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Royal Saudi, Greek Air Forces to Hold ‘Eagle Eye 1’ Drills
2021-03-16 Read More...
The aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force taking part in Eagle Eye 1 drill maneuvers, set to be carried out during this month, arrived with its full air, technical and backing up crews in Souda Airbase, at the Greek island of Crete on

KNDS Appoints Nicolas Chamussy CEO of Nexter
2021-03-15 Read More...
The Franco-German defense company KNDS, Europe’s leading manufacturer ofmilitary land systems, continues to move ahead with its

EDGE, Israel Aerospace Industries to Develop Advanced Counter UAS Solution
2021-03-12 Read More...
EDGE, the UAE’s advanced technology group for defence and beyond, agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) - Israel’s major aerospace and aviation

Gulfstream Wins Contracts for U.S. Air Force Special Missions Support
2021-03-12 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced that it has been awarded $696 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for engineering services support and contractor logistics

Global Defense Spending Rises in 2020 Despite Pandemic
2021-03-11 Read More...
Global defense spending continues to rise and reached a new highpoint in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent contraction in global economic output, according to new figures released by The International Institute for Strategic

Leonardo Reports Strong Performance in 2020 with Orders at € 13.8 Billion
2021-03-11 Read More...
Leonardo’s Board of Directors, convened Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Luciano Carta, examined and unanimously approved the draft of Group consolidated and Leonardo S.p.A. financial statements at 31 December

Egypt, France Conclude Joint Naval Exercise in Red Sea
2021-03-10 Read More...
Egyptian and French naval forces have conducted a transient naval exercise within the southern fleet at the Red Sea base, according to Egyptian Army spokesperson Tamer Al-Rifai in a statement on

Dassault Aviation Pays Tribute to Olivier Dassault
2021-03-10 Read More...
Dassault Aviation said it is with great sadness they learned of the death of Olivier Dassault, at the age of 69, in a helicopter accident on 7 March

GA-ASI Avenger ER Receives FAA Experimental Certificate
2021-03-09 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that its company-owned Avenger ER achieved a company

Dassault Aviation’s Chairman & CEO Presents 2020 Annual Results
2021-03-08 Read More...
The Board of Directors of Dassault Aviation approved the 2020 accounts at a Board meeting chaired by Mr. Éric Trappier Thursday. The audit procedures have been completed and the audit opinionis in the process of being

Lockheed Martin's Extended-Range GMLRS Soars in Flight Test
2021-03-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully tested its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) munition in an 80-kilometer flight demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New

U.S. Army Orders 99 Heavy Dump Trucks from Mack Defense
2021-03-05 Read More...
Mack Defense announced that the U.S. Army ordered 99 Mack Defense M917A3 non-armored Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) as part of the previously announced contract that could be worth up to $296.4 million over seven years between the U.S. Department of

MBDA Awarded First Contract for its New Albatros NG System
2021-03-05 Read More...
MBDA has been awarded a first contract for Albatros NG, a brand new CAMM-ER based air defense system. This first order, from an undisclosed international customer, marks a further validation of the wide appeal of the CAMM air defense family on the

L3Harris to Design Autonomous Surface Ship Concept for US DARPA
2021-03-05 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has been selected to design an autonomous surface ship concept for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of an unmanned ship performing lengthy

RUAG Space Positions Itself for the Future
2021-03-05 Read More...
To respond to a changing market environment and to create the basis for thesuccessful implementation of its growth ambition, RUAG Space is repositioningitself along a flatter organization that will take effect as of

Egypt, Sudan Sign Defense Cooperation Pact
2021-03-04 Read More...
Egypt and Sudan on Tuesday signed a defense cooperation pact, sending Ethiopia a stern warning over what the two allies see as its intransigence on a border dispute with Khartoum and talks over Addis Ababa’s construction of a massive Nile

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