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Thales, Selex ES to Take Part in French-UK Combat Aircraft
On November 5th, Laurent Collet-Billon, Head of the French defence procurement agency (DGA), and Bernard Gray, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Chief of Defence Materiel, launched the feasibility phase of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System)
Work Starts on French-UK Study for Future Combat Aircraft
Dassault Aviation, BAE Systems and their industrial partners have been awarded a €150m/£120m contract by the French and UK governments for a two year co-operative Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Feasibility Phase study, formally signaling the start
First Multiple Release of Paveway IV From a RAF Typhoon
BAE Systems working closely with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and weapons manufacturer Raytheon UK have completed a series of flight trials culminating in the successful release of two PavewayTM IV precision guided weapons simultaneously from a Typhoon
Saab to Supply 36 Gripen NG Fighter Aircraft to Brazil
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Brazilian Federal Government (Ministry of Defense through the Aeronautics Command, COMAER) covering the development and production of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft for the Brazilian
Nexter, PIRIOU Sign 2 Contracts with Gabonese Republic
Philippe Burtin, CEO of Nexter, signed this week a contract in the presence of the French and Gabonese Ministers of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Ernest Mpouho Epigat, to supply the Gabonese Republic with 12 highly protected 4x4 vehicles ARAVIS®
MBDA Selects Sagem Seeker for New Light Anti-Ship Missile
Sagem (Safran) announced a contract with long-standing partner MBDA to develop and produce the infrared seeker for the upcoming light anti-ship missile, the ANL/Sea Venom, a joint French-British program launched within the scope of the Lancaster
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