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France Orders 21 More TALIOS Optronic Pods for its Rafale Jets
2022-05-10 Read More...
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has placed a firm order with Thales for 21 additional TALIOS pods. The new target designation pods will equip Rafale aircraft currently in service with the French Air and Space Force and the French

Nexter & Texelis Deliver First SERVALs to French Ministry of Armed Forces
2022-05-09 Read More...
In accordance with the contract notified in 2018, the temporary business venture comprising Nexter and Texelis has delivered the first SERVALs light multi-role armored vehicles (VBMR) to the French ministry of the Armed

Teledyne FLIR to Supply Advanced Thermal Imaging Systems to U.S. Army
2022-05-09 Read More...
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced that it has won a five-year, firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $500.2 million to provide advanced thermal imaging

Saab Firings Showcase New Programmable Carl-Gustaf Munition
2022-05-09 Read More...
Saab’s programmable Carl-Gustaf® munition, designated HE 448, was fired for the first time in front of an audience at a live fire event in Karlskoga,

Northrop Grumman Advances F-16 Electronic Warfare Suite Integration
2022-05-05 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue preparing the AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) for developmental test and full hardware

NATO Nominates General Christopher G. Cavoli as Supreme Allied Commander Europe
2022-05-05 Read More...
The North Atlantic Council has approved the nomination of General Christopher G. Cavoli, United States Army, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Ahead of South’s Presidential Elections
2022-05-05 Read More...
North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just days before a new South Korean President was scheduled to take office, South Korean officials

Thales Completes Acquisition of RUAG Simulation & Training
2022-05-04 Read More...
The aerospace company RUAG International and Thales have successfully completed the sale of the RUAG Simulation & Training business unit. Thales will take over all business activities and all 500 employees in four countries at the beginning of

Safran Develops its Inertial Micro-Sensor Strategy
2022-05-04 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense is taking a major step forward in its inertial navigation strategy by grouping two subsidiaries, Safran Colibrys (Switzerland) and the recently acquired Sensonor (Norway), under a single banner, Safran Sensing

L3Harris to Replace Legacy SINCGARS Radios of U.S. Army
2022-05-03 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies was one of two vendors awarded a $6 billion-ceiling IDIQ contract to deliver advanced tactical radios under the U.S. Army’s Combat Net Radio (CNR) modernization program. The contract includes a five-year

Launching of Jacques Chevallier, First Replenishment Vessel for French Navy
2022-05-03 Read More...
On 29 April, the first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF - Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) of the FLOTLOG program was launched in

Fincantieri Delivers Second Corvette for Qatar
2022-05-02 Read More...
The delivery of the corvette “Damsah”, the second of the Al Zubarah-class of four vessels ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took place on 28 April at the Muggiano (La Spezia,

Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Jet to be Delivered to U.S. Air Force
2022-05-02 Read More...
Boeing has unveiled the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer jet to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force. The jet, one of 351 the U.S. Air Force plans to order, was unveiled prior to official

HENSOLDT Develops Jamming System to Neutralize Enemy Air Defenses
2022-05-02 Read More...
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has achieved a technological leap in the development of products for the electronic protection of aircraft. By combining artificial intelligence, digitization and Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA)

Nexter to Supply Eight 105 LG Artillery Guns to Senegalese Armed Forces
2022-04-29 Read More...
The contract for the supply by Nexter to the Armed Forces of Senegal of eight 105 LG guns and 105mm ammunition came into effect on April

Eurosatory 2022 to Address Defense & Security Challenges Through 80 Conferences
2022-04-29 Read More...
At Eurosatory, the global defense & security exhibition, which will be held in Paris, France from 13 to 17 June 2022, key players of the land and airland defense & security domain from all over the world will reflect on the current and

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