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US to Deploy Heavy Military Equipment to Poland in 2016
2015-09-10 Read More...
The United States will send heavy military equipment to Poland next year, Poland’s Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak (photo) said, as part of Washington’s efforts to reassure regional allies uneasy over the conflict in Ukraine.

Medical Innovation Injected into DSEI 2015
2015-09-09 Read More...
Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) will host a wealth of medical innovations at its 2015 exhibition. This will include two Strategic Conferences held on the 14 and 15 September, a variety of daily demonstrations, a range of

Thales’ First NS100 Radar Passes Factory Acceptance Test
2015-09-07 Read More...
With the successful Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the first NS100 naval radar system, Thales reached another important milestone in this development. It passed the FAT on schedule with an excellent performance.

France Refunds Russia for Cancelled Mistral Contract
2015-09-04 Read More...
France has transferred around 900 million Euros ($1 billion) to Russia for terminating the contract to deliver two Mistral-class helicopter carriers, a high-ranking source in Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said.

Aerospace a Prominent Component of DSEI 2015
2015-09-04 Read More...
Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2015, which takes place at ExCeL, London from 15-18 September, will feature its strongest aerospace offering yet, comprising fixed, rotary wing, and unmanned platforms. Emphasizing the importance of

Thales, WB Electronics Unveil Unmanned Aircraft System
2015-09-04 Read More...
WB Electronics and Thales unveiled at MSPO exhibition (Kielce, Poland; 1-4 September) their exclusive tactical unmanned aircraft system for the Polish Gryf requirement.

UK to Revamp Nuclear Submarine Base
2015-09-01 Read More...
Britain will spend more than 500 million pounds ($769.5 million) refurbishing its nuclear submarine base in Scotland over the next 10 years, Finance Minister George Osborne said on Monday.

Saab Receives UK Orders for Giraffe AMB Radar
2015-08-26 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has received orders from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for additional Giraffe AMB radar systems plus upgrades of the existing systems and associated equipment. The order value is approximately SEK 610 million.

Roketsan Reaches Final Phase in UMTAS Project
2015-08-20 Read More...
Roketsan has reached the final phase in the UMTAS Project, the new-generation Long Range Antitank Missile with an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker.

Airbus DS Demos Sferion Counter-DVE System for Helicopters
2015-08-19 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has successfully demonstrated its 'Sferion' degraded visual-environment (DVE) system for helicopters, the company announced earlier this week.

Airbus DS Communications, Kodiak to Link Land Mobile Radios and Push-to-Talk Phones
2015-08-17 Read More...
Airbus DS Communications, an entity of Airbus Defense and Space, and Kodiak, a leading provider of broadband push-to-talk solutions, today announced they will create an open standards interface that links mission critical radio networks with

Roketsan Conducts Test Firings of HISAR-A Missile
2015-08-13 Read More...
Roketsan has successfully conducted test firings of HİSAR-A, the National Low Altitude Air Defence Missile, in Aksaray during 19th to 24th of June, 2015. The tests of the Controlled Test Missile-1 (KTF-1) with its own autopilot and the Ballistic

Rheinmetall Wins International Order for Tank Ammunition
2015-08-13 Read More...
An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with state-of-the-art tank ammunition. The order is worth around €39 million.

Meggitt Wins Two New International Contracts
2015-08-10 Read More...
Meggitt has been awarded £10.2 million in contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to upgrade British Army Dismounted Close Combat Trainers (DCCT) - small arms

RUAG Space Wins Order for Galileo Navigation Receivers
2015-08-10 Read More...
From the end of 2019, the German Armed Forces will be replacing its current SAR-Lupe system with the satellite-supported radar reconnaissance system

REMULES Carbon-Fiber Solar System at NATO Camp
2015-08-04 Read More...
At the NATO camp, Capable Logistician 2015 (8-19 June, Hungary), a range of renewable energy solutions were tested as part of NATO’s efforts to cut cost while enhancing interoperability and military effectiveness. The long-term goal of NATO is to

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