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French DGA Awards Tranche 4 of SCORPION Program to EBMR Consortium
2022-05-12 Read More...
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has awarded the order for conditional tranche 4 (TC4) of the SCORPION program to Nexter, Arquus and Thales, operating through the

UK Allocates Over £2 Billion for Third Phase of Dreadnought Submarine
2022-05-11 Read More...
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced more than £2 billion of further funding for the Dreadnought nuclear deterrent submarines, which are under construction at BAE Systems’ shipyard in

France Orders 21 More TALIOS Optronic Pods for its Rafale Jets
2022-05-10 Read More...
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has placed a firm order with Thales for 21 additional TALIOS pods. The new target designation pods will equip Rafale aircraft currently in service with the French Air and Space Force and the French

Nexter & Texelis Deliver First SERVALs to French Ministry of Armed Forces
2022-05-09 Read More...
In accordance with the contract notified in 2018, the temporary business venture comprising Nexter and Texelis has delivered the first SERVALs light multi-role armored vehicles (VBMR) to the French ministry of the Armed

Saab Firings Showcase New Programmable Carl-Gustaf Munition
2022-05-09 Read More...
Saab’s programmable Carl-Gustaf® munition, designated HE 448, was fired for the first time in front of an audience at a live fire event in Karlskoga,

Safran Develops its Inertial Micro-Sensor Strategy
2022-05-04 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense is taking a major step forward in its inertial navigation strategy by grouping two subsidiaries, Safran Colibrys (Switzerland) and the recently acquired Sensonor (Norway), under a single banner, Safran Sensing

Launching of Jacques Chevallier, First Replenishment Vessel for French Navy
2022-05-03 Read More...
On 29 April, the first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF - Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) of the FLOTLOG program was launched in

Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Jet to be Delivered to U.S. Air Force
2022-05-02 Read More...
Boeing has unveiled the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer jet to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force. The jet, one of 351 the U.S. Air Force plans to order, was unveiled prior to official

HENSOLDT Develops Jamming System to Neutralize Enemy Air Defenses
2022-05-02 Read More...
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has achieved a technological leap in the development of products for the electronic protection of aircraft. By combining artificial intelligence, digitization and Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA)

Nexter to Supply Eight 105 LG Artillery Guns to Senegalese Armed Forces
2022-04-29 Read More...
The contract for the supply by Nexter to the Armed Forces of Senegal of eight 105 LG guns and 105mm ammunition came into effect on April

Eurosatory 2022 to Address Defense & Security Challenges Through 80 Conferences
2022-04-29 Read More...
At Eurosatory, the global defense & security exhibition, which will be held in Paris, France from 13 to 17 June 2022, key players of the land and airland defense & security domain from all over the world will reflect on the current and

Aurora Tests Improved MIDAS Counter-UAS System
2022-04-29 Read More...
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, recently completed a project to advance the capabilities of its Modular Intercept Drone Avionics Set (MIDAS) counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS). Aurora engineers designed,

GA-ASI Integrates Leonardo Seaspray V2 Maritime Radar onto MQ-9
2022-04-28 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first test flight on April 14, 2021. The maritime-focused radar is

CaMo Program: Nexter, MOL to Cooperate on Assembly of Belgian Army’s GRIFFON
2022-04-27 Read More...
Nexter has chosen the Belgian company MOL as its partner for the assembly of the multi-role armored vehicles GRIFFON intended to equip the Belgian Army's land component from 2025 onwards, as part of the CaMo (Motorized Capability)

PGZ-MBDA Finalize Delivery Schedule of NAREW System Elements
2022-04-27 Read More...
The PGZ-NAREW consortium has concluded an agreement with MBDA regarding the schedule and terms of delivery of the NAREW system components from the British partner. The contract will allow for the integration of the MBDA launcher and

U.S. Approves Non-Standard Ammunition Sale to Ukraine
2022-04-27 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of various rounds of non-standard ammunition for an estimated cost of $165

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