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France in Talks with Russia on 4 Warships
2010-03-02 Read More...
France and Russia have launched "exclusive negotiations" on the sale of four French warships to Moscow, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday after talks with his Russian counterpart."We are in exclusive negotiations for four BPC Mistral",

EADS Accepts A400M Financing Offer
2010-02-26 Read More...
EADS accepted an offer from seven NATO clients to finance the over-budget A400M military transport plane in a deal that would save Europe's biggest defence project.The aerospace giant had threatened to pull the plug on the project unless the seven

German Army Report: NH90 Deficiencies
2010-02-25 Read More...
An internal German Army report made a damning assessment of the German Military's new NHIndustries NH90 multi-purpose Helicopter. The 103-page document assesses the Helicopter's current operational capability as extremely limited, and highlights a

U.K. & France to Fund Tests on 40mm Cannon
2010-02-25 Read More...
The British and French governments signed a deal to fund the qualification of a unique cased telescoped 40mm cannon and ammunition system earmarked for use on Armored Vehicle programs being pursued by both countries.CTA International (CTAI), the BAE

Eurofighter Typhoon: 10,000 Flying Hours in Spain
2010-02-23 Read More...
The Spanish Air Force have reached a key milestone as their Eurofighter Typhoon fleet achieved 10,000 flying hours. The event was marked in a ceremony held at Morón Air Base, in Southern Spain, hosted by Base Commander for Morón and Squadron 11,

Nexter: 6-Year Ammo Contract with DGA
2010-02-04 Read More...
Nexter Munitions has signed a multiyear contract worth 139 million euros ($193 million) with the Direction Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) to supply 20mm, 25mm and 30mm combat and training ammunition, the company said in a Feb. 3

A400M: 4th Assembly Process
2010-02-03 Read More...
The final assembly process for the fourth Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has already begun in Seville (Spain). The wings for the aircraft, known as MSN4, arrived at the final assembly line of the aircraft, known as MSN4, on January 21st

MBDA to launch SIMBAD-RC at Singapore air show
2010-02-02 Read More...
The international launch of SIMBAD-RC, the latest addition to MBDA’s range of naval air defence systems, will take place at the Singapore Air Show (2nd– 7th February 2010). SIMBAD-RC is a remote-controlled, short-range anti-air self defence system

Thales & Dassault: 10-year Rafale Contract
2010-02-02 Read More...
Thales today announced that it has signed a contract with Dassault Aviation to provide maintenance support for avionics equipment on Rafale combat aircraft in service with the French armed forces. This ten-year fixed-price contract includes a range

EADS Wants another $9 Billion for A400M
2010-01-29 Read More...
European aerospace giant EADS is demanding another 6.4 billion euros ($9 billion) from client countries to cover the rising cost of the Airbus A400M military

Top Military Experts at ITEC 2010
2010-01-13 Read More...
Senior military experts from Canada, Germany, the UK and the United States will be giving their perspectives on the contemporary training scene at the opening session of ITEC, Europe’s premier conference and exhibition for military training,

A400M Third Flight
2010-01-08 Read More...
The Airbus Military A400M airlifter has flown for the third time as the flight-test programme for the type picks up pace after the year-end break.In a two hour 25 minute sortie from Seville, Spain on 7th January the test crew concentrated on

Health & Usage Monitoring Systems for Black Hawk Users
2010-01-07 Read More...
Helicopter Support Inc. (HSI) announced yesterday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Goodrich Corporation to collaboratively promote an advanced aircraft maintenance solution to the worldwide rotary aircraft market. HSI is a

Nexter & GTD in JV
2009-12-28 Read More...
GTD and Nexter Systems have signed a shareholder agreement under which a Spanish joint venture will be formed within the next few weeks. One of the main tasks of the new company will be to fulfil the contract for the Spanish "Vehiculo Blindado

A400M Takes to the Skies
2009-12-11 Read More...
This morning Airbus Military’s all-new A400M took off for its maiden flight from Seville Airport in Spain. The first entirely new airlifter of the 21st Century took to the air from runway 09 at 10:15 local time (09:15

Airbus military plane set for Friday debut
2009-12-10 Read More...
The Airbus A400M Military Transport Plane will make its maiden flight in Southern Spain tomorrow, and its success could be critical to a project that is under threat after nearly two years of delays and cost overruns.

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