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ARQUUS Presents First EBMR Griffon’s License Plate to French Army Chief
2019-07-08 Read More...
On July 4th, Emmanuel LEVACHER, President, ARQUUS, presented General Jean Pierre BOSSER, Chief-of-Staff of the French Army, with the first Griffon vehicle’s license plate, during a ceremony organized in Satory, in the presence of the Minister of the

SRC Acquires SAZE, LLC
2019-07-05 Read More...
SRC, Inc. announced on 01 July that it acquired SAZE, LLC. Formed in 2012, SAZE has been known for exceptional program execution and will augment SRC’s strong customer and product

Global MilSatCom 2019 to Discuss Future of US SATCOM
2019-07-04 Read More...
Featuring high level briefings from senior leadership across industry and government, day two of Global MilSatCom will once again explore the future of US SATCOM, including how organisational efforts such as ‘SMC 2.0’ are facilitating and

German Army Selects Systematic’s SitaWare Headquarters
2019-07-04 Read More...
The German Army has selected Systematic’s SitaWare Headquarters to enhance the command-and-control capabilities of its deployable command

L3Harris Technologies Merger Successfully Completed
2019-07-03 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies announced the successful completion of the all-stock merger between Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies on June 29,

Airbus, OCCAR Sign New A400M Global Support Contract
2019-07-03 Read More...
Airbus has signed the new A400M Global Support Step 2 contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation), which manages the multinational programme on behalf of the Launch Customer Nations Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain,

Russia to Host 9th International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2019)
2019-07-02 Read More...
The ninth International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2019) will be held from 10 to 14 July of 2019 in St. Petersburg (Lenexpo Exhibition Complex - Sea Terminal

European Defence Agency (EDA) Celebrates 15th Anniversary
2019-07-02 Read More...
On 25 June 2019, the European Defence Agency (EDA) celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a ceremony in its premises in Brussels attended by the Head of the Agency, Federica Mogherini, high

Naval Group Hosts French Armed Forces Minister at Lorient Shipyard
2019-07-01 Read More...
Naval Group was extremely honored to host the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly at its Lorient Shipyard to celebrate the end of construction of the FREMM frigate

Leonardo Strengthens its Senior Leadership
2019-07-01 Read More...
Leonardo’s Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Profumo (photo), informed the Board of Directors of the strengthening of the senior leadership in order to push further the achievements of the challenging objectives of the Industrial Plan and the long

Safran, Orolia Launch Global Resilient PNT Partnership
2019-07-01 Read More...
At the recent Paris International Air Show, Safran and Orolia announced the signature of a strategic partnership to offer the latest resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions for military forces, especially in GNSS denied

Lockheed Martin Wins U.S. Army Contract For ATACMS® Missiles
2019-06-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $561.8 million production contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Russia’s Advanced S-500 SAM in Final Development Stages
2019-06-28 Read More...
The S-500 Prometey, Russia’s next-generation surface-to-air long-range missile system, has completed most of its trials and is ready to go into series production, according to the Russian Industry and Trade Minister, Russia Today (RT)

Iranian Air Force Inaugurates Drone College
2019-06-28 Read More...
The Iranian Air Force inaugurated a drone college in the Central province of Qom in a ceremony participated by Army Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras and Air Force Commander Brigadier General Aziz

Rostec Exhibits Over 1,000 Military Equipment at ARMY-2019
2019-06-27 Read More...
Rostec State Corporation is presenting over 1,000 pieces of weapons, military and special equipment at the ARMY-2019 forum. These include tanks, IFVs, helicopters, UAVs, artillery systems and ammunition, advanced firearms, communications equipment,

MTU Aero Engines Reaps Record Orders at Paris Air Show
2019-06-26 Read More...
This year’s aviation industry gathering in Paris ended with an order intake of more than 1.3 billion US Dollars (about 1.2 billion Euros; according to list price) for MTU Aero

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