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Last British Naval Force Leaves Iraq
2011-05-24 Read More...
British operations in Iraq are officially ending, more than 8 years after the country joined the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam

MBDA’s PARS 3 LR Tested on German Tiger
2011-05-23 Read More...
Three firings, three hits! This is the impressive score of the test firing exercise conducted with the PARS 3 LR guided antitank missile system.

MBDA Awarded Sea Viper Support Contract
2011-05-20 Read More...
MBDA has been awarded a £165m contract to provide the support for Sea Viper, the Royal Navy’s latest and most modern weapon

RUAG Space Expands US Customer Base
2011-05-20 Read More...
RUAG Space’s Vienna location won an order from US satellite manufacturer Northrop Grumman ISS International Inc. to design and supply 2 mobile satellite integration platforms, known as trolleys.

DGA Chooses Sagem’s Ballistic Computer
2011-05-19 Read More...
Following a competitive call for tenders, the new-generation ballistic computer offered by Sagem (Safran group) was chosen by French defense procurement agency DGA to outfit all control stations in the French army's Atlas artillery

Conclusive 1st Sea Trials for FREMM Aquitaine
2011-05-11 Read More...
Following 3 weeks of trials at sea, the first-of-class Aquitaine multimission frigate has returned to dock.

Eurocopter’s New Integrated Development Center
2011-05-09 Read More...
On Friday, a groundbreaking ceremony at Eurocopter’s German site in Donauwörth marked the official start of construction work on the company’s new integrated development center, part of the Systemhaus

Saab Signs Helicopter 15 Maintenance Contract
2011-05-06 Read More...
Saab signed a new contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding the support and maintenance of Helicopter 15 (Agusta 109 LUHS), operated by the Swedish Armed

AERO Vodochody: 300th S-76 to Sikorsky
2011-05-04 Read More...
AERO Vodochody dispatched through its company gates the 300th helicopter S-76 manufactured for Sikorsky Aircraft

Saab Signs New Order for AT4
2011-05-02 Read More...
Swedish Defense and security company Saab signed a contract on further deliveries of the AT4 man-portable weapon

GA-ASI & RUAG to Offer Predator B UAS to Germany
2011-04-29 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with

New Breakthrough for Eurotorp’s MU90 LWT
2011-04-29 Read More...
The MU90 continues its operational progression with the French Navy, following the delivery of the 200th MU90 light weight torpedo in July 2010 by the French Direction Générale de l’Armement

Indra Wins Jordanian ATM Contract
2011-04-28 Read More...
Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe and Latin America, has won a contract to implement radar surveillance and air traffic management systems in

AgustaWestland Develops iPad Training with GL Studio
2011-04-22 Read More...
The DiSTI Corporation, a leading provider of advanced graphical user interface technology, has been supporting AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, in the development of an innovative mobile application for aviation training, using the GL Studio

SELEX Galileo Delivers 250th AGP to Boeing’s AH-64D Apache
2011-04-21 Read More...
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, delivered the 250th Aircraft Gateway Processor (AGP) to Boeing (Mesa, Arizona), prime contractor for the AH-64D Apache helicopter.

EADS CEO Louis Gallois Tours Strata’s Plant
2011-04-19 Read More...
Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS, visited Strata’s plant in Al Ain (UAE) this past Thursday, accompanied by a delegation of senior management from EADS and Airbus, and representatives from the French Embassy in the UAE.

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