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Construction Starts on 2nd Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier
2012-02-20 Read More...
Production on HMS PRINCE OF WALES, the second Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier, has started at BAE Systems in Portsmouth Naval Base - the future home of the Queen Elizabeth

First A400M for the French Air Force Takes Shape
2012-02-15 Read More...
The first Airbus Military A400M for the French Air Force is taking shape in Seville (Spain), where its final assembly line (FAL) is

Alenia Aermacchi at Singapore Air Show 2012
2012-02-13 Read More...
Finmeccanica’s aeronautics sector, led by Alenia Aermacchi, is exhibiting at the Singapore Air Show, being held at the Changi Exhibition Center from 14 to 19 February

Eurocopter’s “Joséphine” Project Labeled “Grand Paris”
2012-02-13 Read More...
The project under which the activities at Eurocopter’s La Courneuve site are to be transferred to Dugny (called Project “Joséphine” and officially known as Paris-le Bourget) was granted the label “Grand Paris” at a

FFG Unveils New Protected Vehicle
2012-02-09 Read More...
German Company FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH has presented its new armoured multi mission vehicle, currently named under the working title

Eurocopter Delivers 1st Qualified NH90 TTH to DGA
2012-02-01 Read More...
During a visit by the French Defense Minister Gérard Longuet to its facilities in Marignane, Eurocopter officially delivered the first NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) qualified in its final operational configuration to the French armament

France to Withdraw from Afghanistan a Year Earlier
2012-01-31 Read More...
President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that France would pull its forces out of Afghanistan a year earlier than planned, a week after the killing of four French servicemen by a renegade Afghan

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

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