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Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter Attack Completes Maiden Flight With Grifo Radar
2020-07-27 Read More...
On 13th July, the operational version of the M-346 Fighter Attack, equipped with an optimized variant of Leonardo’s Grifo radar, successfully completed its maiden flight. The M-346FA is the new light attack variant from the Company’s M-346 Light

Naviris to Develop Feasibility Study for Mid-Life Upgrade of Horizon Frigates
2020-07-24 Read More...
Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group, has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation) for a feasibility study on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon

KMW+Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS) Concludes Successful Year 2019
2020-07-24 Read More...
The strategic alliance between KMW and Nexter, completed in 2015, presents itself as an ongoing Franco-German success

Raytheon Delivers First SPY-6 Radar Array to U.S. Navy’s Newest Destroyer
2020-07-24 Read More...
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array for installation on the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the U.S. Navy’s first Flight III guided-missile

Leonardo to Offer Continuous Online Training to 40,000 Employees
2020-07-23 Read More...
Leonardo signed an agreement with Coursera for the continuous training of 40,000 employees on an international

GA-ASI Announces Team SkyGuardian® Australia
2020-07-23 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), the world’s leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), announces that the industry team, made up of Australian partner businesses assembled for the development and delivery

Nexter’s Katana Ammunition Tested in ONERA’s Wind Tunnel
2020-07-22 Read More...
From 25 May to 8 June 2020, Nexter Munitions carried out two major test campaigns of the KATANA ammunition in the S3MA wind tunnel at ONERA’s Modane

PELI Products to Incorporate New Models to its Case Ranges
2020-07-22 Read More...
PELI Products, the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases and advanced lighting systems, is expanding its European manufacturing operations. After 13 years, and despite the recent 2020

248 Companies Register for “CONNECT By COGES EVENTS”
2020-07-21 Read More...
248 companies have already confirmed their presence at the “CONNECT By COGES EVENTS” business meetings www.cogesevents.com to be held on 14-15

Russia to Host 6th Int’l Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2020 in August
2020-07-20 Read More...
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation will host the 6th annual International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2020 in Kubinka, Moscow region on August 23 to 29,

GA-ASI to Supply Protector RPAS to UK Ministry of Defence
2020-07-20 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the manufacture and delivery of Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems

Nexter Places Major Order with EURENCO for Artillery Modular Charges
2020-07-17 Read More...
Within the framework of a contract notified by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) on 11th May, Nexter has placed a major order with EURENCO, the European leader in energetic materials for the supply of artillery modular

India to Acquire More Israeli Drones, Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
2020-07-16 Read More...
Engaged in a boundary dispute with China in eastern Ladakh, India is planning to enhance its surveillance capabilities and firepower by placing orders for Heron surveillance drones and Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel under the emergency

Pakistan Navy Inducts First Yarmook-Class Corvette
2020-07-16 Read More...
Pakistan Navy (PN) has inducted the service’s first Yarmook-class corvette, according to PN’s Director General for Public Relations, local media

Boeing to Build First Lot of Eight F-15EX Fighter Jets for U.S. Air Force
2020-07-15 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a nearly $1.2 billion contract to build the first lot of eight F-15EX advanced fighter jets to help the service meet its capacity requirements and add capability to its fighter

Iran’s Army Aviation to Attain Long Range Missiles Soon
2020-07-15 Read More...
Commander of Army Aviation Second Brigadier General Yousef Ghorbani said that Iran’s Army Aviation will attain long-range 20- and 200km missiles in the near future, Mehr news agency

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