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Tawazun, Saab Share a Rich History of Success
2021-06-23 Read More...
Tawazun Economic Council, (Tawazun) initiated the landedcompany concept in 2018, whereby foreign defense firms have been able to establishan entirely self-owned subsidiary in the UAE and fully engage with the defense andsecurity

CNES to Provide Two Optical Cameras for Rashid Rover’s Lunar Mission
2021-06-23 Read More...
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has partnered with French space agency, CNES, for the Emirates Lunar

InVeris to Display Live-Fire Portfolio at NSSF Range-Retailer Business Expo
2021-06-23 Read More...
InVeris Training Solutions, the leading provider of integrated live-fire and virtual weapons training systems and services for domestic and international military and law enforcement, will display its live-fire portfolio at the National Shooting

The Arquus Heritage Foundation Inaugurates its Conservatory in France
2021-06-21 Read More...
Created a year ago, the ARQUUS Fund for Heritage inaugurates the ARQUUS Conservatory on June17 in Garchizy (Nièvre, France). The aim of this Conservatory is to inventory, list, contextualize, highlight andpresent the objects, documents and vehicles

General Atomics Acquires Synopta GmbH
2021-06-21 Read More...
General Atomics (GA) announced the acquisition of Synopta GmbH. Synopta is a leader in the development and production of complex opto-electronic instrumentation for space and terrestrial

MBDA’s Sea Ceptor to Equip Brazilian Navy’s Tamandaré-Class Frigates
2021-06-18 Read More...
MBDA has been awarded a contract to equip the Brazilian Navy’s new Tamandaré-class frigates with the Sea Ceptor air defence missile

Peli Unveils 31 New Peli-Hardigg™ Cases with its Light Lift™ Technology
2021-06-18 Read More...
To offer the widest selection of cases, Peli Products, the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, has introduced 31 new case sizes to the innovative, groundbreaking Peli-Hardigg™ Light Lift™ case

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, MTU Name Jasmin Staiblin Chairwoman of Supervisory Board
2021-06-18 Read More...
The Supervisory Board of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG and MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH has a new Chairwoman: Jasmin Staiblin was elected to the vacant position at an extraordinary supervisory board meeting on 11 June 2021. She succeeds Axel Arendt, who

Fincantieri to Support Daewoo in Conceptual Design of New Korean Aircraft Carrier
2021-06-17 Read More...
During the recent International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX 2021), one of the main naval exhibitions in Asia Pacific (9-12 June 201; Busan, Republic of Korea), Fincantieri has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

Leonardo Demos Latest Naval Systems at NATO’s Formidable Shield 2021 Exercise
2021-06-17 Read More...
Leonardo’s naval systems have been put through their paces in a recent NATOexercise, demonstrating their advanced technology and operational effectiveness. The range of systems, which included detection, tracking, communication, command and control

Hensoldt Modernizes COBRA Artillery Location Radars
2021-06-16 Read More...
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT will modernize the test equipment of the artillery location radar COBRA which is in service with several NATO armies. Under a contract awarded by the multinational procurement organization Organisation Conjointe de

Iran Launches New Destroyer, Minesweeper Warship
2021-06-16 Read More...
A new Iranian made destroyer, Dena, and a minesweeper warship, Shaheen, joined the country’s naval fleet in the Southern territorial waters in Bandar Abbas on

KNDS Achieves Another Successful Business Year
2021-06-16 Read More...
The defence technology group KNDS, in which Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (Germany)and Nexter (France) merged to form the leading European company for military landsystems, ammunition and related services, has presented its key figures for fiscal

Fincantieri to Supply 8 Frigates to Indonesia
2021-06-15 Read More...
Fincantieri, one of the most important shipbuilding groups in the world, and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia, have signed a contract for the supply of 6 FREMM class frigates, the modernization and sale of 2 Maestrale class frigates, and the

Leonardo Delivers 1st TH-73A Training Helicopter to US Navy
2021-06-14 Read More...
At a ceremony on its Philadelphia campus and under the backdrop of the Stars and Stripes, Leonardo officially delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the U.S. Navy earlier

New Brushless Generator Coming Online for Gray Eagle ER UAS
2021-06-14 Read More...
On May 13, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) completed initial flight tests of a new brushless generator system on a company-owned Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds,

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