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New Contracts for SELEX Galileo
2010-10-07 Read More...
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has recently been awarded contracts in Italy worth approximately 110 Million Euro for support and service solutions covering a number of programs. These include the Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado, Grifo radar,

Royal Navy's Sea Viper Firing
2010-10-06 Read More...
Sea Viper, the Royal Navy’s groundbreaking new air defence missile, has been fired from a Type 45 Destroyer for the first time, the Ministry of Defense (MOD)

Saab Wins New Order
2010-10-06 Read More...
Swedish Defense and security company Saab received an order for an airborne surveillance system. The contract amounts to more than 4.5 billion SEK. Upon the customer's request, Saab did not give any further details on its

Safran, BAE Buy L-1 Solutions
2010-09-22 Read More...
Safran is buying L-1 Identity Solutions' biometric, identity and recruitment operations at a price of some 1 billion euros ($1.3

Heron: Another 2 Years in Afghanistan
2010-09-21 Read More...
Rheinmetall has been awarded a follow-up contract to make the Heron 1 Unmanned Aircraft available to the Bundeswehr another two years. The volume of the follow-up order comes to a substantial eight-figure euro amount, and covers the period from 23

Saab Launches SAFE
2010-09-18 Read More...
At last week's Skydd 2010 exhibition, Saab presented for the first time its new generation Safety and Security Management System

New President for Kongsberg Maritime
2010-09-17 Read More...
Geir Håøy (44) has been appointed President of Kongsberg Maritime and will join the Group Corporate Management Team in KONGSBERG. Håøy has worked for KONGSBERG since June 1993, holding various management positions since

Eurotorp: 200th Torpedo to DGA
2010-09-15 Read More...
Eurotorp announced that the delivery of its 200th lightweight MU90 torpedo for the French Navy has been accepted by the French Defense Procurement Agency

EU to Help Dismantle Iraq's Nuke Facilities
2010-08-31 Read More...
The European Union signed a 2.5 million euro ($3.2 million) agreement with Iraq to help Iraqi scientists dismantle, decommission and decontaminate nuclear facilities built under Saddam

Maritime Security & Defence Conference
2010-08-28 Read More...
Since its inauguration in 2008, Monch Publishing Group has been supporting the bi-annual, high level Conference on Maritime Security and Defence (MS&D), organized by Hamburg Messe und Congress and sponsored by the Federal German

Aramex Wins Dutch Military Contract
2010-07-28 Read More...
Aramex, the Dubai-based logistics and transportation solutions provider, said it has won a 2-year contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to provide ground transportation services for its military across Europe.

Lockheed Martin's F-22 at Farnborough
2010-07-26 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor showcased its unrivaled maneuverability and aerial prowess for the international crowd attending the Farnborough International Airshow for 2 consecutive days this past week (19-20

Eurocopter & Kawasaki Extend Cooperation
2010-07-24 Read More...
At the Farnborough Air Show, Shigeru Murayama, President of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company (KHI) and Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter, signed a new cooperation agreement for the EC145, a new evolution from the BK117

France Pressures Thales, Safran to Consolidate
2010-07-24 Read More...
According to sources in the French Defense Ministry which is pressing Thales and Safran to consolidate some of their activities, France froze orders worth 300 million euros with both

FLIR: Live Coverage of Farnborough
2010-07-16 Read More...
FLIR Systems and Flightglobal have teamed up to provide exclusive live video streaming of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow aerial

French Defense Cut Targets Air Force Programs
2010-07-13 Read More...
In a move towards cutting its defense budget by some 3.5 billion euros, the French government plans to postpone a number of Air Force programs, including replacement of the in-flight refueling fleet and the 700 million euro upgrade of Mirage 2000D

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