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Eurocopter Boost Sales by 12.5% in 2011
2012-01-25 Read More...
Eurocopter generated a record high annual turnover in 2011 as the company benefitted from long-term strategies of investing in innovation to keep its helicopter product line at the forefront, growing the international footprint, developing services

Flight Demo for Thales-Aerovision’s UAV Fulmar
2012-01-17 Read More...
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the UAV Fulmar (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European Union member

DCNS & STX France Deliver BPC Dixmude to DGA
2012-01-16 Read More...
BPC Dixmude, the third Mistral-class force projection and command vessel for the French Navy, has been delivered to the French defence procurement agency (DGA) three months ahead of the initial contract schedule.

Thales Equipment on Board French Rafale Fleet
2012-01-11 Read More...
The French Defense Ministry’s integrated structure for through-life support of aeronautical equipment (SIMMAD) has awarded Thales the contract to support its equipment on board the Rafale aircraft in service with the French Air Force and French

UK’s HMS Daring Warship Heads to the Gulf
2012-01-09 Read More...
Britain’s biggest warship is being sent to the Gulf for its first mission as tensions rise in the region after Iran threat to block the Strait of Hormuz, it has been

UK Hints Iran over Blocking Strait of Hormuz
2012-01-06 Read More...
Britain’s Defense Secretary warned Iran Thursday that any attempt to block the key global oil passageway the Strait of Hormuz would be illegal and unsuccessful - hinting at a robust international

Ruag Supplies Leopard Vehicles for the Swiss Army
2011-12-28 Read More...
Ruag, a technology partner of the Swiss Armed Forces, teamed up with Rheinmetall to manufacture and market the armored engineer and mine clearance Leopard vehicle.

UK Defense Minister Thanks Goodrich for Libya Support
2011-12-16 Read More...
Goodrich Corporation received a letter from Peter Luff, Minister for Defense Equipment Support and Technology describing "the tremendous support Goodrich has provided the United Kingdom in the implementation of the United Nations Security Council

Finmeccanica Chairman Resigns
2011-12-05 Read More...
Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica's Chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini resigned on Thursday after nine years in charge following a series of corruption

Urgent Delivery of Javelin Kits for VAB Armored Vehicle
2011-12-01 Read More...
Under an urgent operational requirement, on June 15 2011, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) ordered kits from Renault Trucks Defense for integrating the Javelin anti-tank missile system into the VAB armored personnel

Eurocopter Inaugurates New Logistics Platform
2011-11-29 Read More...
Eurocopter inaugurated, this past week, its new logistics platform at its industrial site in Marignane (France), marking the end to an innovative program to re-engineer the Group’s entire logistics chain and implement a flexible, high-performance

Thales & Cassidian Win IGN Contract
2011-11-28 Read More...
The French geographic Institute IGN (Institut Géographique National), acting as the contracting authority on behalf of the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) of the French Ministry of

Defense Expenditure Top Priority For Poland
2011-11-24 Read More...
In his expose delivered this past Friday, the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, confirmed that defense expenditures are among top priorities for the Polish government for the next 4

Renault Trucks: 4th French Army Truck Support Contract
2011-11-21 Read More...
The SIMMT (Structure Intégrée du Maintien en condition opérationnelle des Matériels Terrestres - Integrated Through-Life Support Structure for Terrestrial Equipment) awarded Renault Trucks Defense the 4th batch of the heavy vehicle through-life

Nexter-Renault Trucks to Cooperate on VBMR Program
2011-11-10 Read More...
Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense have signed a cooperation agreement to offer a unique solution to fulfill the request for proposal for the VBMR

Kärcher Inaugurates New Head Offices
2011-11-03 Read More...
After only twelve months of construction, in mid-October Kärcher Futuretech GmbH officially opened its new head offices, with a surface of 4,000 sq.m. in the Schwaikheim industrial estate, Germany. It has 150 office work places spread over five

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