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NEXTER Signs R&D Agreement with French CEA
2012-09-06 Read More...
NEXTER the leading French land weapons manufacturer and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have announced the signing of a multiyear cooperation agreement in the field of Research and Development applied to land

Russia, India Form Smerch Rockets JV
2012-08-31 Read More...
Russia and India will set up facilities to manufacture ammunition for the Russian-made Smerch multiple barrel rocket launcher

Thales, BEL to Make High-Tech Radars in India
2012-08-30 Read More...
India’s state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has joined with Thales of France to make high-tech radars for military and civilian

Antonov, Russian United Aircraft Cooperate on AN-70 Project
2012-08-19 Read More...
Ukrainian company Antonov together with Russian United Aircraft Corporation will participate in manufacturing Antonov An-70 transport airplanes.

Sagem, Thales Create Optronics Joint Venture
2012-07-24 Read More...
Sagem (Safran group) and Thales have announced the creation of OPTROLEAD, an equally-owned joint venture for optronics. The official signature creating the new company follows the original Memorandum of Understanding signed on December 20, 2011.

Airbus Military, TAI to Establish Joint Company in Turkey
2012-07-16 Read More...
Airbus Military and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint company in Turkey.

Russian Helicopters, AgustaWestland to Develop New Helicopter
2012-07-16 Read More...
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland (a Finmeccanica company) announced that they have signed a Heads of Agreement at last week’s Farnborough International Air Show to jointly develop an all-new 2.5 tonne class single-engine

Sagem, MTU Aero Engines Create New Joint Venture
2012-07-11 Read More...
Sagem (Safran group) and MTU Aero Engines announced the signature of an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture, AES Aerospace Embedded Solutions GmbH to provide safety-critical software and hardware for military and civil aviation applications.

General Dynamics, Rheinmetall Form Tank Ammunition JV
2012-04-20 Read More...
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, and Rheinmetall Defence of Düsseldorf, Germany, have formed a tank ammunition joint venture company named Defense Munitions International, LLC (DMI).

New JV to Pursue USAF Launch
2012-04-18 Read More...
A newly formed joint venture -- IBL JV, LLC (IBL) -- will bid on the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s planned Launch and Test Range System Integrated Support Contract, or

Boeing Awards Direct Contract to Strata
2012-04-17 Read More...
Boeing and Mubadala Aerospace today announced a 10-year direct contract for Strata Manufacturing, Mubadala Aerospace's advanced composite aerostructures facility in Al Ain (UAE), to produce commercial composite aerostructures for the 777 and 787

Austal, General Dynamics Sign Cooperation Agreement
2012-03-14 Read More...
Austal has enhanced its positioning for Australian and international defense programs by entering into an agreement with mission system integrator General Dynamics Advanced Information

iRobot & TI to Co-Develop Robotic Technologies
2012-03-14 Read More...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) and iRobot Corp., a leader in robotic technology-based solutions, announced a partnership to develop robotic technologies using TI's smart multicore OMAP™ platform.

LONGBOW Delivers 1st Apache Block III UAS Control System
2012-02-23 Read More...
The LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block

Safran & Thales Acquire Areva's Stake in Sofradir
2012-01-31 Read More...
Safran and Thales have acquired Areva’s 20% stake in Sofradir, their jointly owned subsidiary and a world-class centre of excellence in infrared detector

Qatar Airways Eyes Europe Acquisitions
2012-01-24 Read More...
Qatar Airways is eyeing more investment in Europe and has identified an acquisition target, the Gulf carrier's Chief Executive said, while declining to comment about Spanish airline

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