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KONGSBERG, Patria to Cooperate on Missile Systems
2018-01-17 Read More...
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) and Patria have entered into an agreement to develop opportunities for cooperation on Missile Systems. The agreement comprises the establishment of a Missile Competence Center in Finland, Open Tactical

France’s Armée de l’Air Welcomes First C-130J Super Hercules
2018-01-17 Read More...
Florence Parly, France’s Minister of the Armed Forces, officially welcomed the country’s first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Armée de l'Air’s 62st Transport Wing with a ceremony at Orléans-Bricy Air Base on Monday 15 January

Rosoboronexport to Expand its Exhibition Activities in 2018
2018-01-16 Read More...
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will make active exhibition efforts in 2018 to expand the reach of Russian defense manufacturers’

CFM Concludes $9.1 Billion Agreements With China
2018-01-15 Read More...
In conjunction with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China this past week, CFM International concluded agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) for new engine orders and long-term support agreements covering nearly 500 CFM

Lockheed Martin Demos Next-Gen Aegis Ashore Solution
2018-01-15 Read More...
In a landmark demonstration, Lockheed Martin connected key components of its Aegis Ashore and Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) technologies, validating the ability to greatly increase operational performance, efficiency and

Insitu Demos Airspace Situational Awareness System for UAS
2018-01-15 Read More...
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, announced the successful completion of a flight demonstration for its ground-based Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) airspace situational awareness system. Insitu is tackling one of the toughest

FLIR Names David Ray President, Government & Defense
2018-01-12 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. recently announced that David Ray has been named President of the Government & Defense Business Unit, effective January 8th,

Dassault Aviation Reveals Orders and Deliveries in 2017
2018-01-11 Read More...
Dassault Aviation Group released its order intake, deliveries and backlog in units as of December 31st, 2017 (figures not reviewed by

Raytheon Wins Major Patriot™ Contract
2018-01-11 Read More...
An undisclosed member of the 14-nation group that own the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System has awarded Raytheon Company a direct commercial sales contract worth more than $1.5 billion for

Russia to Double Ballistic Missile Tests in 2018
2018-01-10 Read More...
Russia’s Strategic Missile Troops commander Sergei Karakayev told the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper, affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry, that the troops will double missile tests in 2018, bumping up their number

Lockheed Martin Announces Two Key Appointments
2018-01-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of Richard “Rick” Edwards (photo) as Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin International, and Frank St. John as Executive Vice President of the corporation’s Missiles and Fire Control

RUAG Names Kirsten Hammerich New Media Spokesperson
2018-01-09 Read More...
Kirsten Hammerich has taken over as Media Relations Manager with effect from 1 January 2018 and is now responsible for the Group’s relations with the media in Switzerland. She reports to Alexandre Schmidt, Vice President Owner Relations, who is now

Eurosam, Aselsan, Roketsan to Define Future Turkish Air & Missile Defense System
2018-01-08 Read More...
Turkey has awarded Eurosam, Aselsan and Roketsan a contract for the definition study of the future Turkish Long Range Air and Missile Defense System. The contract award was made during the meeting of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President

CZ to Supply New Hand Grenades to Czech Army
2018-01-08 Read More...
The Czech Army is to be equipped with new modern hand grenades. The tender to supply the grenades was won by Česká zbrojovka a.s., a local company that put forward the best price

India Cancels Spike Defense Deal With Israel
2018-01-05 Read More...
A top Israeli arms firm has confirmed that India cancelled a $500 million deal to develop Spike anti-tank guided missiles and expressed “regret” over the decision just ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first visit to the

Patria to Upgrade Hamina Class Fast Attack Craft
2018-01-05 Read More...
Patria has signed an agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces on the mid-life upgrade and overhaul of the Finnish Defence Forces’ Hamina Class fast attack

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