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Airbus Helicopters Delivers 1st Fennec, EC725 to Indonesia
2014-11-10 Read More...
The Indonesian Army has taken delivery of an Airbus Helicopters lightweight rotorcraft, the first in a fleet of 12 which will provide this military service with advanced capabilities in attack missions. Comprising six single-engine and six

Lean-Technology Saves Russian Helicopters 70 Mln Roubles
2014-11-10 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has reviewed its implementation of lean technology across production in 2013. Implementing lean technology pilot projects delivered a saving of about 70 million roubles last year.

INVISIO Continues with Profitable Growth
2014-11-10 Read More...
INVISIO published Thursday its interim report for the period January to September 2014. The company continues to show strong growth and profitability during the third quarter. Several big follow-up orders from the American military program TCAPS and

Thales, Selex ES to Take Part in French-UK Combat Aircraft
2014-11-07 Read More...
On November 5th, Laurent Collet-Billon, Head of the French defence procurement agency (DGA), and Bernard Gray, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Chief of Defence Materiel, launched the feasibility phase of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System)

Work Starts on French-UK Study for Future Combat Aircraft
2014-11-07 Read More...
Dassault Aviation, BAE Systems and their industrial partners have been awarded a €150m/£120m contract by the French and UK governments for a two year co-operative Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Feasibility Phase study, formally signaling the start

First Multiple Release of Paveway IV From a RAF Typhoon
2014-11-07 Read More...
BAE Systems working closely with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and weapons manufacturer Raytheon UK have completed a series of flight trials culminating in the successful release of two PavewayTM IV precision guided weapons simultaneously from a Typhoon

Russia Test-Fires Topol-M Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2014-11-06 Read More...
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces test-fired on Saturday a Topol-M Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from a launch site in northwestern Russia, the country's Defense Ministry said.

Indonesia Orders 11 Airbus Helicopters AS565 MBe Panthers
2014-11-06 Read More...
The mission capabilities and cost effectiveness of Airbus Helicopters’ AS565 MBe Panther has been further validated by Indonesia’s order for 11 rotorcraft to be used in naval anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions.

New Facility Against IEDs Opens in The Netherlands
2014-11-06 Read More...
A new facility designed to help in the fight against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) was officially opened Tuesday in the Netherlands. The Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory (JDEAL) provides a permanent technical exploitation

LM, USAF Sustainment Center Sign Partnership Agreement
2014-11-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Sustainment Center recently signed a partnership agreement that establishes a common framework and pre-negotiated terms and conditions for long-term partnership work efforts, thereby improving

Russian Arms Exports Reach $9.8 Billion So Far This Year
2014-11-05 Read More...
Since the beginning of 2014, Russia has sold $9.8-billion in arms and military equipment abroad, the Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation

Rohde & Schwarz at Info Defence 2014
2014-11-05 Read More...
At Indo Defence ( Jakarta, Indonesia; 5-8 November 2014), Rohde & Schwarz is presenting itself as a single source of integrated solutions for secure communications and radio intelligence.

Russia Completes Mi-17V-5 Supplies to Afghanistan
2014-11-04 Read More...
The delivery of Mi-17V-5 military-transport helicopters to the Afghan National Army was completed in October 2014. Since the contract between Rosoboronexport and the US Department of Defense was signed in 2011, 63 helicopters produced at Kazan

Boeing, USAF Demo Minuteman III Readiness in Flight Test
2014-11-04 Read More...
Boeing supported the U.S. Air Force’s successful flight test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which demonstrated the readiness of that system to deter nuclear threats.

Airbus Defence & Space to Update Germany’s Radar Jammers
2014-11-04 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space is updating the radar jammer systems used by the German Armed Forces to train radar operators and pilots. This means the German Armed

RENAULT TRUCKS Defense at INDODEFENSE 2014
2014-11-03 Read More...
RENAULT TRUCKS Defense will be present at INDODEFENSE show in Jakarta (Indonesia), November 5-8.

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