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Typhoon Fitted with MBDA’s Brimstone Missile for 1st Time
2014-12-15 Read More...
BAE Systems has completed the first full trial installation of MBDA’s Brimstone missile onto a Typhoon aircraft. The trial fit is an important milestone in demonstrating the integration of the missile with the

DCI Opens New International Military Diving School
2014-12-12 Read More...
The DCI-NAVCO military diving school takes possession of a new infrastructure and opens a brand new international military diving school (CIFPM) in Saint-Mandrier, France.

French Army Receives First 2 Tiger HAD Block 2 Helicopters
2014-12-12 Read More...
The French Army’s Tiger combat helicopter fleet expanded with Airbus Helicopters’ delivery of the first two attack helicopters in the HAD Block 2 version, following its qualification by the French General Directorate for Armament on November 21.

Saab to Supply New Generation AT4 to French Armed Forces
2014-12-11 Read More...
Defense and Security company Saab has been awarded a contract by the French Ministry of Defence procurement branch, the DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement), to supply the Roquette Nouvelle Generation, (Roquette NG) next-generation

Raytheon AMRAAM & NASAMS in Thor's Hammer Test
2014-12-10 Read More...
Armed Forces from Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Turkey successfully fired five Raytheon Company-built Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120C7s as part of the Thor's Hammer flight test campaign in September.

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK to Deliver Six Sonars to Indian Navy
2014-12-09 Read More...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK and the Indian Ministry of Defense have signed a contract for the delivery of six active towed array sonar systems (ACTAS) for the Indian Navy. The total contract volume is approximately 40 million Euros. Delivery of the first

Airbus Defence and Space Delivers 1st A400M to RAF
2014-12-02 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter to the Royal Air Force, beginning the next stage of the transformation of the United Kingdom´s air mobility fleet.

Airbus Slashes Stake in Dassault Aviation by 8%
2014-12-01 Read More...
Airbus Group sold 8% of Dassault Aviation back to the French planemaker in a deal worth €794 million ($989 million) Friday, the first step towards unwinding an awkward 16-year-old link to its defence market rival.

Eurofighter, NETMA Welcome Ministerial Talks
2014-11-28 Read More...
Representatives of the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium have welcomed multi-national ministerial talks about the future of the Programme. The talks took place in Edinburgh/Scotland for over two days.

France Postpones Delivery of Mistral Warship to Russia
2014-11-27 Read More...
French President Francois Hollande has postponed the delivery of the first Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia because of the situation in Ukraine, a French government statement said

France Orders 12 Airbus A330 MRTT Refueling Aircraft
2014-11-24 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by the French Ministry of Defence to supply 12 A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the French Air Force. The first delivery is foreseen for 2018, followed by the second in 2019, and

Sagem Demos Patroller Drone’s Ability in Civilian Airspace
2014-11-24 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) has just completed a series of flight tests demonstrating the feasibility of a drone being integrated in a shared (manned/unmanned aircraft) airspace, in compliance with civil aviation regulations and air control procedures.

Captor E-Scan Radar Will Keep Eurofighter Typhoon Ahead
2014-11-21 Read More...
BAE Systems welcomes the news that the four Eurofighter nations have placed a contract for the full integration of the Captor E-Scan radar onto Eurofighter Typhoon. As the system integrator, the contract will represent an order value of £365million

Eurofighter, NETMA Sign €1bn Radar Contract
2014-11-21 Read More...
Defence Ministers from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain met in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Wednesday 19th November to witness the signing of a €1bn contract for the development of a world-leading electronic radar system for the Eurofighter

CybAero to Build Advanced Test Facility
2014-11-19 Read More...
CybAero, which develops and markets unmanned helicopters, decided to build a test center which will contain the industry's most sophisticated equipment. Construction commenced on November 1st, and the test center is scheduled to be ready for

TRS Tests NATO’s Air Command and Control System
2014-11-18 Read More...
ThalesRaytheonSystems has completed system testing for NATO’s Air Command and Control System program (ACCS). The tests demonstrated the system’s ability to operate in a network configuration linking the pilot sites at Lyon Mont Verdun in France,

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