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Saab Wins Artillery Ammunition Order
2013-07-22 Read More...
Swedish Defence and security company Saab has received an order for the delivery of explosive training artillery

Airbus Military A400M Demos Airfield Assault Capability
2013-07-19 Read More...
In a series of tests at RAF Boscombe Down in the UK, Airbus Military has successfully demonstrated the ability of the A400M new generation airlifter to deploy vehicles and troops rapidly to seize an enemy airfield.

Airbus Military Welcomes Cameroon as New CN235 Operator
2013-07-18 Read More...
Airbus Military welcomed the Cameroon Air Force as a new operator of its aircraft with the delivery of a CN235 medium

Eurocopter Demos New, Quieter Helicopter Landing Procedures
2013-07-18 Read More...
Eurocopter has successfully demonstrated new landing procedures relying on augmented satellite guidance that can be tailored to more completely comply with the local environmental

Thales to Develop World’s Most Powerful Radar
2013-07-17 Read More...
At a ceremony attended by Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France, and Victor Ponta, Prime Minister of Romania, Thales signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of

DSEI to Host Record Number of International Pavilions
2013-07-11 Read More...
Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2013 is on course to host a record 40 international pavilions when the exhibition takes place at ExCeL London from 10-13

FN Herstal’s Use of Advanced Composite Material
2013-07-09 Read More...
For the first time in its history, Belgium based FN Herstal has utilized advanced composite material for yoke

DSEI 2013: Venue for Cross Sector Capabilities
2013-07-08 Read More...
Facing an increasingly diverse and complex portfolio of threats from unpredictable, often anonymous enemies, those responsible for defending national security are progressively calling upon the expertise of those from 'crossover'

Saab Begins Assembly of 1st Pre-Production Gripen E
2013-07-05 Read More...
Exploiting a loophole in Western sanctions, Iran is importing a high grade of refined alumina ore from several European countries including Germany and France that Tehran could be using to make armor parts and missile

Paveway IV Trials Demo Typhoon’s Air to Surface Role
2013-07-05 Read More...
Whilst working closely with Raytheon UK, BAE Systems has completed a series of trials culminating in a successful release of Raytheon's Paveway IV precision guided bomb from a Typhoon, demonstrating further enhancement of Typhoon's air to surface

Smiths Detection's XCT Scanner Passes TSA Certification
2013-07-04 Read More...
Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 10080 XCT Explosives Detection System (EDS) has passed laboratory certification for high-speed checked baggage screening from the United States Transportation Security Administration

Gripen First Combat Fighter to Fire Meteor Missile
2013-07-02 Read More...
In cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), defence and security company Saab has successfully conducted the first test firing of the version of the Meteor radar-controlled air-to-air missile, developed for mass

DCI & Chalair Aviation Acquire Stakes in Vigie Aviation
2013-07-02 Read More...
DCI, a service provider with activities on the entire spectrum of defense and domestic security, and Chalair Aviation, a French airline company, continue their development by announcing an investment in Vigie

DCI's Expertise in Training Fighter and Helicopter Pilots
2013-06-28 Read More...
DCI, a service provider with activities on the entire spectrum of defense and domestic security, possesses unrivaled expertise in training fighter and helicopter

Royal Navy of Oman Accepts First of Class Warship
2013-06-27 Read More...
The first warship built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) as part of Project Khareef for the design, build and delivery of three corvettes, has been formally handed over in a ceremony at HM Naval Base Portsmouth

Iveco-Soframe Deliver 1st Military Truck to French Army
2013-06-27 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles and its French Soframe have handed over the first of 200 multi-purpose military vehicles of the Porteur Polyvalent Terrestre (PPT) Programme to the French Armed Forces.

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