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India to Acquire More Israeli Drones, Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
2020-07-16 Read More...
Engaged in a boundary dispute with China in eastern Ladakh, India is planning to enhance its surveillance capabilities and firepower by placing orders for Heron surveillance drones and Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel under the emergency

Pakistan Navy Inducts First Yarmook-Class Corvette
2020-07-16 Read More...
Pakistan Navy (PN) has inducted the service’s first Yarmook-class corvette, according to PN’s Director General for Public Relations, local media

Boeing to Build First Lot of Eight F-15EX Fighter Jets for U.S. Air Force
2020-07-15 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a nearly $1.2 billion contract to build the first lot of eight F-15EX advanced fighter jets to help the service meet its capacity requirements and add capability to its fighter

Iran’s Army Aviation to Attain Long Range Missiles Soon
2020-07-15 Read More...
Commander of Army Aviation Second Brigadier General Yousef Ghorbani said that Iran’s Army Aviation will attain long-range 20- and 200km missiles in the near future, Mehr news agency

Indra to Supply Sensors to Spanish Navy’s F110 Frigates
2020-07-14 Read More...
Indra has signed several contracts with Navantia for more than 150 million Euros to equip the future F110 class frigates of the Spanish Navy with sensors that will make this ship one of the most advanced in the

Two NATO Countries Select Safran’s E-NYXTM Night Vision Goggles
2020-07-13 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense recorded the first two orders for its new E-NYXTM wide field-of-view night vision goggles (NVG) at the end of

Leonardo Delivers First AW169 Training Helicopter to Italian Army
2020-07-13 Read More...
Leonardo announced the delivery of the first of two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters to the Italian Army during an official ceremony held at the 2nd Rgt. AVES ‘Sirio’ based in Lamezia Terme in the presence of representatives from the

Cubic to Support USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)
2020-07-10 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division was awarded a $950 million ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System

Russian Navy to Receive Some 40 Warships in 2020
2020-07-10 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive about 40 ships and vessels of various classes in 2020, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said in an interview with the Defense Ministry’s newspaper Krasnaya

The ALFA 4000 Frigates of Navantia
2020-07-09 Read More...
Navantia has a long tradition in the design and construction of surface combatant vessels with 13 frigates built in the last 20 years for Spanish, Norwegian and Australian Navies, and two important projects under construction at the moment: five

Indonesia to Receive 8 MV-22 Block C Osprey Aircraft
2020-07-08 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia of eight (8) MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2

Naval Group Selects iXblue’s Navigation Systems for Two Gowind Corvettes
2020-07-08 Read More...
iXblue has been selected by Naval Group to supply navigation systems for two Gowind corvettes intended for the international market. These two future combat corvettes will be fitted with Marins navigation systems and Netans data distribution &

Roketsan Appoints Murat İKİNCİ New President & CEO
2020-07-08 Read More...
Earlier this month, Turkey’s Roketsan bidded farewell to Mr. Selçuk YAŞAR, President and CEO since 2012, due to his

SRCTec of Cicero to Repair U.S. Army Radar Systems
2020-07-08 Read More...
SRCTec of Cicero has landed an $18 million Army contract to repair portable radar systems that detect incoming rockets, mortars and artillery fired from different

Oshkosh Defense Wins Order for 248 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
2020-07-06 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal has placed an order for 248 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and associated

Fincantieri Acquires Majority Stake in Support Logistic Services
2020-07-06 Read More...
Fincantieri subsidiary INSIS acquired a majority share in Support Logistic Services (SLS), a company based in Guidonia Montecelio (Roma), specialized in the production, installation and maintenance of radar, satellite and radio communications

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