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Sagem to Supply Optronic System for French Navy Frigates
2012-04-03 Read More...
Sagem (Safran group) has signed a contract with French naval shipyard DCNS, under French defense procurement agency DGA as contracting authority, for the modernization of fire control systems on 6 Floréal class surveillance

Doubly Historic Day for Saab
2012-04-02 Read More...
Today (2nd of April) is a doubly historic day for the Swedish defense and security company

Thales Delivers 1st RBE2 AESA Radar to Dassault Aviation
2012-04-02 Read More...
In February, Thales delivered the first series-produced RBE2 radar with active electronically scanned array (AESA) to the Dassault Aviation facility in Mérignac,

Sagem Wins JIM LR Binoculars Contract
2012-03-29 Read More...
On February 3, 2012, the British Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S*), awarded Sagem (Safran group) a major contract for JIM LR (Long Range) multifunction infrared binoculars for its “Long Range Thermal Imager

RUAG Unveils New Brand Image
2012-03-23 Read More...
International technology group RUAG generated net sales of CHF 1,777 million in 2011, which was on a par with the previous year (CHF 1,796 million) and raised EBIT by 12.5% to CHF 110 million (CHF 98 million).

Rheinmetall Sales Grow by 12% in 2011
2012-03-22 Read More...
The Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group closed the 2011 fiscal year with double-digit growth in sales and a record

MBDA: 2011 Results and Future Prospects
2012-03-21 Read More...
MBDA, the European leader and global player in missiles and missile systems, generated €3 billion of revenue in

Typhoon Passes New Test Milestone
2012-03-16 Read More...
Typhoon has completed 11,000 hours in a special BAE Systems

1st Heavy Fuel Engine Flight for Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100
2012-03-13 Read More...
Schiebel announced the first flight of a heavy-fuel powered CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System). The flexibility this engine provides will further add to the wide capabilities of the unmanned

New Caiman Helicopter Lands on FREMM Aquitaine
2012-03-12 Read More...
A few weeks after the first helicopter landing trials on board the FREMM Aquitaine frigate, DCNS, the French Navy and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have successfully completed a new series of deck landing

King Juan Carlos I 1st Head of State to Fly in A400M
2012-03-05 Read More...
On 01 March 2012, King Juan Carlos I of Spain has become the first Head of State to fly in the Airbus Military A400M new-generation military airlifter which is assembled in

RUAG Acquires Ascom's Business Unit Defense
2012-03-02 Read More...
RUAG is acquiring Ascom's business unit Defense, which specializes in communications solutions for Army Units and Security

Helidax Reaches 30,000 Flight Hour Mark
2012-03-01 Read More...
Helidax, a subsidiary of DCI and INAER, announced it has exceeded 30,000 flight hours on EC120 Colibri aircraft, in less than 2 years of operation.

3 Airbus Military A330 MRTTs Fly in Formation
2012-02-29 Read More...
In this photo taken over Spain recently, three Airbus Military A330 MRTT multi-role tanker transports destined for different customers are shown in

Sagem Wins Maintenance Contract for Sperwer Drones
2012-02-28 Read More...
Sagem (Safran group) has just signed a contract with SIMMAD (1), on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense, to provide in-service maintenance for the Sperwer SDTI tactical drone systems deployed by the French

A New Structure for Rheinmetall Defence
2012-02-28 Read More...
Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf (Germany) is reorganizing its Defence arm in response to planned expansion and the corporation’s increasingly international

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