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New President for Kongsberg Maritime
2010-09-17 Read More...
Geir Håøy (44) has been appointed President of Kongsberg Maritime and will join the Group Corporate Management Team in KONGSBERG. Håøy has worked for KONGSBERG since June 1993, holding various management positions since

Eurotorp: 200th Torpedo to DGA
2010-09-15 Read More...
Eurotorp announced that the delivery of its 200th lightweight MU90 torpedo for the French Navy has been accepted by the French Defense Procurement Agency

EU to Help Dismantle Iraq's Nuke Facilities
2010-08-31 Read More...
The European Union signed a 2.5 million euro ($3.2 million) agreement with Iraq to help Iraqi scientists dismantle, decommission and decontaminate nuclear facilities built under Saddam

Maritime Security & Defence Conference
2010-08-28 Read More...
Since its inauguration in 2008, Monch Publishing Group has been supporting the bi-annual, high level Conference on Maritime Security and Defence (MS&D), organized by Hamburg Messe und Congress and sponsored by the Federal German

Aramex Wins Dutch Military Contract
2010-07-28 Read More...
Aramex, the Dubai-based logistics and transportation solutions provider, said it has won a 2-year contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to provide ground transportation services for its military across Europe.

Lockheed Martin's F-22 at Farnborough
2010-07-26 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor showcased its unrivaled maneuverability and aerial prowess for the international crowd attending the Farnborough International Airshow for 2 consecutive days this past week (19-20

Eurocopter & Kawasaki Extend Cooperation
2010-07-24 Read More...
At the Farnborough Air Show, Shigeru Murayama, President of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company (KHI) and Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter, signed a new cooperation agreement for the EC145, a new evolution from the BK117

France Pressures Thales, Safran to Consolidate
2010-07-24 Read More...
According to sources in the French Defense Ministry which is pressing Thales and Safran to consolidate some of their activities, France froze orders worth 300 million euros with both

FLIR: Live Coverage of Farnborough
2010-07-16 Read More...
FLIR Systems and Flightglobal have teamed up to provide exclusive live video streaming of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow aerial

French Defense Cut Targets Air Force Programs
2010-07-13 Read More...
In a move towards cutting its defense budget by some 3.5 billion euros, the French government plans to postpone a number of Air Force programs, including replacement of the in-flight refueling fleet and the 700 million euro upgrade of Mirage 2000D

France: 4% Defense Budget Cut
2010-07-05 Read More...
Following his earlier vow in March 2010, France's Defense Ministry will slash spending by 3.5 billion euros between 2011 and 2013 to contribute to the government's efforts to contain the public deficit, an official close to the matter said this past

Al Defaiya On-Board the "Scout"
2010-06-30 Read More...
Renault Trucks Defense presented its most recent addition to the armored range at the recent Eurosatory Exhibition (Paris, 14-18 June 2010): the VAB Mark II with its protection Level 4. In addition, Renault Trucks promoted the developments of its

MBDA: Successful Aster missile firings
2010-06-30 Read More...
MBDA successfully completed a programme of firings that demonstrate the effectiveness of the Aster 30 missile. Over the last month, firings were carried out from the Italian Orizzonte frigate “Andrea Doria”, the French Horizon frigate “Forbin” and

SELEX Galileo secures order for naval Janus electro - optic sensor
2010-06-17 Read More...
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company has been awarded a first contract by the Italian Navy, Marina Militare, for the supply of electro-optical naval Janus turrets, derived from the well known Janus sensor for land applications.The naval Janus will

The DGA delivers the 200th VBCI to the French Army
2010-06-17 Read More...
The Direction générale de l’armement (DGA, French defence procurement agency) will deliver on June 23rd the 200th véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie (VBCI, armoured infantry fighting vehicle) to the French Army. The VBCI is produced by Nexter

The DGA delivers the 200th VBCI to the French Army
2010-06-17 Read More...
The Direction générale de l’armement (DGA, French defence procurement agency) will deliver on June 23rd the 200th véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie (VBCI, armoured infantry fighting vehicle) to the French Army. The VBCI is produced by Nexter

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