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Embraer Appoints Carlos Naufel as Vice President of Services & Support
2023-08-15 Read More...
Embraer announced that Carlos Naufel, current Technical Director of Azul Linhas Aéreas, will be the new Vice President of Services & Support, effective on September 1, 2023. The current VP of the area, Johann Bordais, will assume the role of CEO

EDGE Signs Strategic Agreement with Brazilian Aero Engine Developer, Turbomachine
2023-08-13 Read More...
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, today signed a strategic agreement with Turbomachine, one of Brazil’s foremost turbine engine

Second Tranche of 18 Rafale for Indonesia Comes into Force
2023-08-11 Read More...
As part of the contract signed by Indonesia on February 2022 for the acquisition of 42 Rafale, the second tranche of 18 Rafale came into force Thursday. This follows the entry into force in September 2022 of the first tranche of 6 Rafale, bringing

GA-ASI Advances Ecosystem for Autonomously Operational UCAV
2023-08-11 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) advanced its ability to operationalize the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) ecosystem by combining advanced autonomy and government-provided human-machine interface (HMI)

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Iraqi Defense Minister Discuss Joint Security Cooperation
2023-08-09 Read More...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Tuesday Iraqi Defense Minister Thabit Muhammad Al-Abassi for a discussion on U.S.-Iraq joint security cooperation

Algeria’s Chief of Staff Concludes 3-Day Visit to Russia
2023-08-07 Read More...
Lieutenant General Said Chenegriha, Chief of Staff of the Algerian People’s National Army, paid a 3-day official visit to Russia last week, at the invitation of Russian Defense Minister, General of the Army Sergei

Iranian Navy Receives “Qadir” and “Nasir” Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles
2023-08-07 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) delivered domestically-developed cruise missiles, dubbed “Qadir” and “Nasir”, to the navy fleet on Sunday after the IRGC held large-scale military exercises in the Persian

UAE Provides Military & Security Equipment to Chad
2023-08-07 Read More...
The UAE has sent a shipment of military vehicles and security equipment to the Republic of Chad, to support its capabilities in combatting terrorism and enhancing border

Northrop Grumman Opens New Hypersonic Propulsion Systems Manufacturing Facility
2023-08-07 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has opened a Hypersonics Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland to produce advanced propulsion solutions that can power hypersonic missiles beyond Mach

Oshkosh Defense to Supply Additional FMTV A2s to U.S. Army
2023-08-06 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) has placed a $201 million order for additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 (FMTV

GA-ASI Mojave STOL UAS Completes First Dirt Operation
2023-08-06 Read More...
On August 1, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on a dirt strip near El Mirage,

U.S. Department of Defense Recognizes L3Harris with Two Excellence Awards
2023-08-06 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies is the recipient of two prestigious U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awards for excellence in security and

HYDIS² Consortium Project Proposed for Funding by European Commission
2023-08-03 Read More...
In May 2023, the HYDIS² consortium, composed of 19 partners and more than 20 subcontractors across 14 European countries, submitted a proposal for a concept architecture and technology maturation study of an endo-atmospheric interceptor against new

Fincantieri, C.A.B.I. Sign MoU for Underwater Vehicles
2023-08-03 Read More...
Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, and C.A.B.I. Cattaneo (hereafter CABI), a leading Italian company in the design, development and supply of underwater vehicles for Naval Special Forces, have signed a Memorandum of

RTX Connects New Platforms to Serve as Battlefield Nodes
2023-08-03 Read More...
RTX demonstrated advanced AI-enabled communications systems to rapidly distribute data to coalition partners during the second round of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Northern Edge 2023 exercise series at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa,

Saudi, Indonesian Defense Ministers Discuss Military & Defense Cooperation
2023-08-02 Read More...
Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto received his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in

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