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Iran’s Army Airborne Unit Modernizing its Helicopters
2018-06-05 Read More...
Iranian Army Airborne Commander General Yousef Qorbani underlined the country’s high defense and combat power, saying that the Airborne unit has modernized its helicopters, Fars News Agency (FNA)

UAE Foreign Minister Visits Canadian Space Agency
2018-06-04 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, visited Thursday the office of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in Quebec as part of his official visit to Canada, Emirates News Agency WAM

Eurosatory 2018 to Feature Full Range of Vehicles
2018-06-04 Read More...
Eurosatory, the international leading exhibition of land and airland Defense and Security, will be held from 11 to 15 June 2018 in

Otokar Presented ARMA 8x8 in Bulgaria
2018-06-04 Read More...
Otokar, the largest privately owned company of Turkish defense industry, participated in HEMUS 2018 with its ARMA 8x8 armored fighting

Eurofighter Suppliers Gearing Up for Future Success
2018-06-04 Read More...
Supplier collaboration and innovation will be vital for the future success of the Eurofighter program a special conference heard this

UAE Foreign Minister Tours CAE Facilities in Canada
2018-06-01 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has affirmed his country’s keenness to enhance joint cooperation with international companies like CAE in order to exchange experiences and

Nexter Concludes Successful Participation at CANSEC
2018-06-01 Read More...
Key actor of land defense, Nexter, a company of KNDS, fully participated at CANSEC 2018 which took place on May 30th and 31st in Ottawa (Canada). Always ready to meet the operational needs of the Canadian Forces, Nexter exhibited a range of its

Second Trial Success for MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL Missile
2018-06-01 Read More...
MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL missile has successfully completed its second development firing from a French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA - Direction Générale de l’Armement) Panther test helicopter at Ile Du Levant in southeast

Dassault Aviation Adopts Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
2018-06-01 Read More...
Dassault Aviation has signed a cooperation agreement with Dassault Systèmes for the implementation of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform within the Dassault Aviation

Iran Names New Commander for Air Defense Base
2018-05-31 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard as the new Commander of the Iranian Army’s Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base, Fars News Agency (FNA)

MBDA’s Land Ceptor Destroys Target in Test Firing
2018-05-30 Read More...
MBDA’s Land Ceptor air defense system has successfully destroyed its target during an end-to-end system demonstration firing at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden, an important milestone for the project prior to entry to service with the British

Airbus Wins NATO Communications System Contract
2018-05-30 Read More...
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has awarded Airbus a € 40 million contract for the delivery of the first phase of the new NATO Communications Infrastructure Project. The contract also includes options for future phases of the

Chairman and CEO of Groupe Dassault Passes Away
2018-05-29 Read More...
It is with an infinite sadness that we learn of the death of Mr. Serge Dassault, Chairman and CEO of Groupe Dassault, and the former Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, the group announcement in a

Raytheon to Produce Romania’s New Patriot System
2018-05-29 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a US$ 395.8 million contract for production of Romania’s Patriot™ Air and Missile Defense

ARQUUS Celebrates a Century of Innovation and Engagement
2018-05-28 Read More...
From the FT 17 to the Griffon, from the EBR to the VAB and from the VLRA to the Bastion, Arquus is rooted in a century of innovation and commitment. Today it is moving forward with a new strategy and a new corporate structure in the service of

Leonardo Announces Successful First Flight for MALE-Class Drone
2018-05-28 Read More...
The first flight campaign to demonstrate satellite control of a European-built MALE-class (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone has been completed successfully. A team comprising Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) and Piaggio Aerospace carried

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