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Airbus Names Dominik Asam Future Chief Financial Officer
2018-11-22 Read More...
In the context of the ongoing management transition process led by its Board of Directors, Airbus SE has appointed Dominik Asam (photo), 49, to succeed Harald Wilhelm, 52, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in April

MBDA’s Marte ER Anti-Ship Missile Completes First Firing
2018-11-21 Read More...
MBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its

Rosoboronexport Explains Why S-400 is Unmatched
2018-11-21 Read More...
Russia’s S-400 Triumph mobile air defense system is unmatched by rival weapons in both attack range and deployment time, Rosoboronexport, the state arms seller said in a press

FNSS Launches 3rd Military Land Vehicles Design Competition
2018-11-21 Read More...
FNSS is organizing “3rd MILDESIGN International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition” in 2019. Applications will be held between November 15th 2018 and March 1st,

Rostec’s Aviation Cluster Revenue to Reach $15 Billion
2018-11-20 Read More...
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree on the transfer of a 92.31% stake in UAC to Rostec on October 24. According to the signed decree, the process of merging the aircraft corporation with Rostec structures will take a year and a

MBDA Demos Extended Capabilities of MMP to Over 15 Countries
2018-11-19 Read More...
Members of 15 foreign delegations, as well as representatives of the European Defence Agency (EDA) and NATO have been given the opportunity to witness the full range of capabilities of MBDA’s 5th generation MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée) ground combat

ARQUUS Commits to Defense Sports
2018-11-19 Read More...
Historical supplier of the French Army, ARQUUS partners with the National Defense Sports Center (Centre National des Sports de la Défense), and with the Federation of Defense Clubs, which aims at developing culture and sport activities within the

Tapestry Solutions to Support US Transportation Command’s Mobility Systems
2018-11-15 Read More...
Tapestry Solutions, a Boeing company, announced it will provide ongoing sustainment support for the U.S. Transportation Command’s (USTRANSCOM) Single Mobility System (SMS)/Coalition Mobility System (CMS) under a subcontract agreement with Kforce

Iranian Navy to Get New Destroyers, Subsurface Vessels
2018-11-15 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi (photo) announced that his forces will soon be equipped with new home-made destroyers and subsurface

Eurofighter Fleet Passes 500,000 Flying Hours
2018-11-14 Read More...
The Eurofighter fleet is celebrating after passing the 500,000 flying hours mark, as it cements its place at the heart of European air

Rafale F3-R Standard Qualified by French DGA
2018-11-13 Read More...
On 31 October last, the F3-R standard of the Rafale was qualified by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The development of this new standard, launched at the end of 2013, was successfully completed by Dassault Aviation and its partners in

Iran, Indonesia Pledge to Expand Defense Cooperation
2018-11-13 Read More...
Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Qassem Taqizadeh and Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu met last week, and pledged to expand bilateral ties and cooperation in defense

Peli Products Appoints New Product Marketing Manager for EMEA
2018-11-12 Read More...
Peli Products, the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems, is pleased to announce that Pavel Levshin has been appointed as the new Product Marketing Manager

Nexter at Indo Defence 2018
2018-11-09 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS group company, leading European terrestrial defence company, is present at Indo Defence 2018 from the 7th to the 11th of November 2018, in Jakarta, on one of Asia’s most important defence and security

UAE Ministry of Defence Delegation Visits Indo Defence 2018
2018-11-09 Read More...
Staff Major General Pilot Abdullah Al Sayyed Al Hashemi, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence for Support Services, and his accompanying delegation, visited the Indo Defence 2018 Expo & Forum, which is being held at Jakarta

ARQUUS at Indo Defence 2018
2018-11-09 Read More...
ARQUUS is taking part in the Indo Defence 2018 exposition, being held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on

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