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FNSS Starts Initial Assembly of the PARS 6X6 Mine Protected Wheeled Armoured Vehicle
2020-09-03 Read More...
Developed by FNSS and equipped with a variety of ‘First in Its Class’ attributes, the PARS 6x6 Mine Protected WAV prepares to enter service in the coming

Boeing Delivers First Next-Gen Chinook to U.S. Special Operations Command
2020-09-03 Read More...
Boeing is delivering new technologies and performance improvements to U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with the Block II Chinook

Xpeller: HENSOLDT’s Modular Answer to Drone Incursions
2020-09-02 Read More...
Today’s availability of cheap drones is accompanied by a continuous increase in their harmful misuse against governmental and private

MBDA Appoints Lorenzo Mariani to Two Key Positions
2020-09-02 Read More...
Starting from 1st September 2020, Lorenzo Mariani has become Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development of MBDA and Managing Director of MBDA Italia. Reporting directly to Eric Béranger, the group’s Chief Executive Officer, he also

Lockheed Martin to Build 28 HIMARS Launchers for U.S. Army
2020-09-02 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $183 million contract to produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated

Etienne Galan Named Chief Executive Officer of Roxel SAS
2020-09-02 Read More...
Etienne Galan is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Roxel SAS, Chairman of Roxel France and Member of the Board of Roxel (UK Rocket Motors) Ltd, from 1st September 2020. He replaces Jacques Desclaux, who is

SRC Awarded Two U.S. Air Force Contracts
2020-09-01 Read More...
SRC, Inc., has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern

STM Ranks Again Among Top 100 Defense Companies
2020-09-01 Read More...
STM, a company that stands out in the defense industry with the naval platforms, autonomous drone systems and cybersecurity solutions, has once again made to the Defense News Top 100, which is considered to be the most prestigious defense industry

Russia Places Orders for Project 20380 Corvettes, Cruise Missile Onix
2020-08-28 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry signed a contract with the Amur Shipyard on building Project 20380 corvettes, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko announced on

Tests of Extended-Range BrahMos Cruise Missiles Set for 2020
2020-08-27 Read More...
Tests of several modifications of the Russian-Indian BrahMos cruise missiles with extended range are planned for 2020, one of Russia’s top defense industries official told TASS news

Next Gen Jammer Mid-Band Concludes First Flight Test on EA-18G Growler
2020-08-27 Read More...
Built by Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flew on an EA-18G Growler - its first flight test on the aircraft. The U.S. Navy’s NGJ-MB is an advanced electronic attack

Iranian Navy to Get Long-Range Cruise Missiles Soon
2020-08-26 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that the newly unveiled Martyr Abu Mahdi cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers will be delivered to the Navy in the near

China Launches First Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan Navy
2020-08-26 Read More...
China has launched the first of four “most advanced” warships it is building for Pakistan in the wake of boosting defense and economic ties between the two allied

Army-2020 Military Forum Kicks Off in Russia
2020-08-25 Read More...
The sixth International Military and Technical Forum Army-2020 began its work on Sunday in the Patriot Park near Moscow. The event will continue until August 29. During the first three days, only experts and official delegations will take part.

GA-ASI Signs SkyGuardian Contract for Belgium
2020-08-24 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a Foreign Military Sales contract with the U.S. Air Force for Belgian Ministry of Defense to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System

KBP to Unveil Next-Gen Hermes Missile System at Army-2020 Forum
2020-08-21 Read More...
During the Army-2020 forum, the KBP Instrument Design Bureau (part of the High Precision Systems of the State Corporation Rostec) will, for the first time, showcase its new-generation Hermes missile system with the range of up to 100 km, a

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