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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

Nexter Demos its Artillery to 18 Countries
2018-01-04 Read More...
On the occasion of dynamic demonstrations with live ammunition, the Nexter Group has demonstrated to more than 80 people from 18 countries its know-how and performance in ground-to-ground artillery for calibers 105 and

Japan Selects Boeing’s KC-46 Tanker
2018-01-02 Read More...
Through the Foreign Military Sale process, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $279 million contract for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF’s) first KC-46 tanker and logistics support, marking the aircraft’s first international

AW109 Trekker Helicopter Receives EASA Certification
2018-01-02 Read More...
Leonardo is pleased to announce that the AW109 Trekker helicopter was issued with type certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) yesterday. Deliveries will start in the first quarter of

Iveco DV to Supply 173 Military Trucks to Romania
2017-12-29 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles (Iveco DV) announced that on December 19, 2017 the company signed a contract with the Romanian Ministry of National Defence for the delivery of 173 military logistic vehicles, to be completed within 2018. This is further

Turkey Buys 4 Russian S-400 Systems at $2.5 Billion
2017-12-28 Read More...
Turkey purchased four Russian S-400 air defense systems worth $2.5 billion with 55 percent of the sum under the contract being covered by Russian loans, CEO of Russia’s Rostec Corporation Sergey Chemezov told the

A400M Refuels Six F-18 Fighters in One Flight
2017-12-28 Read More...
An Airbus A400M has successfully refueled six Spanish Air Force F-18 fighters in a single mission as part of an Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) human factors certification

Russian Navy Receives New Admiral Makarov Frigate
2017-12-27 Read More...
The new Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356Р/М) Admiral Makarov frigate has been commissioned with the Russian Navy, a representative of the ship’s manufacturer, the Kaliningrad-based Yantar Shipyard, said

Iveco DV to Supply 280 Military Trucks to Germany
2017-12-26 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles (Iveco DV) received a significant order from the German BwFuhrpark Service GmbH for a new fleet of military medium multipurpose 4x4 trucks for the German Army. The order encompasses the delivery of 280 Eurocargo trucks within

Lockheed Martin Wins Order for PAC-3 Missiles
2017-12-26 Read More...
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $944 million contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement

French Army Aviation Receives First Tiger HAD Retrofit
2017-12-26 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first Tiger retrofitted into the HAD version to the French Army Aviation, after having previously completed its formal acceptance process with the French Defense Procurement Agency

RUAG Remarkets Dornier 328 as Turnkey Package
2017-12-22 Read More...
Dornier 328 support specialist, RUAG Aviation, has concluded the remarketing of a Dornier 328-100 aircraft as a fixed-price, turnkey package solution. The tailor-made support package guaranteed immediate aircraft availability upon purchase and

KMW Orders Saab’s Mobile Camouflage Systems
2017-12-21 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH (KMW) for deliveries of Mobile Camouflage Systems (MCS). Deliveries will take place during the period

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