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MBDA’s Meteor Enters Service with the Swedish Air Force
The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) announced during a ceremony today that MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile has now officially entered service on its Gripen combat aircraft. The announcement was made by Major General Mats Helgesson,
Safran Reosc to Polish M2 Mirror for Europe’s New Telescope
Safran Reosc, a subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, has signed a contract with ESO, the European Southern Observatory, to polish, measure and test the M2 mirror, the secondary optics on the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which
Mahindra to Make Parts for Airbus Helicopters AS565 MBe Panther Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures to make airframe parts for the AS565 MBe Panther. These parts will be produced at the Mahindra facility in Bengaluru. They will be shipped directly to the Airbus Helicopter
MBDA Showcases SPEAR Precision Strike Missile for F-35
At the 2016 Farnborough International Air Show, MBDA is showcasing its next generation air-launched networked precision strike weapon, SPEAR, for which the company has recently been awarded a £411M weapon development contract by the UK MOD. It is
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El Alamein International Airshow (EIAS)
08 - 10 Sep 2026El Alamein International Airport - Egypt
Euro Defence Expo
22 - 25 Sep 2026Messe Essen - Germany
Korean Army International Defense Industry Exhibition – KADEX 2026
06 - 10 Oct 2026Gyeryongdae, Chungcheongnam-do - South Korea
Marrakech Airshow
07 - 10 Oct 2026Marrakech Royal Moroccan Air Force Base - Morocco
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