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MBDA Inaugurates French Munitions Demilitarization Facility
2014-07-03 Read More...
On 2nd July 2014, Antoine Bouvier, MBDA’s Chief Executive Officer, in the presence of civil and military authorities, inaugurated France’s complex munitions demilitarization facility at MBDA’s Bourges Subdray site in the Centre region of

Russia’s Rostvertol Celebrates 75th Anniversary
2014-07-03 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) congratulated the staff of Rostvertol on the 75th anniversary of its

DCI Acquires 95% Stake in Vigie Aviation
2014-07-03 Read More...
DCI and Chalair have decided to move towards development in order to give a new direction to their partnership. Therefore, DCI has bought out Vigie Aviation, up to 95% of the company’s shares, and is implementing a strategic and operational export

NGC to Supply 25 New E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to US Navy
2014-07-02 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a $3.6 billion fixed price, incentive fee multiyear contract to deliver 25 new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft on contract to

Saab Acquires ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB
2014-07-01 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has entered into an agreement with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG regarding the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB (TKMS AB, formerly Kockums). The purchase price is MSEK 340.

Nexter, CILAS to Cooperate on Laser Weapons
2014-06-30 Read More...
During the recent EUROSATORY exhibition (Paris, 16-20 June 2014), Nexter Systems and CILAS announced the signing of a letter of intent for joint research work on the development of carrier-based laser

Small Diameter Bomb II Closer to Production Phase
2014-06-30 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force concluded a series of flight tests for the Small Diameter Bomb II culminating in direct hits on stationary land

RUAG’s Sophisticated Live Training Solutions
2014-06-30 Read More...
RUAG Defence, the Swiss specialists in Simulation and Training technology, use the interoperability of their solutions to make joint training effective for their

Russia to Test New Mobile Communications System
2014-06-30 Read More...
The Russian military is to test its new mobile communications system, which is superior to its foreign alternatives, during the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise in Russia’s Eastern Military District, the Defense Ministry

Sikorsky to Develop New Combat Rescue Helicopter
2014-06-30 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to develop new combat search and rescue helicopters. Sikorsky will develop a derivative of the UH-60M BLACK HAWK model for the Air Force’s

London to Host 16th Annual Global MilSatCom
2014-06-27 Read More...
The Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition is Europe's leading military satellite communications event bringing together over 400 of the industry’s key senior military representatives who use MilSatCom in their operations alongside leading

KMW’S New Artillery & Optimized Vehicles at Eurosatory
2014-06-27 Read More...
At last week’s EUROSATORY defence and security trade fair in Paris (16-20 June 2014), Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) showcased further developments in its vehicle systems, as well as a world premiere in the area of

Otokar Presented 5 Vehicles and MBT Model at Eurosatory
2014-06-27 Read More...
Otokar, the largest national and privately owned company of Turkish defence industry, participated in the Eurosatory International Land and Air-Land Defence and Security Exhibition which concluded in Paris this past week (16-20 June).

Russia Tests Pantsir S-1 Air Defense System
2014-06-26 Read More...
Russia is testing its Pantsir S-1 short-range air defense system in the Arctic to ensure security in the resource-rich region, which is soon expected to become the centre of oil and gas exploration for the

Sagem Wins New Order for SIGMA 20 Navigators
2014-06-25 Read More...
Sagem (Safran), the European leader in onboard navigation systems, announced today a new contract with partner MBDA to supply Sigma 20 navigation systems for MPCV armored vehicles intended for the export market.

Nexter, Avibras to Market New Artillery System
2014-06-25 Read More...
Nexter Systems has paired up with the Avibras Group to market the French companies’ truck-mounted Caesar 155mm artillery system to the Brazilian army, the new partners announced at last week’sEurosatory Exhibition in

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