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Sylvie Goulard Named Minister for French Armed Forces
2017-05-19 Read More...
French President Emmanuel Macron’s first government of 18 Cabinet Ministers includes a mix of experienced politicians and newcomers from civil society. Half of the appointees announced Wednesday are men and half are

NAVANTIA, AYESAŞ Sign Cooperation Agreement
2017-05-15 Read More...
In line with the Turkish Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) contract for the Undersecretary for Defense Industries (SSM) and with the clear objective to increase the cooperation with the local industry, Navantia has reached an agreement with the local

Fincantieri Delivers “Romeo Romei” Sub to Italian Navy
2017-05-15 Read More...
The submarine “Romeo Romei” was delivered Friday at Fincantieri’s shipyard of Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the last of the four U212A “Todaro” class twin units ordered to Fincantieri by the Naval Armament Unit – NAVARM for the Italian

Harris Wins Tactical Radio Contracts from European Nation
2017-05-11 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received contracts valued at a total of $90 million from a European nation for tactical radios as part of the country’s communications readiness program. The contracts were received during the third quarter of Harris’ fiscal

Airbus Achieves Automatic Air-to-Air Refueling Contact
2017-05-11 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated automatic air-to-air refueling (AAR) contacts with a fighter aircraft from a tanker’s refueling boom - the first time in the world that this has been

Romanian Air Force to Get Training System for F-16 Fleet
2017-05-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will deliver a tailored simulation-based F-16 training environment for the Romanian Air Force

Airbus Completes 1,500th Target Drone
2017-05-05 Read More...
Airbus has completed the 1,500th target drone (Do-DT – direct target) at the Friedrichshafen site (Germany), which will soon enter service on behalf of the German Armed Forces. Since 2002, around 40 employees from the Target Systems and Services

Boeing’s KC-46A Tanker Joins Flight Test Program
2017-05-04 Read More...
Boeing now has six aircraft in its KC-46 tanker test program, expanding its ability to complete ground and flight-test activities as it progresses toward first deliveries to the U.S. Air

Safran Logs 3,000 Orders for HRG-Based Navigation Systems
2017-05-04 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader in inertial navigation, recorded a new record of more than 3,000 orders for navigation systems based on hemispherical resonator gyros (HRG) in

RUAG, Swiss Army Present Live Training to the Media
2017-05-03 Read More...
In partnership with the Swiss armed forces, RUAG invited the national and international media to its Combat Training Centre in Bure in the canton of Jura. As well as a presentation on technologies and logistics, the visitors also watched a live

Peli Launches New Storm Case™ for Drone Gear Protection
2017-05-03 Read More...
With the aspirations of avid photographers, videographers, intrepid adventurers and explorers in mind, Peli™ - the global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance case solutions, has released the iM2275 Peli Storm Case™ especially

MBDA to Support Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers’ Sea Viper
2017-04-28 Read More...
MBDA has received a £175 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for further In-Service Support to the Sea Viper weapon system, securing a key capability of the Type 45

World Military Expenditure Hits $1686 Billion in 2016
2017-04-27 Read More...
According to SIPRI, world military expenditure is estimated to have been $1686 billion in 2016, equivalent to 2.2% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) or $227 per person. The 2016 estimate is a marginal increase of about 0.4% in real terms on

French DGA Orders 319 GRIFFON, 20 JAGUAR Vehicles
2017-04-26 Read More...
The French Procurement Agency (DGA) placed the first production order with Nexter, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales for 319 GRIFFON (photo) and 20 JAGUAR vehicles as part of the Multi-role Armored Vehicle contract. This contract includes logistic

MBDA to Supply CAMM Missiles to UK Armed Forces
2017-04-26 Read More...
MBDA has a secured a £323 million deal for the next batch of cutting-edge air defense missiles for the British Army and Royal

INVISIO Wins New Order from UK Ministry of Defence
2017-04-26 Read More...
INVISIO announced that the initial order from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) worth about SEK 90 million was extended by an additional SEK 15 million order, which means that the contract value now amounts to approximately SEK 105 million.

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