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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
Saab to Supply 36 Gripen NG Fighter Aircraft to Brazil
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Brazilian Federal Government (Ministry of Defense through the Aeronautics Command, COMAER) covering the development and production of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft for the Brazilian
Nexter, PIRIOU Sign 2 Contracts with Gabonese Republic
Philippe Burtin, CEO of Nexter, signed this week a contract in the presence of the French and Gabonese Ministers of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Ernest Mpouho Epigat, to supply the Gabonese Republic with 12 highly protected 4x4 vehicles ARAVIS®
MBDA Selects Sagem Seeker for New Light Anti-Ship Missile
Sagem (Safran) announced a contract with long-standing partner MBDA to develop and produce the infrared seeker for the upcoming light anti-ship missile, the ANL/Sea Venom, a joint French-British program launched within the scope of the Lancaster
Raytheon Flight Tests Griffin C Increased Capability Missile
Raytheon Company successfully completed flight tests of its Griffin™ C increased capability missile. The tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona highlighted the missile's In-Flight Target Update (IFTU) capability when it was redirected to a new target
DOD, LM Reach Principle Agreement on Purchase of F-35s
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Lockheed Martin have reached an agreement in principle for the production of 43 F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Officials anticipate the Low-Rate Initial Production lot 8 (LRIP 8) contract to be finalized in the
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