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Second Trial Success for MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL Missile
2018-06-01 Read More...
MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL missile has successfully completed its second development firing from a French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA - Direction Générale de l’Armement) Panther test helicopter at Ile Du Levant in southeast

Dassault Aviation Adopts Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
2018-06-01 Read More...
Dassault Aviation has signed a cooperation agreement with Dassault Systèmes for the implementation of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform within the Dassault Aviation

Iran Names New Commander for Air Defense Base
2018-05-31 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard as the new Commander of the Iranian Army’s Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base, Fars News Agency (FNA)

MBDA’s Land Ceptor Destroys Target in Test Firing
2018-05-30 Read More...
MBDA’s Land Ceptor air defense system has successfully destroyed its target during an end-to-end system demonstration firing at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden, an important milestone for the project prior to entry to service with the British

Airbus Wins NATO Communications System Contract
2018-05-30 Read More...
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has awarded Airbus a € 40 million contract for the delivery of the first phase of the new NATO Communications Infrastructure Project. The contract also includes options for future phases of the

Chairman and CEO of Groupe Dassault Passes Away
2018-05-29 Read More...
It is with an infinite sadness that we learn of the death of Mr. Serge Dassault, Chairman and CEO of Groupe Dassault, and the former Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, the group announcement in a

Raytheon to Produce Romania’s New Patriot System
2018-05-29 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a US$ 395.8 million contract for production of Romania’s Patriot™ Air and Missile Defense

ARQUUS Celebrates a Century of Innovation and Engagement
2018-05-28 Read More...
From the FT 17 to the Griffon, from the EBR to the VAB and from the VLRA to the Bastion, Arquus is rooted in a century of innovation and commitment. Today it is moving forward with a new strategy and a new corporate structure in the service of

Leonardo Announces Successful First Flight for MALE-Class Drone
2018-05-28 Read More...
The first flight campaign to demonstrate satellite control of a European-built MALE-class (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone has been completed successfully. A team comprising Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) and Piaggio Aerospace carried

Meggitt Training Systems to Demo Latest Simulators at CANSEC
2018-05-28 Read More...
Meggitt Training Systems will conduct demonstrations of its industry-leading simulators and trainers, plus display live-fire solutions, during CANSEC 2018 at Ottawa’s EY Centre on May

Photonis USA Pennsylvania Partners with Night Vision Devices
2018-05-28 Read More...
Photonis USA Pennsylvania, Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Night Vision Devices, Inc. as the United States’ exclusive distributor and integrator for Photonis’ lightweight and small form factor 16mm night vision image

Construction Starts on US Navy’s 1st Flight III Destroyer
2018-05-25 Read More...
The US Navy has now started construction on a first-of-its-kind new surface warfare destroyer armed with improved weapons, advanced sensors and new radar 35-times more sensitive than most current systems, service officials

Lockheed Martin’s LRASM Scores Again in USAF B-1B Flight
2018-05-25 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully fired two production representative Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Otokar Exhibits 3 Armored Vehicles in Kazakhstan
2018-05-24 Read More...
Otokar, Turkey’s largest privately owned defense industry company, with products used in more than 30 countries, is participating at KADEX, the International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment, which is taking place on May 23-26,

Russian Helicopters Takes Part in KADEX-2018
2018-05-24 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) is presenting the newest military helicopters as part of the International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment KADEX-2018 which is held from May 23 to 26,

BAE Systems to Sustain F-35 Electronic Warfare Systems
2018-05-24 Read More...
BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to ensure the readiness of critical electronic warfare (EW) systems on the F-35 Lightning II fighter

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