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In addition to UAVs, Ukraine to Acquire Ada-Class Corvettes from Turkey
2020-12-21 Read More...Along with buying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from Turkey, Ukraine will strengthen its navy with Ada-class corvettes thanks to a new agreement between the two countries, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted the Turkish defense industries authority as
Leonardo, Italian Air Force Start Building International Flight Training School
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new International Flight Training School was celebrated Wednesday at the Italian Air Force’s base in Decimomannu (Sardinia, Italy). Italian Defense Undersecretary Hon. Giulio Calvisi, the Sardinian Region’s Governor
L3Harris Wins 3rd LRIP Order on US Army’s Two-Channel Leader Radio Contract
L3Harris Technologies has received a $57 million competitive award for its Falcon IV® AN/PRC-163 two-channel handheld radios, along with related equipment and services, as part of the U.S. Army’s two-channel Leader radio IDIQ contract. Delivery is
KNDS Completes Decisive Step Towards Further Integration
Five years after the merger of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (Munich, Germany) and Nexter Systems (Versailles, France) under the joint holding KNDS, the Group’s governance is being restructured. With this new structure, the owners of the Franco-German
U.S. Sanctions Turkish Entities Over Acquisition of Russian S-400 System
The U.S. exerted new pressure on Turkey on Monday over its installation of Russian S-400 air defense system, the latest sign of a growing rift between Ankara and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
MBDA: First Firing of Medium-Range Missile from a Sabre Special Forces Vehicle
MBDA has carried out the first firing of an MMP missile from an ARQUUS Sabre Special Forces vehicle, as part of a firing campaign implemented with the support of the French Army and of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA - French Procurement
Safran’s 1,000-kg Air-to-Ground Weapon Completes First Separation Tests from Rafale
The new 1,000-kilogram version of the AASM “Hammer” (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) air-to-ground modular weapon, designedand produced by Safran Electronics & Defense, successfully completed its first two inert separationtests
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Attends Son’s, Emirati Cadets’ Graduation at Sandhurst
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended on Friday the graduation ceremony of his son, H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Collins Aerospace Completes Modernization of E-6B Block I Aircraft
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., has successfully completed modernizing the E-6B Block I aircraft fleet, part of the Navy’s Airborne Command Post and Take Charge and Move Out (ABNCP/TACAMO) Weapon System
Leonardo Joins the International Organisation CDP’s “Climate A List”
Leonardo joined the “Climate A List 2020” of the non-profit international organisation CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), the list that includes world leading companies – out of 5,800-plus companies analyzed – in the fight against climate
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