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First Delivery of MBDA's SOUVIM 2
2010-05-10 Read More...
Development of SOUVIM 2, a mine path clearing system designed and manufactured by MBDA since 2008, has just been completed. Two units of this land vehicle set will be delivered very shortly to the DGA, the French armament procurement agency and will

Rheinmetall Plans Takeover of Simrad Optronics ASA
2010-05-06 Read More...
Rheinmetall reached an agreement with Simrad Optronics ASA of Norway, under which the German company will make a voluntary cash offer for 100% of the shares of Simrad Optronics. Simrad Optronics ASA is listed on the Oslo stock exchange. Rheinmetall

Thales onboard FREMM
2010-05-05 Read More...
Thales is proud to be onboard the FREMM Aquitaine, the first in a world-class series of frigates to be put to water this week in preparation for further testing. Thales systems comprise a significant portion of the operational value of these

DEFENSYS Replaces Greece's DEFENDORY
2010-05-04 Read More...
Thessaloniki International Fair SA (T.I.F.), a state entity and official organizer of exhibitions and events in Greece, is organizing the 1st International Defense and Security Fair “DEFENSYS 2010” (a replacement of Defendory International, held in

M-346 for Jet Pilot Training
2010-04-26 Read More...
Alenia Aermacchi (AAEM), a Finmeccanica company, and EADS Defence and Security (DS) submitted a joint response to the Request For Information (RFI) issued by the European Defence Agency (EDA) on 15 July 2009 about the Advanced European Jet Pilot

Broad Mix of Companies Gather at ITEC
2010-04-21 Read More...
This year’s ITEC conference and exhibition (London, 18-20 May 2010) will feature a broad mix of companies from the global training and simulation community, including several first time exhibitors and a number of companies returning after an absence

France Orders 8 Additional Airbus CN235
2010-04-13 Read More...
The French Ministry of Defense and Airbus Military signed a contract for the acquisition of 8 CN235-300 military aircrafts for the French Air

Thales to Equip Additional FREMM Frigates
2010-04-13 Read More...
Thales has signed a contract to equip France’s additional three FREMM frigates with radar, infrared search and track, sonar and communications systems - bringing to 11 the number of French multi-mission frigates the company will

Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker
2010-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully completed a wide-ranging series of tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a precision, adverse weather, low-collateral-damage weapon to rotary- and fixed-wing

MBDA: Strategy Confirmed
2010-03-24 Read More...
In 2009, MBDA, the European leader and global player in the missile systems sector, received orders valued at euros 2.6 billion, an increase over the total achieved in 2008 (euros 2.3 billion). The order book maintains its high level with a total of

EADS DS Delivers its 1000th Digital Map Generator
2010-03-18 Read More...
EADS Defence & Security (DS) has delivered its 1000th digital map generator system to BAe Systems for use in the Eurofighter. Map systems support helicopter and aircraft pilots by showing flight data and potential threats on digital maps.

Gripen NG: Flight Tests on Plan
2010-03-16 Read More...
The flight test programme with Gripen NG Demonstrator continues according to plan at the Saab facilities in Linkoping. The latest flight, number 117 since the flight test programme started, was flown this past week. We are now testing all the

Aerovodochy to Build Black Hawk Cockpits
2010-03-16 Read More...
Czech aeronautics company Aero Vodochody will supply cockpits for Black Hawk helicopters made by U.S. firm Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, the Head of Aero said in a newspaper interview Monday."Every year, we will build 40 cockpits of these legendary

Nexter Reports Strong Growth
2010-03-12 Read More...
The Nexter Systems Board of Directors met on this week to approve the Nexter Group consolidated financial statements for the 2009 fiscal year.Orders received by the Nexter Group during the 2009 fiscal year totaled €1,286 million, compared with €560

DEFENDORY 2010 Postponed
2010-03-11 Read More...
After carefully reviewing the effects of the world financial crisis on both the Greek and International defence industry, the Organizing Committee of DEFENDORY International decided to postpone DEFENDORY 2010 which was scheduled to be held in

EADS Loss Exceeds $1 bn
2010-03-10 Read More...
EADS canceled its annual dividend for the first time as the European aerospace and defense company posted a 2009 net loss of 763 million euros ($1.04 billion), partly because of fresh provisions on the A400M military airlifter program.Shares in EADS

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