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Iran Appoints Two New Air Defense Commanders
2019-05-31 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, who also acts as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iran, in two separate decrees, appointed the Commander of the newly established Air Defense Force of the Iranian

Airbus Celebrates 50 Years of Pioneering Progress
2019-05-30 Read More...
Airbus has launched a global campaign celebrating the company’s 50 year anniversary, showcasing key moments of pioneering progress throughout the past five

Eric Trappier Reelected President of AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
2019-05-30 Read More...
The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) adopted a unanimous decision to reelect its President Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, for a new one-year mandate as ASD President

Japan to Buy 105 F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets
2019-05-30 Read More...
Tokyo has agreed to purchase 105 brand-new US-produced F-35 warplanes, US President Donald Trump said on Monday during his state visit to

Rostec’s Invention to Double Service Life of Firearms
2019-05-30 Read More...
TSNIITOCHMASH (part of Rostec State Corporation) patented a know-how which doubles the service life of automatic firearms and increases their

Fincantieri Launches Multipurpose Amphibious Unit Trieste
2019-05-29 Read More...
The launching ceremony of the multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock) “Trieste” took place Saturday at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, in the presence of the President of the Italian

Nexter in Czech Republic for IDET Trade Show
2019-05-29 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS company, European leader in land defense, will be present at the IDET Trade Show from 29-31 May 2019 in Brno, Czech Republic. Architect and system integrator, Nexter will showcase its know-how by proposing solutions that meet the

Leonardo’s BriteCloud Decoy Flies Toward Service on RAF Typhoons
2019-05-29 Read More...
Leonardo has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to support a series of trials in which the ‘BriteCloud 55’ Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) is being trialed for operations with the Royal Air Force (RAF)’s fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon

Collins Aerospace Fully Participates at CANSEC 2019
2019-05-29 Read More...
For the first time at CANSEC 2019 (Ottawa, Canada , 29-30 May), Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., is showcasing its combined portfolio of capabilities that support Canada’s need for strong, secured and engaged armed

HENSOLDT’s Advanced Radar Technologies Countering New Maritime Threats
2019-05-28 Read More...
In the current uncertain geopolitical situation, Naval Forces are facing various new threats in today’s maritime battlespace and challenging asymmetric threat environments, which require unprecedented sensor

Nexter Robotics to Supply 88 Robots to Canadian Army
2019-05-27 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS group company, leading European land defense systems manufacturer, announced that it has officially been selected by the Canadian government to supply the Canadian Army with 88 multi-purpose

Rostec to Launch Production of the T-500 in Tatarstan
2019-05-27 Read More...
At CIPR-2019, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, and Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, launched the project for building an aircraft assembling facility and an aerodrome for experimental aviation in

Fincantieri, University of Calabria Sign Training Agreement
2019-05-24 Read More...
The CEO of Fincantieri Giuseppe Bono and the Rector of the University of Calabria Gino Mirocle Crisci signed an agreement aimed at establishing new cooperation relationships in the field of civil, industrial and information

Jerry Carges Named Director of Ground Surveillance Systems at SRC
2019-05-24 Read More...
SRC, Inc. announced that Jerry Carges has been named Director, Ground Surveillance

Airbus, Hellenic Space Agency Sign MoU for Future Space Cooperation
2019-05-24 Read More...
Airbus and the Hellenic Space Agency (HAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering future space cooperation. The MoU will focus on Earth observation, space exploration and future growth opportunities including software research and

Rolls-Royce, ZF Developing Electronic Monitoring System for Ships
2019-05-24 Read More...
Rolls-Royce is developing a new electronic monitoring system together with ZF to achieve maximum availability for ships, while keeping fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to a

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