virtual Training Solutions
2018-01-19 Read More...
The DiSTI Corporation, the world’s leading provider of 3D virtual training solutions, announces a strategic partnership with HAVELSAN to jointly develop 3D virtual training

Mubadala, Honeywell Sign MoU at Dubai Airshow
2017-11-22 Read More...
Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi-based global investor, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), the Fortune 100 software-industrial company that produces a variety of

Thyssenkrupp, Kongsberg Establish Joint Venture
2017-11-03 Read More...
thyssenkrupp’s subsidiary Atlas Elektronik and Kongsberg joined forces and established a 50/50 joint venture company to shape the future combat systems of conventional submarines. The company named kta Naval Systems will develop, produce and

France, Italy to Strengthen Naval Defense Cooperation
2017-09-29 Read More...
Naval Group and Fincantieri welcomed the decision of the French and Italian governments to launch a joint process paving the way for the future creation of a progressive alliance in the naval defense

Rheinmetall, Rohde & Schwarz Form Joint Venture
2017-09-22 Read More...
As digital services for mobile elements, MoTaKo and MoTIV are the German Army’s principal modernization projects for ground operations, with Bundeswehr’s entire communication system and thousands of vehicles earmarked for retrofitting in the medium

Iran, Russia to Sign Joint Helicopter Production Deal
2017-07-27 Read More...
Chairman of the Iran Aviation Industry Organization Amir Karim Bani Tarafi announced that Tehran and Moscow are due to sign a contract for the joint designing and production of

Eurosam, Aselsan, Roketsan to Cooperate in Air & Missile Defense
2017-07-21 Read More...
The heads of Eurosam, Aselsan and Roketsan – respectively Michel Vigneras, Faik Eken and Selçuk Yaşar – have signed on 14th of July in Ankara a Heads of Agreement (HoA) under the aegis of the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) to

Thales, Reliance Defence Limited to Form Joint Venture
2017-06-27 Read More...
Thales and Reliance Defence Limited announced their intent to form an Indian Joint Venture (JV) with the proposed shareholding of 49% and 51%

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