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Bombardier Aerospace at Farnborough Airshow
2014-07-15 Read More...
Bombardier is participating at the 49th edition of the Farnborough International Airshow (14-20 July) where it is showcasing its iconic and sustainable aircraft and sharing the latest progress on its new programs with customers, suppliers,

Airbus' Wide-Body Aircraft Family at Farnborough 2014
2014-07-14 Read More...
The newest member of the Airbus commercial aircraft family is making its first airshow appearance at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow taking place between 14-20

EDA, Saab Dynamics AB Sign Carl-Gustaf Agreement
2014-07-09 Read More...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) and Saab Dynamics AB have signed a multi-annual framework agreement for the provision of different types of ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless anti-tank

MBDA Successfully Carries Out 1st Sea Ceptor Firings
2014-07-09 Read More...
MBDA carried out two successful guided firings by the Sea Ceptor air defence system on 29th May and 5th June at the land-based Vidsel range facilities in Sweden.

Airbus Helicopters’ EC175 Simulator Ready for Service
2014-07-09 Read More...
The first Level D full-flight simulator for Airbus Helicopters’ EC175 rotorcraft has received airworthiness certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling launch pilots to be trained with this high-fidelity

ASELSAN, Airbus Group Sign Cooperation Agreement
2014-07-07 Read More...
Airbus Group and ASELSAN - the Turkish defence industry leader - recently signed a framework agreement on the sidelines of the ILA air show (Berlin, Germany, 20-25 May 2014) to mark the first step towards future collaboration on civil and military

Kongsberg Signs Phase III JSM Contract with Norway
2014-07-07 Read More...
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG) has signed a Phase III contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization (NDLO) to complete the development of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) and prepare it for integration on the F-35 Lightning II Joint

Eurosam, Raytheon Shortlisted for Polish Air Defense System
2014-07-04 Read More...
Poland had shortlisted US manufacturer Raytheon and French-led consortium Eurosam as bidders for a contract to build its air defense

MBDA Inaugurates French Munitions Demilitarization Facility
2014-07-03 Read More...
On 2nd July 2014, Antoine Bouvier, MBDA’s Chief Executive Officer, in the presence of civil and military authorities, inaugurated France’s complex munitions demilitarization facility at MBDA’s Bourges Subdray site in the Centre region of

DCI Acquires 95% Stake in Vigie Aviation
2014-07-03 Read More...
DCI and Chalair have decided to move towards development in order to give a new direction to their partnership. Therefore, DCI has bought out Vigie Aviation, up to 95% of the company’s shares, and is implementing a strategic and operational export

Saab Acquires ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB
2014-07-01 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has entered into an agreement with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG regarding the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB (TKMS AB, formerly Kockums). The purchase price is MSEK 340.

Nexter, CILAS to Cooperate on Laser Weapons
2014-06-30 Read More...
During the recent EUROSATORY exhibition (Paris, 16-20 June 2014), Nexter Systems and CILAS announced the signing of a letter of intent for joint research work on the development of carrier-based laser

RUAG’s Sophisticated Live Training Solutions
2014-06-30 Read More...
RUAG Defence, the Swiss specialists in Simulation and Training technology, use the interoperability of their solutions to make joint training effective for their

London to Host 16th Annual Global MilSatCom
2014-06-27 Read More...
The Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition is Europe's leading military satellite communications event bringing together over 400 of the industry’s key senior military representatives who use MilSatCom in their operations alongside leading

KMW’S New Artillery & Optimized Vehicles at Eurosatory
2014-06-27 Read More...
At last week’s EUROSATORY defence and security trade fair in Paris (16-20 June 2014), Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) showcased further developments in its vehicle systems, as well as a world premiere in the area of

Otokar Presented 5 Vehicles and MBT Model at Eurosatory
2014-06-27 Read More...
Otokar, the largest national and privately owned company of Turkish defence industry, participated in the Eurosatory International Land and Air-Land Defence and Security Exhibition which concluded in Paris this past week (16-20 June).

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