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Boeing’s KC-46A Tanker Joins Flight Test Program
2017-05-04 Read More...
Boeing now has six aircraft in its KC-46 tanker test program, expanding its ability to complete ground and flight-test activities as it progresses toward first deliveries to the U.S. Air

Safran Logs 3,000 Orders for HRG-Based Navigation Systems
2017-05-04 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader in inertial navigation, recorded a new record of more than 3,000 orders for navigation systems based on hemispherical resonator gyros (HRG) in

RUAG, Swiss Army Present Live Training to the Media
2017-05-03 Read More...
In partnership with the Swiss armed forces, RUAG invited the national and international media to its Combat Training Centre in Bure in the canton of Jura. As well as a presentation on technologies and logistics, the visitors also watched a live

Peli Launches New Storm Case™ for Drone Gear Protection
2017-05-03 Read More...
With the aspirations of avid photographers, videographers, intrepid adventurers and explorers in mind, Peli™ - the global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance case solutions, has released the iM2275 Peli Storm Case™ especially

MBDA to Support Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers’ Sea Viper
2017-04-28 Read More...
MBDA has received a £175 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for further In-Service Support to the Sea Viper weapon system, securing a key capability of the Type 45

World Military Expenditure Hits $1686 Billion in 2016
2017-04-27 Read More...
According to SIPRI, world military expenditure is estimated to have been $1686 billion in 2016, equivalent to 2.2% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) or $227 per person. The 2016 estimate is a marginal increase of about 0.4% in real terms on

French DGA Orders 319 GRIFFON, 20 JAGUAR Vehicles
2017-04-26 Read More...
The French Procurement Agency (DGA) placed the first production order with Nexter, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales for 319 GRIFFON (photo) and 20 JAGUAR vehicles as part of the Multi-role Armored Vehicle contract. This contract includes logistic

MBDA to Supply CAMM Missiles to UK Armed Forces
2017-04-26 Read More...
MBDA has a secured a £323 million deal for the next batch of cutting-edge air defense missiles for the British Army and Royal

INVISIO Wins New Order from UK Ministry of Defence
2017-04-26 Read More...
INVISIO announced that the initial order from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) worth about SEK 90 million was extended by an additional SEK 15 million order, which means that the contract value now amounts to approximately SEK 105 million.

MBDA to Integrate Meteor on UK’s F-35 Stealth Fighters
2017-04-24 Read More...
The United Kingdom (MOD) has awarded MBDA a contract to pave the way for the integration of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on its new F-35 stealth

BAE to Build UK’s 6th Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine
2017-04-24 Read More...
BAE Systems has been awarded a £1.4 billion contract by the UK’s Ministry of Defence to deliver the next Astute class submarine to the Royal

500th Eurofighter Typhoon Delivered to Italian Air Force
2017-04-13 Read More...
The 500th Eurofighter Typhoon has been delivered today to the Italian Air Force during a special ceremony held at Leonardo Aircraft Division’s Turin

Thales to Supply Vehicle Communication System to Denmark
2017-04-12 Read More...
The Danish Defense and Logistic Organization (DALO) signed a framework agreement with Thales concerning the acquisition of the vehicle communication system SOTAS, as well as services for the equipment

RUAG Fully Acquires Gyttorp AB
2017-04-07 Read More...
RUAG Ammotec acquires the remaining 60% of shares of Gyttorp AB as of 31 March 2017, thus becoming the sole owner of the company. Gyttorp is a leading distributor of hunting and shooting products in Sweden and

CAMCOPTER® S-100 Heading Towards Manned-Unmanned Teaming Operations
2017-04-03 Read More...
Schiebel and Patria have been working together to integrate Patria’s sophisticated Compact Airborne Networking Data Link (CANDL) communication network onto the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System

France, UK Launch Next-Generation Strike Missile Project with MBDA
2017-03-30 Read More...
The United Kingdom and France have signed in London an agreement to launch a joint concept phase of the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program with MBDA. The agreement was signed by Laurent Collet-Billon, head of France’s Defence

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