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Poland Places $10 Billion Order for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
2023-02-09 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost of $10

French Army Deploys FN Herstal Ballistic Calculators
2023-02-09 Read More...
Specialized in the creation of innovative solutions based on small arms, the Belgian company FN Herstal announced a first major order of FN Elity® ballistic calculators, manufactured in Europe (ITAR-free) and for use by French snipers and designated

OCCAR Signs Contract for Global Production of Aster Missiles
2023-02-07 Read More...
The OCCAR-EA Director Matteo Bisceglia and the Managing Director of Eurosam Eva Bruxmeier signed a contract for the production of ASTER 30 B1 New Technology, ASTER 30 B1 and ASTER 15 medium range air defence

Dassault Aviation Hosts First Meeting of EICACS Project
2023-02-06 Read More...
Dassault Aviation hosted Friday at its Saint-Cloud headquarters (France), the kick-off meeting of the EICACS project (European Initiative for Collaborative Air Combat Standardization) with its European industrial and research

Saudi Chief of General Staff Meets Italian Defense Officials, Tours Four Defense Industries
2023-01-29 Read More...
Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lieutenant-General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili started an official several-day visit to

Leonardo, Safran Partner for AW09 Single-Engine Helicopter Propulsion System
2023-01-29 Read More...
Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines announced today they have joined forces to further enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the next generation AW09 single-engine helicopter. The production aircraft will feature the 1,000

Nexter Stands with Denmark in the Transfer of CAESAR® to Ukraine
2023-01-29 Read More...
Further to the Danish Ministry of Defence’s announcement that it will donate the 19 CAESAR® ordered by Denmark to Ukraine, the number of CAESAR® gun systems in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be more than doubled,

Algerian Chief-of-Staff Pays Official Visit to France
2023-01-24 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of the Algerian People’s National Army, General Saïd Chanegriha (photo), started Monday an official state visit to France, on the invitation of the French Chief of Defense Staff, the Army General Thierry Burkhard, the Algerian

Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) Announces New Partnership with HORIBA MIRA
2023-01-24 Read More...
On January 24th, IDV and HORIBA MIRA have confirmed the formation of a new partnership to unite their complementary capabilities in the rapidly developing Uncrewed Ground Vehicle (UGV)

DE&S, Team Resolute Sign Fleet Solid Support Ships Contract
2023-01-22 Read More...
DE&S has awarded a £1.6 billion contract to Team Resolute to manufacture the vessels providing munitions, stores and provisions to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates, the UK Ministry of Defence

HENSOLDT Develops SIGINT Pod Demonstrator for Eurodrone
2023-01-22 Read More...
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is developing sensor equipment that can be integrated into a pod to give the recently commissioned Eurodrone a signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability. The sensor technology for reconnaissance of radio and

Leonardo to Supply 18 Addditional AW169M Light Utility Helicopters to Austria
2023-01-20 Read More...
Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness of the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate signed Wednesday the Acquisition Contract for the supply of an additional 18 AW169M Light Utility

German Chancellor Visits Sensor Specialist HENSOLDT
2023-01-18 Read More...
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT has promised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz short and medium-term supplies to expand the capabilities of the Bundeswehr (German Armed

Nexter, Arquus, Thales Meet GRIFFON & JAGUAR Delivery Targets for 2022
2023-01-17 Read More...
Nexter, Arquus and Thales met annual delivery milestones for 2022 in line with the provisions of the 2019-2025 Military Programming Law. Since 2019, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) has taken delivery of a total of 452 GRIFFON and 38

Nexter’s CAESAR Artillery System Achieves Record Orders in 2022
2023-01-16 Read More...
In 2022, the CAESAR artillery system, designed and manufactured by Nexter, has gone through several

Nexter Wins New Order for 50 Renovated Leclerc Tanks
2023-01-13 Read More...
On 29 December 2022, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) awarded Nexter an order for 50 renovated Leclerc tanks

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