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UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement to Provide Opening Address at Global MilSatCom 2015
2015-08-03 Read More...SMi are proud to announce Philip Dunne, Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Air Commodore John Philliban, Head Joint User of C4ISR, Joint Forces Command both of the UK Ministry of Defence have joined the 17th annual Global MilSatCom
Airbus DS, Lockheed Martin to Upgrade German P-3C Orion
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) together with its team partner Lockheed Martin Overseas Services Corporation (LMOSC) are to undertake a Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) - re-winging - of the German Navy fleet of P-3C Orion maritime patrol and anti-submarine
Saab Signs NH90 Component Maintenance Order with FMV
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract to provide component maintenance for the tactical mission system (TMS) on NH90 helicopters of the Swedish Armed Forces. The contract is for five years with an option for one further year. The
Reosc to Produce M4 Mirror Segments for Future European Extremely Large Telescope
After an international competitive bidding process, Reosc, a subsidiary of Sagem (Safran), has just signed a contract with ESO (the European Southern Observatory) to produce all the optical segments of the M4 mirror for the E-ELT (European Extremely
OneMBDA Industrial Strategy Produces First Concrete Results
The OneMBDA strategy is now starting to deliver. This initiative which involves industrial specialization in centers of excellence located in France and the UK, focusing on key technologies, has just enabled the first exchange of products made by
Eurofighter Typhoon’s Flight Trials with MBDA’s Storm Shadow Under Preparation
A series of ground based tests have been completed at Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi in Turin-Caselle and at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire in readiness for Eurofighter Typhoon’s flight trials with MBDA’s Storm Shadow cruise missile, due to take
Raytheon Invests in Poland's Premier Technical Universities
Raytheon Company has announced a $100,000 education investment to two of Poland's premier technical universities - Military University of Technology and Warsaw University of Technology - to advance studies in the field of science, technology,
RTD/Panhard to Extend Service Life of VBLs and VB2Ls
The French defense procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement - DGA) has awarded RENAULT TRUCKS Defense (RTD)/Panhard a design contract to extend the service life of its light armored vehicle (VBL), with consolidated performance, to keep
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