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KNDS Achieves Another Successful Business Year
2021-06-16 Read More...
The defence technology group KNDS, in which Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (Germany)and Nexter (France) merged to form the leading European company for military landsystems, ammunition and related services, has presented its key figures for fiscal

Fincantieri to Supply 8 Frigates to Indonesia
2021-06-15 Read More...
Fincantieri, one of the most important shipbuilding groups in the world, and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia, have signed a contract for the supply of 6 FREMM class frigates, the modernization and sale of 2 Maestrale class frigates, and the

Leonardo Delivers 1st TH-73A Training Helicopter to US Navy
2021-06-14 Read More...
At a ceremony on its Philadelphia campus and under the backdrop of the Stars and Stripes, Leonardo officially delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the U.S. Navy earlier

New Brushless Generator Coming Online for Gray Eagle ER UAS
2021-06-14 Read More...
On May 13, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) completed initial flight tests of a new brushless generator system on a company-owned Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds,

Nexter Partner of French Army for First Air-Land Robotics Day
2021-06-11 Read More...
On the occasion of the first air-land robotics day, on June 10, 2021, Nexter and other manufacturers invited by the GICAT exhibited their solutions and products alongside the capabilities already inservice with the French

Chief of Staff of UAE Armed Forces Meets Cypriot Counterpart
2021-06-11 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, accompanied by several senior officers at the Ministry of Defense paid a visit, the first of its kind, to

Peli Products Launches Largest Peli™ Air Case
2021-06-11 Read More...
Peli Products (Peli), the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance cases, set another benchmark for the product segment with the launch of the Peli™ Air 1646 Case, the largest case in the Peli™ Air Case

Yahsat, Airbus Complete Preliminary Design Review of Next Generation Satellite Thuraya 4-NGS
2021-06-10 Read More...
Abu Dhabi-based Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), and Airbus reached a key milestone in the construction of the Thuraya 4-NGS next generation mobile telecommunications system, the successful completion of its Preliminary Design

Oshkosh Defense to Update Weapon System on U.S. Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles
2021-06-09 Read More...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) announced that it has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, a $942.9 million contract to integrate a 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System

U.S. Navy’s Boeing MQ-25 Becomes First Unmanned Aircraft to Refuel Another Aircraft
2021-06-09 Read More...
For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft - the Boeing-owned MQ-25™ T1 test asset - to refuel another

Curtiss-Wright to Upgrade U.S. Navy Seahawks’ Mission & Flight Management Computers
2021-06-09 Read More...
Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that it was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to provide its Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) computers and video processing modules to upgrade the Mission Computer and Flight Management Computer (MC/FMC)

Russia Targets Sub-Saharan Africa at ShieldAfrica 2021
2021-06-08 Read More...
Rosoboronexport, the only state organization in Russia for exporting the entire range of military, dual-use products and services and technologies, is participating at ShieldAfrica 2021 International Security & Defense Exhibition held from 08 to

Iranian Defense Minister: “Boosting Missile Capabilities a Top Priority”
2021-06-07 Read More...
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami recently said that promotion of his country’s missile power is a top priority of his

InVeris Delivers Advanced Mobile Training Systems to Australian Defence Force
2021-06-04 Read More...
InVeris Training Solutions, the leading provider of integrated live-fire and virtual weapons training systems and services for domestic and international military and law enforcement, has successfully passed on-site acceptance testing for 14 Mobile

Lockheed Martin Tests U.S. Navy’s Hypersonic Strike System
2021-06-04 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman team successfully conducted a significant live fire hypersonic strike system test in support of the U.S. Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) and U.S. Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

Survey: “Peli Cases Favored Solution to Protect Drones”
2021-06-04 Read More...
Peli Cases are renowned for being highly resistant to impact, dust, and water. Thus, they are the ideal protective gear to transport delicate objects such as drones. The US Manufacturer conducted a survey to drone users and

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