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50Bell Helicopter Names RUAG Aviation as CSF in Switzerland
2016-08-15 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, named RUAG Aviation as Bell Helicopter’s newest Customer Service Facility

Thomas Gottschild Named Managing Director of MBDA Deutschland
2016-08-02 Read More...
Thomas Gottschild (47) takes over the role of Managing Director of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Executive Group Director Improvement. He will also be a member of the MBDA Executive Committee. The appointment is effective

Rheinmetall Wins €400 Million Ammunition Order
2016-07-27 Read More...
The Rheinmetall Group of Düsseldorf (Germany) has won a new major order for ammunition from an international

DCI Refurbishes Draguignan International Training Center
2016-07-26 Read More...
DCI has completely refurbished the infrastructure of the Draguignan International Training Center, which was integrated into the Military Schools of Draguignan in November 2013, in order to expand its

Airbus to Also Operate Heron 1 Drones for Germany in Mali
2016-07-26 Read More...
The German Defence Procurement Agency (BAAInBw) and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a contract to provide Heron 1 surveillance drones to support the Bundeswehr mission in

Dassault to Renovate 55 Mirage 2000D for French Air Force
2016-07-21 Read More...
The French defense procurement agency DGA has decided to give Dassault Aviation the responsibility of renovating 55 Mirage 2000D aircraft in service with the French Air

Thales, QinetiQ Select Textron Scorpion Jet for ASDOT Bid
2016-07-20 Read More...
QinetiQ, Thales and Textron AirLand, a Textron Inc. company, announced a collaboration that will bid for the UK Ministry of Defence’s upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT)

Airbus D&S, Roketsan to Integrate Weapon Systems on C295W
2016-07-18 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) and Roketsan Missiles Industries of Turkey have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding to integrate a range of weapon systems on the Airbus C295W surveillance and transport

MBDA’s Meteor Enters Service with the Swedish Air Force
2016-07-15 Read More...
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,

Thales, Inzpire to Build Mission Training Capability
2016-07-15 Read More...
Thales and Inzpire have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see both companies working together to deliver mission training solutions for air forces around the

Airbus Unveils NAVBLUE for Flight Operations & ATM
2016-07-14 Read More...
Following the acquisition in March this year of Navtech, Airbus has launched its new integrated flight operations and Air Traffic Management (ATM) service company - NAVBLUE - to provide a complete range of digital end-to-end and integrated flight

Safran Reosc to Polish M2 Mirror for Europe’s New Telescope
2016-07-14 Read More...
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
2016-07-14 Read More...
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
2016-07-13 Read More...
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

Raytheon’s Upgraded Patriot Destroys Missile & Aircraft Targets
2016-07-13 Read More...
In a series of tests, the newly upgraded Raytheon Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system proved it can destroy cruise missiles and aircraft with different kinds of

Textron Airborne Solutions Launched
2016-07-13 Read More...
Textron Inc. publicly launched the latest edition to its family of strong aviation and military brands, unveiling Textron Airborne Solutions for participation at the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International

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