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New European Defence Company HENSOLDT Launched
2017-03-02 Read More...
Following the closing of the transaction between Airbus Group and KKR, a leading global investment firm, a new European defence company headquartered in Germany, HENSOLDT, has been

RUAG Wins Major Contract for French Army
2017-02-28 Read More...
RUAG Defence is strengthening its position as the global leader in simulation systems by providing equipment to the combat training centres of the French

MBDA to Lead Refurbishment of Storm Shadow / SCALP
2017-02-27 Read More...
The UK and French Ministries of Defence have jointly announced they have contracted MBDA for the mid-life refurbishment of Storm Shadow / SCALP EG cruise missiles. This will prolong the operational superiority of the weapon against the anticipated

KONGSBERG Wins New Contracts in Norway, Switzerland
2017-02-10 Read More...
Norway’s Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide announced the decision to conduct the project for providing the Army a Mobile Ground Based Air Defence System in a direct acquisition with

Bittium Launches Enhanced Tough Mobile™ Smartphone
2017-02-08 Read More...
Bittium is exhibiting its innovative mobile security products and solutions targeted for authorities at the Critical Communications Europe exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 8-9 February

Safran Reosc to Supply Large Mirrors for Apollon Laser
2017-02-08 Read More...
Safran Reosc has signed a contract with French National Scientific Research Center CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) to make the high-performance light path mirrors for the Apollon laser being built by the CILEX interdisciplinary

MBDA, PGZ Sign Missile Systems Cooperation Agreement
2017-02-06 Read More...
On 2nd February 2017, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and MBDA, the European guided missiles group, signed a strategic partnership

Airbus Provides SatCom for EU Security Missions in Africa
2017-02-03 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space delivers satellite communications systems for EU military training missions in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) as well as for the EUCAP (European Union capacity-building mission) Sahel Niger and EUCAP Sahel Mali civilian

Finnish Forces to Get Bittium Tough Mobile Smartphones
2017-01-30 Read More...
Bittium has signed a contract with the Finnish Defense Forces for the delivery of Bittium Tough Mobile LTE smartphones and related Bittium Secure Suite back-end system classified for Confidential

Ifremer Selects ECA’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
2017-01-30 Read More...
Ifremer has chosen ECA Group to develop an ultra-deep Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) reaching 6000 meters water depth. Ifremer is establishing the CORAL ALliance (Cooperative Off-Shore Robotics ALliance), facilitating project development with

Thales Ranks Among World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies
2017-01-27 Read More...
Thales has been recognized for the fourth time as one of the world's top 100 innovators, figuring among the companies in the 2016 Top 100 Global Innovators report published by Clarivate Analytics early this

NIMR Automotive Participates in IAV Conference
2017-01-25 Read More...
NIMR Automotive - a subsidiary of the Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC), the UAE’s integrated defence manufacturing and services platform - participated in the International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) Conference in the British capital, London,

Thales to Upgrade Swiss Air Force Master Radars
2017-01-25 Read More...
As part of the FLORAKO program modernization, armasuisse has awarded Thales a contract to upgrade the Master radars for the Swiss Air

Nexter’s Land, Airland, Naval Systems at ShieldAfrica 2017
2017-01-24 Read More...
Nexter, a land defense systems manufacturer and integrator and Europe’s third largest manufacturer of ammunition, air-land and naval equipment, reaffirms its presence in

Thales to Upgrade French Army’s Combat Training Centers
2017-01-23 Read More...
Thales has won the CERBERE contract to upgrade the instrumentationfor the French Army’s live combat training centers. The new system willbe installed at the Sissonne army base for urban combat training and atMailly-le-Camp for training in open

Fincantieri Hosts Flinders University Internships in Italy
2017-01-23 Read More...
Flinders Business School students headed to Italy for internships sealing a new partnership backed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, and Flinders University, based in

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