Europe
France Orders 12 Airbus A330 MRTT Refueling Aircraft
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
Captor E-Scan Radar Will Keep Eurofighter Typhoon Ahead
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
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
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