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Thales to Supply Night Vision Goggles to Gladius Project
2013-01-09 Read More...
As part of the “Gladius” project, Thales has received the sub-contract from Rheinmetall Defence to manufacture and supply 310 night vision goggles of type Lucie II D and 16 IR modules for 30 combat systems of the “Infantry Soldier of the Future”

India Selects Airbus Military A330 MRTT
2013-01-08 Read More...
Airbus Military announced it has been selected by the Government of India as the preferred bidder to supply its A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport to the Indian Air Force

Takieddine: “Sarkozy Received €50 Million from Qaddafi”
2013-01-04 Read More...
France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy took more than €50 million from the late Libyan leader, Muammar Qaddafi, a French judge has been told, a report on Thursday

Airbus Military Starts C295 Winglets Flight Tests
2013-01-02 Read More...
Airbus Military has begun flight-testing a modification to add winglets to the C295 medium transport and surveillance aircraft - one of a series of product developments underway on the market-leading

Saab Receives IDAS Order from AgustaWestland
2012-12-27 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has received an order for helicopter self-protection and electronic intelligence systems worth around SEK 100 Million (ZAR 130 Million) from AgustaWestland

S-100’s Successful Integration with Riegl's VQ 820 GU
2012-12-26 Read More...
Schiebel and Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH announced the successful integration of the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) together with the Riegl VQ®-820-GU Hydrographic Airborne Sensor.

GE to Acquire Aviation Business of Avio S.p.A
2012-12-26 Read More...
GE announced that it has agreed to purchase the aviation business of Avio S.p.A., an Italy-based manufacturer of aviation propulsion components and systems for civil and military aircraft, for $4.3 billion U.S. (€3.3

Last Firing Test of Sagem’s AASM Missile
2012-12-24 Read More...
On December 12, 2012, French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the last qualification firing test of the AASM modular air-to-ground missile developed and produced by Sagem (Safran), in its laser terminal guidance version (NATO

Two More Super Pumas for the Finnish Border Guard
2012-12-24 Read More...
The Finnish Border Guard is to expand its Eurocopter fleet with the acquisition of two additional AS332 L1 Super Puma helicopters fully equipped for maritime search and rescue missions in the country’s challenging

Cassidian’s Test System for Tiger Maintenance
2012-12-20 Read More...
Cassidian has been awarded a contract from OCCAR Tiger Division to provide a turnkey test system to support the maintenance of opto-electronic equipment used on the German version of the Tiger helicopter.

Rheinmetall Tests 50kw High-Energy Laser Weapon
2012-12-19 Read More...
Rheinmetall has successfully tested its new 50kW high-energy weapon technology demonstrator. Conducted at the end of November, the test encompassed the entire operational sequence from target detection and tracking to target

Elektrobit’s Tactical Wireless IP Networks at IDEX 2013
2012-12-19 Read More...
Elektrobit (EB) has delivered the first products of the Tactical Wireless IP Network communication system to the Finnish Defence

DCI: Record Year for Academic Training
2012-12-17 Read More...
DCI-NAVFCO, the naval department of DCI, is pleased with the arrival of 67 new foreign officer trainees on its school benches, which is a record in the company's history. The 67 cadets integrate DCI-NAVFCO's 2 leading

Two Orders for Saab's Underwater Weapon Systems
2012-12-17 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab have received two new contracts from the Swedish Defence Material Administration with a total value of MSEK

Saab Wins RBS15 Mk3 Order
2012-12-14 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from its German partner DBD for the Surface-to-Surface Missile RBS15

Eurcopter’s EC175 Conducts 1st Maiden Flight
2012-12-13 Read More...
Eurocopter has conducted the first flight of its no. 1 series-production EC175, and confirmed the excellent performance of this next-generation multi-role

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