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UK Secretary of State for Defence Receives Qatar’s Minister of Defence
2024-01-16 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met Tuesday with UK Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in the British capital of

Türkiye’s Defence Exports Grow 27% in 2023 Reaching $5.5 Billion
2024-01-15 Read More...
Türkiye has increased its annual exports of defense industry products by 27 percent in the year 2023, the Head of the Defense Industry Presidency has said, informing that around 230 different products were sold to 185 countries in the

Dassault Aviation Receives Order for 42 Rafales for French Air & Space Force
2024-01-14 Read More...
At the end of December 2023, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Dassault Aviation an order for 42 Rafale combat aircraft, known as “tranche 5”, for the French Air Force

MBDA’s Sea Ceptor to Protect Poland’s Miecznik Frigates
2024-01-14 Read More...
MBDA has been awarded a contract by Poland to equip the Polish Navy’s three new Miecznik-class frigates with MBDA’s Sea Ceptor naval air defence

Framatome, Naval Group Complete Acquisition of Jeumont Electric
2024-01-11 Read More...
Framatome and Naval Group announced the completion of the acquisition of Jeumont Electric from the group Altawest. Jeumont Electric is an industrial company specializing in the manufacture and maintenance of motors and electrical

Germany Lifts Ban on Further Eurofighter Sale to Saudi Arabia
2024-01-10 Read More...
Germany is prepared to allow further deliveries of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on

Entry into Force of Final Tranche of 18 Rafale for Indonesia
2024-01-10 Read More...
The final tranche of 18 Rafale fighter jets for Indonesia came into force Monday. It follows the entry into force, in September 2022 and August 2023, of the first and second tranches of 6 and 18 Rafale, thus completing the number of aircraft on

Change of Baton Initiated at Electronics Specialist HENSOLDT
2024-01-10 Read More...
HENSOLDT AG, specialist for defence electronics, has initiated the upcoming change at the top of the company: The designated CEO Oliver Dörre, previously CEO of Thales Deutschland GmbH, has taken up his work on the Management Board of

Airbus Helicopters, German Armed Forces Sign Largest H145M Contract
2024-01-03 Read More...
The German Bundeswehr (Armed Forces) and Airbus Helicopters have signed a contract for the purchase of up to 82 multi-role H145M helicopters (62 firm orders plus 20

Spain Orders 16 Airbus C295 in Maritime Patrol & Surveillance Configurations
2023-12-27 Read More...
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 Airbus C295 aircraft in Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) configuration and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) configuration. The contract amounts to €1.695

Saudi Defence Minister Meets British Counterpart in London
2023-12-26 Read More...
Saudi Defence Minister His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud met Friday with his British counterpart Grant Shapps (photo) at Lancaster House in

Fincantieri, WSense to Collaborate in Underwater Domain
2023-12-26 Read More...
Fincantieri and WSense, a deep tech company specializing in underwater monitoring and communication systems, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start collaboration in the Underwater Internet of Things (UIoT)

Saudi Defense Minister Meets French President, Heads of Industrial Companies
2023-12-21 Read More...
Upon the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met at the Elysée Palace

Fincantieri: Steel Cutting of New Hydro-Oceanographic Ship of Italian Navy
2023-12-21 Read More...
The steel cutting ceremony of the new Hydro-Oceanographic Ship (N.I.O.M.) of the Italian Navy, intended for mapping and scientific monitoring activities, as well as in support of the initiatives of the Hydrographic Institute, took place Thursday at

Navantia Starts Construction of Second F-110 Class Frigate for Spanish Navy
2023-12-20 Read More...
Navantia has started the construction process of the second frigate of the F-110 class for the Spanish Navy, thus confirming the speeding up of this programme valued at €4.325

Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan Global Fleet Achieves 250,000 Flight Hours in Operations
2023-12-19 Read More...
Leonardo celebrates a major operational milestone achieved by the C-27J Spartan global fleet, which has now logged 250,000 flight

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