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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

Photonis Wins Multi-Year Contract for Spanish Armed Forces
2019-06-26 Read More...
Photonis has been awarded a multi-year contract for the delivery of up to 5,000 state-of-the-art image intensifier tubes for night vision

Lockheed Martin, Airbus Reaffirm Tanker Partnership
2019-06-25 Read More...
With an agreement in place to explore U.S. military tanking opportunities, Airbus and Lockheed Martin senior executive leaders met for some “tanker talk” during last week’s Paris Air Show

Safran, Hensoldt, Mades Team Up on Targeting System For European MALE Drone
2019-06-25 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, Hensoldt Optronics and Mades signed collaboration agreements on the Euroflir™ 610, a high-performance multispectral electro-optical targeting and observation system proposed for the European MALE RPAS (Medium

General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Concludes Participation in Paris Air Show
2019-06-24 Read More...
The delegation of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), headed by its Governor Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, concluded their visit to Paris Air Show, the largest of its kind in the world in the aviation and aerospace

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