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Euro Hawk Roll Out
2009-10-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS Defence & Security (DS) introduced the first Euro Hawk® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in an unveiling ceremony today at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., facility. The Euro Hawk® marks the first

DGA selects Thales for VENUS
2009-10-08 Read More...
The French Defence Procurement Agency has awarded Thales the contractorship for the Urgent Operational Requirement VENUS (nomadic command vehicles communicating via satellite) in order to equip armored vehicles with mobile satellite communication

ThalesRaytheonSystems: Improved Sentinel Radar
2009-10-06 Read More...
A ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) AN/MPQ-64 Improved Sentinel Multi-Mode radar has performed successfully during recent demonstrations held with the U.S.

Sagem: DGA orders 500 new SITEL
2009-10-06 Read More...
French defense procurement agency DGA has ordered an additional 500 SITEL (Système d’Information Terminal Elémentaire) vehicle-mounted tactical information systems from Sagem (group) for the French army. The contract also includes crew training,

MBDA: Successful Demonstration of the Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni Rocket
2009-10-06 Read More...
MBDA Inc. today announced the successful demonstration of a Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni rocket against a moving target at the Navy’s test facilities at China Lake, CA. This firing comes after a successful shot against a static target in May of

DCNS wins contract to supply torpedo countermeasures
2009-10-05 Read More...
On 2 September 2009, DCNS signed a contract to supply and install torpedo countermeasures for the French Navy’s entire submarine fleet. This new success further strengthens the Group’s international standing as a world leader in Underwater

The Italian Air Force 4th Stormo reach 10,000 hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon
2009-10-01 Read More...
The 4th Air Wing of the Italian Air Force have reached the key milestone of 10,000 flight hours with the Eurofighter

The Italian Air Force 4th Stormo reach 10,000 hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon Eurofighter Typhoon
2009-10-01 Read More...
The 4th Air Wing of the Italian Air Force have reached the key milestone of 10,000 flight hours with the Eurofighter

Major UK order goes to Rheinmetall
2009-09-30 Read More...
Rheinmetall Nitrochemie, a subsidiary of the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group, has been awarded exclusive responsibility for supplying the British armed forced with propellant systems and powder. The order is worth around €200 million and runs for

4,000 US troops to leave Iraq next month
2009-09-30 Read More...
The US will withdraw about 4,000 troops from Iraq by the end of October, the US military commander in Iraq said in testimony prepared for a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

Rheinmetall Wins U.K. Propellant Contract
2009-09-30 Read More...
Rheinmetall Nitrochemie is to provide the British military with propellant systems for ammunition manufacture under a 10-year deal signed with BAE Systems worth 200 million euros ($291.8 million).

Raytheon Completes Flight Testing of Key Air Force Intelligence System
2009-09-29 Read More...
Raytheon Company has established initial operational capability and has conducted flight tests for a key communications component for the U.S. Air Force DCGS (Distributed Common Ground System).

Oshkosh Defense to supply TAK-4 Independent Suspension for MRAPs
2009-09-28 Read More...
Oshkosh Corporation announced today that its Defense division has received orders valued at $24 million to supply its TAK-4® independent suspension system for more than 300 BAE Systems USCS RG-33 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. BAE

Two Rafale jets crash in Mediterranean
2009-09-26 Read More...
Two high-techs, French-made Rafale fighters have crashed Thursday while on maneuvers in the Mediterranean and one of the pilots aboard has been saved, Defense Ministry sources confirmed but did not give

Alenia delivers the first modernised G.222
2009-09-25 Read More...
Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company), through its subsidiary Alenia North America, will deliver to the US Air Force the first of the 18 modernised G.222 tactical transport aircraft, to be then shipped to the re-constituted Afghan Air

Eurofighter Typhoon deliveries completed to the Austrian Air Force
2009-09-24 Read More...
Eurofighter has delivered the 15th and final aircraft ordered by the Austrian Armed Forces today. The aircraft was rolled out from the the EADS Defence & Security Manching assembly line, close to Munich,

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