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RUAG Defence Training the Specialists of Tomorrow
2015-07-29 Read More...As a progressive and future-oriented technology company, RUAG's Defence Division focuses on addressing tomorrow's challenges today to ensure that it can continue to count on highly qualified experts in the future. Apprenticeship training is
Damen Building South African Navy’s 2nd ATD 2909 Tug
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is currently building a Damen ATD 2909 Tug named Inyathi – Buffalo in English – to be delivered to the South African Navy in January 2016. Now in the production phase, this is the second tug the SA Navy has ordered
Reosc to Produce M4 Mirror Segments for Future European Extremely Large Telescope
After an international competitive bidding process, Reosc, a subsidiary of Sagem (Safran), has just signed a contract with ESO (the European Southern Observatory) to produce all the optical segments of the M4 mirror for the E-ELT (European Extremely
Airbus Helicopters Achieves Factory Acceptance for First “HATS” Military Training Helicopter for Australia
Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of HATS01, the first of fifteen helicopters of the H135 family (EC135 T2+) for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Boeing WGS-7 Satellite to Provide Military 17% More Secure Communication Bandwidth
Boeing’s seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite is now in orbit and will soon provide the U.S. and allied militaries with 17% more secure communications bandwidth than its predecessors thanks to a payload upgrade.
Lockheed Martin Wins $1.5 Billion Missile Interceptor Deal
United States and allied military forces are set to upgrade key missile defense capabilities under a new $1.5 billion contract for production and delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3
OneMBDA Industrial Strategy Produces First Concrete Results
The OneMBDA strategy is now starting to deliver. This initiative which involves industrial specialization in centers of excellence located in France and the UK, focusing on key technologies, has just enabled the first exchange of products made by
First Assembled Fire Truck Under RENAULT TRUCKS DEFENSE-RABA Contract
Following the signing on 28 July 2014 of the cooperation contract by the Chairmen of RENAULT TRUCKS Defense (RTD) and RABA, the first kits have been delivered and the monitoring of the assembly work and the training of our partner's teams has
Boeing Completes First Tests of Military Ka-Band Service
Boeing is completing the first tests of military Ka-band service available through the Inmarsat-5 F2 commercial communications satellite, part of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network. The demonstrations to securely transmit high-data-rate information
Harris Wins Orders from US Army & Central Asian Nation
Harris Corporation has received $45 million in delivery orders for advanced satellite communications terminals under the U.S. Army's Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. The next-generation military satellite communications terminals
Eurofighter Typhoon’s Flight Trials with MBDA’s Storm Shadow Under Preparation
A series of ground based tests have been completed at Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi in Turin-Caselle and at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire in readiness for Eurofighter Typhoon’s flight trials with MBDA’s Storm Shadow cruise missile, due to take
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