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Fincantieri Acquires Majority Stake of Insis
2019-05-10 Read More...
As part of the enhancement of its activities in high technological content sectors, Fincantieri has acquired a majority stake of Insis, a company headquartered in Follo (La Spezia) operating in the sectors of information technology and

Fourth Indian Scorpene®-Class Submarine Launched
2019-05-09 Read More...
On May 6th 2019, INS Vela, the fourth of P75 SCORPENE®-class submarine, totally built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) through years of technology

Turkish Aerospace Working on Supersonic UAV
2019-05-09 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace (TA) has a 380-kph capacity Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the works, according to its

Turkish, Chinese Servicemen to Get S-400 Training in Russia
2019-05-09 Read More...
Turkish military personnel in charge of operating S-400 missile defense systems are set to arrive in Russia at the end of May, a Russian military source has

SRC Showcases Latest Technologies at Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo
2019-05-08 Read More...
SRC, Inc. is showcasing technology focused on advancing the Navy’s missions at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland from May 6-8, 2019. Technologies include counter-UAS, advanced electronic warfare modernization,

Iran Unveils New Drone, New Laser-Guided Missile System
2019-05-08 Read More...
The Iranian Army unveiled on Monday new products, including laser-guided missile system and a new drone, in a ceremony participated by Deputy Army Commander for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and Commander of the Army’s Ground Force

Raytheon, US Navy Test Excalibur N5 Munitions
2019-05-08 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur® N5 munition test firings. The precision-guided projectiles demonstrated various short-, mid- and long-range

ARQUUS Launches VT4 Standard 2 Production Lines
2019-05-06 Read More...
On December 7th, 2018, the DGA notified the second tier of the VT4 program to ARQUUS. This tier comprises 1,200 new Standard 2 vehicles. Production and delivery of the Standard 2 started at the beginning of the year. ARQUUS is aiming at delivering

Roketsan Left Strong Impression at IDEF 2019
2019-05-06 Read More...
Roketsan drew the attention of participants with its cutting-edge technology products and capabilities at IDEF 14th International Defense Industry Fair, held through 30 April – 3 May 2019 in

Leonardo Concludes Successful Participation at IDEF 2019
2019-05-06 Read More...
Leonardo’s solutions for security, aerospace and defense were hosted at 2019 IDEF international exhibition which took place in Istanbul, Turkey last week (30 April to 03

Russian Navy to Get Over 180 Warships by 2027
2019-05-02 Read More...
The Russian Navy will get over 180 warships and vessels of new Projects under the state armament plan for 2018-2027, Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at a recent meeting with Defense

Harris Awarded F/A-18 EW System Contract
2019-05-01 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $212 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic

Naval Group Joins European Innovation Center b<>com
2019-05-01 Read More...
Naval Group has just joined b<>com, a European innovation center based in

Russian Frigate Admiral Essen Participates at IDEF 2019
2019-05-01 Read More...
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Frigate Admiral Essen has arrived in Istanbul to take part in the IDEF-2019 defense industry fair, the fleet’s press service said on

Russia Exits Top 5 Military Spenders for First Time Since 2006
2019-04-30 Read More...
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) ranked Russia sixth in the 2018 annual update of the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database published on

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Meets Several Defense Ministers
2019-04-29 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense, met in Moscow Wednesday with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

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