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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.

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

Hand Over of the 200th Eurofighter
2009-11-24 Read More...
A military ceremony set the scene for the hand-over of the 200th Eurofighter production aircraft from EADS Defence & Security (DS) to the operator, the German Air Force.

Selex Galileo InksLocal Contract
2009-11-18 Read More...
SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica has been awarded a 26 million Euro contract for the supply of SM-1S Radar Seekers for a Middle East customer. The award comes as part of an MBDA contract for the provision of MARTE MK2/N anti-ship

EADS Defence & Security delivers first 5 SIR's to DGA
2009-11-04 Read More...
EADS Defence & Security (DS) has just delivered the first five SIR (Regimental Information System) command systems to the DGA. These systems will equip the new generation of VBCI armoured vehicles.

M-346 makes its 1,000th flight
2009-11-04 Read More...
The new M-346 Master advanced trainer designed by Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has reached the symbolic 1,000-flight

BAE Acquires VT's Stake in BVT
2009-10-30 Read More...
BAE Systems announced that it has acquired VT Group's 45% shareholding in BVT Surface Fleet Limited

2 New Export Contracts for Nexter
2009-10-28 Read More...
After last September’s order by the French Army for 15 helicopter SH 20 type retractable door mountings, the wide range of Nexter Systems weapons systems designed around the 20 M 621 cannon is once again successful thanks to 2 export

Vectronix wins the 2009 award for French development in Switzerland
2009-10-22 Read More...
Already for the twenty-first time Swiss and French companies received this prestigious award from the Swiss-French chamber of commerce and industry (CFSCI). On October 16, Vectronix was among the winners in

NATO Agency and Turkey Delegation paved the way for further collaboration
2009-10-19 Read More...
On Thursday 15th of October, NC3A hosted a Turkish Delegation that was in Brussels as part of a two days Defence Industry Conference in NATO HQ. The Delegation was led by Turkey’s Under Secretary for Defence and included thirty Turkish Senior/Middle

Abu Dhabi MAR & ThyssenKrupp ink Naval Deal
2009-10-15 Read More...
German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi MAR Group agreed a long-term strategic partnership for building naval ships and megayachts, ThyssenKrupp said

Euro Hawk Roll Out
2009-10-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS Defence & Security (DS) introduced the first Euro Hawk® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in an unveiling ceremony today at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., facility. The Euro Hawk® marks the first

DGA selects Thales for VENUS
2009-10-08 Read More...
The French Defence Procurement Agency has awarded Thales the contractorship for the Urgent Operational Requirement VENUS (nomadic command vehicles communicating via satellite) in order to equip armored vehicles with mobile satellite communication

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