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Dassault to Renovate 55 Mirage 2000D for French Air Force
2016-07-21 Read More...
The French defense procurement agency DGA has decided to give Dassault Aviation the responsibility of renovating 55 Mirage 2000D aircraft in service with the French Air

Su-34 Hellduck Strike Fighter to Fly Faster and Higher
2016-07-21 Read More...
After its successful use during Russia’s aerial campaign in Syria, the Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber is now set to carry even better weapons than those that made it the jihadist terrorists’ worst nightmare, Zvezda TV

MBDA’s Newest Brimstone Missile Enters RAF Service
2016-07-21 Read More...
The latest version of MBDA’s Brimstone precision strike missile has formally entered service on the RAF’s Tornado GR4. This upgrade is a significant step in the spiral development of the Brimstone weapon. It introduces an insensitive munition

Raytheon, Kongsberg to Build Naval Strike Missiles & Launchers
2016-07-21 Read More...
Raytheon Company and Norway's Kongsberg Defence Systems are finalizing plans to assemble, integrate and test the Naval Strike Missile in the United States. The two companies also plan to produce NSM launchers in the

DCI to Create Regional Helicopter Training Academy in Malaysia
2016-07-20 Read More...
In the presence of Deputy Ministry of Defense Malaysia, Major Flagship Sdn Bhd and Défense Conseil International (DCI) have entered into an agreement to develop and implement a Helicopter Training Academy in Malaysia to address both Malaysia and

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Meets Military Attaché of Morocco
2016-07-20 Read More...
Qatar’s Chief of Staff Air Vice-Marshall Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim (photo) on Monday met Colonel Mohamed Al Bahari, the Military Attaché at the Moroccan Embassy in

North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles
2016-07-20 Read More...
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 kilometers (300 and 360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated

Thales, QinetiQ Select Textron Scorpion Jet for ASDOT Bid
2016-07-20 Read More...
QinetiQ, Thales and Textron AirLand, a Textron Inc. company, announced a collaboration that will bid for the UK Ministry of Defence’s upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT)

Lockheed Martin to Pursue New Army Missile Defense Sensor
2016-07-20 Read More...
Lockheed Martin is responding to a U.S. Army request for a Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS). The industry-wide competition will provide a radar solution that operates in the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) network

Navantia Signs Platform Design Services Contract with Royal Australian Navy
2016-07-19 Read More...
Navantia has signed in Sydney a new contract with the Capabilty and Sustainement Group (CASG), for Platform Design Services, which means a strong support of Navantia in

Airbus D&S, Roketsan to Integrate Weapon Systems on C295W
2016-07-18 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) and Roketsan Missiles Industries of Turkey have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding to integrate a range of weapon systems on the Airbus C295W surveillance and transport

Lockheed Martin Receives New Sniper ATP Orders
2016-07-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has received $99 million in delivery orders for Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), spares and upgrades under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) foreign military sales

MBDA’s Meteor Enters Service with the Swedish Air Force
2016-07-15 Read More...
The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) announced during a ceremony today that MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile has now officially entered service on its Gripen combat aircraft. The announcement was made by Major General Mats Helgesson,

Thales, Inzpire to Build Mission Training Capability
2016-07-15 Read More...
Thales and Inzpire have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see both companies working together to deliver mission training solutions for air forces around the

Airbus Unveils NAVBLUE for Flight Operations & ATM
2016-07-14 Read More...
Following the acquisition in March this year of Navtech, Airbus has launched its new integrated flight operations and Air Traffic Management (ATM) service company - NAVBLUE - to provide a complete range of digital end-to-end and integrated flight

Safran Reosc to Polish M2 Mirror for Europe’s New Telescope
2016-07-14 Read More...
Safran Reosc, a subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, has signed a contract with ESO, the European Southern Observatory, to polish, measure and test the M2 mirror, the secondary optics on the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which

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