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MBDA, UK Ministry of Defence Renew Complex Weapons Partnership
2024-07-23 Read More...
MBDA and the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) have renewed their strategic partnership on complex weapons for a further decade, with a renewed Portfolio Management Agreement

Commander of Royal Saudi Air Forces Attends RIAT 2024 Opening in the UK
2024-07-23 Read More...
Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Forces (RSAF) Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz attended the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT 2024) opening held at RAF Fairford in the United

GA-ASI Flies MQ-9B With Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6 E-Series Engine
2024-07-23 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft on July 15, 2024, with a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine supplied by Pratt & Whitney Canada. Representatives from

MBDA Showcases European Missile Systems Leadership at Farnborough International Airshow 2024
2024-07-22 Read More...
MBDA, the European missile leader, is showing decisive air domain capabilities delivered to our nations’ armed forces at the Farnborough International Air Show 2024 (FIA2024), 22-26

Embraer to Show a Strong Presence at Farnborough Airshow
2024-07-18 Read More...
Embraer will arrive with a strong presence at the Farnborough International Airshow, the most significant aviation and aerospace event of the year set to take place from July

General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Participates in Farnborough Airshow
2024-07-18 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) is participating in the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2024, one of the world’s largest and most influential defense and aerospace exhibitions. The event will occur from July

Boeing to Prioritize Factory Safety & Quality at Farnborough Airshow
2024-07-18 Read More...
Boeing has tailored its presence at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow as the company focuses on strengthening safety and quality and meeting customer commitments, while also highlighting next generation technologies and

Spain Becomes 16th PAC-3 Partner Nation
2024-07-18 Read More...
Officials from the United States and Spain formalized an agreement for Spain to purchase Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment. With this agreement, Spain

Commander of Egyptian Air Force Meets His Chinese Counterpart
2024-07-17 Read More...
As part of the Egyptian Armed Forces General Command keenness to enhance areas of military cooperation with brotherly and friendly countries, Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Foaad Abdel Gawad, met with Star General Chang

Fincantieri Launches 7th Multipurpose Combat Ship (PPA) for Italian Navy
2024-07-15 Read More...
The launch of the seventh PPA (Multipurpose Combat Ship) “Domenico Millelire” took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Genova) on Saturday 13 July

RTX’s Raytheon to Provide Additional Patriot Air & Missile Defense Systems to Germany
2024-07-14 Read More...
Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to supply Germany with additional Patriot® air and missile defense

Delegation from China’s National Defense University (NDU) Visits Iran’s Command & Staff University
2024-07-14 Read More...
A high-ranking delegation from China’s National Defense University (NDU) has visited the Iranian Army’s University of Command and

L3Harris Completes Testing on its Latest Viper Shield Electronic Warfare (EW) System
2024-07-11 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has completed testing on its latest Viper Shield Electronic Warfare (EW) system, which enhances protection for F-16 pilots, at the U.S. Air Force’s Integrated Defensive Avionics

Saudi Arabia Orders Four Additional Airbus A330 MRTTs
2024-07-10 Read More...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force

Qatari, Kuwaiti Land Forces, US Spartan Forces Conclude Desert Leopard Exercise
2024-07-10 Read More...
Qatar Emiri Land Forces concluded Desert Leopard Exercise (3) for the year 2024, Command Centres (CPX), in cooperation with Kuwaiti Land Forces and US Spartan

Jordanian, Qatari Armed Forces Sign Two Academic Cooperation Agreements
2024-07-10 Read More...
The Jordan Armed Forces (JAF)-Arab Army on Tuesday signed two cooperation agreements with Qatar Armed Forces in the education

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