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France, UK Further Commit to Watchkeeper Cooperation
2012-07-25 Read More...
The United Kingdom and France have moved a step forward today in demonstrating their commitment to defence cooperation under the 2010 Lancaster House Treaty with the announcement that France will undertake operational assessments and trials of the

UK Accepts 1st International Lockheed Martin F-35
2012-07-23 Read More...
The United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft in a ceremony held on Friday with senior representatives of the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of

Thales Simulators Increase Rafale Training Capacity
2012-07-12 Read More...
Thales announced the acceptance by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) of the upgrade to the F3.2 standard of the first 2 Rafale simulator cabins at the simulation centre in Saint-Dizier,

MBDA Unveils SPEAR at Farnborough Air Show
2012-07-12 Read More...
MBDA, Europe’s leading missile systems company, unveiled SPEAR, a new, high precision surface attack weapon for fast combat aircraft at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show (UK, 11-17 July

Gowind OPV L’Adroit Starts First Operations
2012-07-12 Read More...
Gowind® offshore patrol vessel L’Adroit returned to her homeport of Toulon (France) on 29 June 2012 after a two-month mission in the Mediterranean. DCNS has made the ship available to the French Navy for three

Bombardier at Farnborough Airshow 2012
2012-07-12 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace is returning to the Farnborough International Airshow (9-15 July 2012) with a display of its diversified portfolio of business and commercial

MBDA’s Vision of Future UAV Weapon Systems
2012-07-10 Read More...
At the ongoing 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, MBDA is unveiling an innovative concept weapon system for 2030, CVS301

A400M MSN6 on Static Display at Farnborough Air Show
2012-07-09 Read More...
Based on the current flight test schedule and planning for the coming days, Airbus Military has decided to bring the first production representative example of the A400M - the MSN6 - to the Farnborough Air

ITT at Farnborough Air Show
2012-07-09 Read More...
ITT Exelis is showcasing its industry-leading defense technologies at the 2012 Farnborough Air Show (Farnborough, Hampshire, U.K., 9-15

GKN at Farnborough 2012
2012-07-09 Read More...
At the ongoing Farnborough Air Show (Farnborough, Hampshire, U.K., 9-15 July), GKN Aerospace is demonstrating the growing technological contribution the company is making to increasing aircraft performance and

Firing Test for Sagem's Hammer with Laser Terminal Guidance
2012-07-06 Read More...
French defense procurement agency DGA has successfully carried out the first qualification firing test of the laser terminal guidance version of the AASM Hammer modular air-to-ground weapon built by Sagem (Safran

C-27J Flight-Refueling Tests with KC-767A Tanker
2012-07-06 Read More...
The C-27J is carrying out flight-refueling tests with the KC-767A tanker (photo) at the Italian Air Force Base in Pratica di Mare with the collaboration of the 14° Stormo of the Italian Air Force, Alenia Aermacchi, Rolls Royce and

GKN Acquires Volvo Aero
2012-07-06 Read More...
GKN plc announced its agreement to acquire Volvo Aero (the aero engine division of AB

BAE Systems Locates Opportunity to Replace GPS
2012-07-05 Read More...
BAE Systems has unveiled its latest research on an advanced positioning system that exploits existing transmissions such as Wi-Fi, TV, radio and mobile phone signals, to calculate the user’s location to within a few

RAF Eurofighter Typhoons to Secure Olympic Games
2012-07-05 Read More...
Eurofighter Typhoons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) will be on high alert during the Olympic Games in order to secure the air space over London. Prior to the start of this international event which lasts from 27th July to 12th August, the RAF

Six Italian Eurofighter Typhoons Join “Anatolian Eagle 2012”
2012-07-04 Read More...
Six Italian Air Force (ItAF) Eurofighter Typhoons from the 4th Wing in Grosseto and the 36th Wing in Gioia del Colle participated in the multi-national exercise “Anatolian Eagle” from the 11th to 22nd June 2012 in

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