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MBDA’s Dual Mode Brimstone Wins Queen’s Award
2014-04-22 Read More...
MBDA in the UK has won a prestigious 2014 Queens Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for developing an extra guidance mode for the Brimstone radar guided anti-armour

nEUROn Flies in Formation with Rafale and Falcon 7X Jets
2014-04-16 Read More...
On March 20, 2014, Dassault Aviation organized a formation flight of the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with a Rafale fighter and a Falcon 7X business

Airbus Defence and Space Presents Latest Generation of Electronic Protection Systems
2014-04-16 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space’s Business Line Electronics has presented a new generation of electronic protection systems in a series of field tests and demonstrations in a Northern European

Sagem’s SIGMA 30 on Qatar’s PzH 2000 Tracked Artillery
2014-04-15 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) has signed a contract with German manufacturer KMW (Krauss Maffei Wegmann) to integrate its SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing system on all PzH 2000 tracked artillery systems(*) acquired by Qatar.

New Firing Test for MdCN, MBDA’s Naval Cruise Missile
2014-04-14 Read More...
On 8th April 2014, the French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) successfully carried out the second qualification firing of the naval cruise missile (MdCN or Missile de Croisière Naval) currently under development by

Thales at DSA
2014-04-14 Read More...
Thales is participating in the 14th Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition and conference (14 to 17 April, Kuala Lumpur,

Pilatus Achieves Record Results in 2013
2014-04-14 Read More...
For the first time in its 75 year history, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has surpassed the one billion mark in sales, boosting 2013 sales by over 70% to a total of CHF 1,014 billion. The operating result (CHF 145 million) and investment (CHF 101 million),

DCI Celebrates 10 Years of Cooperation with Malaysian Navy
2014-04-10 Read More...
For more than 10 years, DCI-NAVFCO - DCI’s naval operational department - has been standing next to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) to support it step by step in the creation of a submarine forceab

Meggitt to Demo Next-Gen Simulation Training at DSA 2014
2014-04-10 Read More...
Leading the simulation and live fire training systems arena with innovative training solutions, Meggitt Training Systems will provide private demonstrations of its latest advanced training technologies at this year’s Defence Services Asia (DSA)

Selex ES Miysis DIRCM Completes Successful NATO Trial
2014-04-09 Read More...
The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was successfully demonstrated in March 2014 as part of NATO Trial EMBOW

Saab Completes Flight Test with IRST for Gripen E
2014-04-08 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has successfully performed the first flight with the new sensor IRST (Infra Red Search and Track) which will feature in Gripen E, according to schedule. The IRST does not emit a signal and can, without revealing the

Sagem Teams with Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
2014-04-08 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) signed an agreement on January 30 with Percro, the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, Italy to jointly develop exoskeleton technologies.

Nexter Group Awarded VBCI Support in Service Contract
2014-04-07 Read More...
The Nexter Group has signed the Support in Service (MSS) contract for the VBCI armored infantry combat vehicle, at a ceremony held in Satory Friday.

Europe's First Environmental Watchdog Set for Launch
2014-04-01 Read More...
Sentinel-1, the European Copernicus Program's first environmental satellite, is ready for launch. On April 3, 2014, 23:02 Central European Time, the radar satellite will set out from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a Soyuz

Saab, Pilatus Sign MoU for Possible PC-21 Training Solutions
2014-04-01 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Swiss company Pilatus which includes working together to provide a PC-21 (photo) training solution for the Swedish Air Force if they decide to replace

European Defence Agency’s “Defence Matters” Conference
2014-04-01 Read More...
This year’s EDA (European Defence Agency) Annual Conference “Defence Matters” gathered more than 500 high level participants from government, military, and industry, making it the only comprehensive rendez-vous on European

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