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Fincantieri Starts Production of First Italian Navy’s NFS Submarine
2022-01-13 Read More...Production activities for the first of 2 new-generation submarines, as part of the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy, started Tuesday at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard, Fincantieri
Two GA-ASI Avengers with Lockheed Martin Legion Pods Track Air Threat
On November 18, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used two company-owned Avenger® Unmanned Aircraft Systems, each equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod®, to send long-range air threat data captured passively and
Master Sergeant of Saudi Armed Forces Visits Greek Military Academies
Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff General Konstantinos Floros received Friday, at his office in Athens, Master Sergeant of the Saudi Armed Forces Ahmed Al-Mutairi and his accompanying delegation, during their visit to the military
Bollinger Shipyards Delivers Final Bahrain-Bound Vessel to U.S. Coast Guard
Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the USCGC CLARENCE SUTPHIN to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 170th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 47th Fast Response
Elbit Systems Emirates to Supply DIRCM & Airborne EW Systems to UAE
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Elbit Systems Emirates Limited, was awarded an approximately $53 million contract to supply Direct Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) and airborne Electronic Warfare
Airbus Helicopters Signs Major Contracts with France, Spain
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the development and procurement of the H160M in the frame of the Light Joint Helicopter program (HIL). The contract includes the development of several
France Requests Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, Advanced Arresting Gear
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), and related equipment for an estimated cost of
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