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Dassault Aviation Supports Recovery Plan for French Aerospace Industry
2020-06-16 Read More...
Dassault Aviation announced it fully supports the French government’s recovery plan for the aviation industry announced last week at the Ministry of Economy and Finance in

Leonardo Increases its Stake in Avio to 29.63%
2020-06-16 Read More...
Leonardo announced the conclusion of the transactions aimed at purchasing 988,475 Avio’s shares. Following the transactions, Leonardo increases its stake in Avio by 3.75%, reaching 29.63% of the share

Russia’s Newest Nuclear-Powered Submarine Enters Service
2020-06-15 Read More...
The improved Project 955A (Borei-A) strategic nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine Knyaz Vladimir entered service with the Russian Navy on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry

Scorpion Program’s Acoustic Localization System PILAR V Obtains UAF Label
2020-06-15 Read More...
METRAVIB DEFENCE, the supplier of acoustic localization system for “Griffon” VBMR (multi-role armored vehicles) and “Jaguar” EBRC (armored reconnaissance and combat vehicles) obtained the UAF label for its acoustic localization system PILAR

Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 Drone Completes 200,000-Hour Flight Time
2020-06-12 Read More...
Turkey’s armed drone (UAV) Bayraktar TB2 has completed 200,000 hours of operational flight hours, becoming the first domestically developed aerial vehicle to achieve such an extensive flight time in the nation’s aviation history, Chief Technology

EDA Selects “PILUM” Consortium to Lead Electromagnetic Railgun Research Project
2020-06-12 Read More...
Following calls for proposals launched by the European Defence Agency (EDA) in 2019, the consortium “PILUM” (Projectiles for Increased Long-range effects Using Electro-Magnetic railgun) has been selected to lead a research project on the

France Launches €15 Billion Rescue Plan for Aerospace Industry
2020-06-11 Read More...
France launched what it said was a 15 billion euro (US$17 billion) rescue plan for its aerospace industry on Tuesday, warning 100,000 jobs were directly at stake due to the coronavirus crisis travel slump, Reuters

Saab Lightweight Torpedo Conducts First Tests from Corvette & Submarine
2020-06-11 Read More...
Saab has together with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and Swedish Armed Forces conducted the first tests with the Saab Lightweight Torpedo (SLWT) from a corvette and a

South Korea Vows to Implement Inter-Korean Military Deal
2020-06-11 Read More...
South Korea will fully implement a military tension-reduction agreement with North Korea despite Pyongyang’s threat to scrap it, the defense ministry said Wednesday, amid heightened tensions over anti-Pyongyang leaflets, Yonhap News Agency

GE Aviation to Provide J85 Engine Supplies to US Air Force & Navy
2020-06-10 Read More...
GE Aviation has been awarded a $394 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide J85 engine supplies for the United States Air Force and Navy. The work will be carried out by GE Aviation’s facility in Lynn, Massachusetts, and

India, Australia Sign “Strategic Logistics Support” Pact
2020-06-10 Read More...
India and Australia on Thursday signed a deal that will strengthen their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and is sure to draw China’s attention, Nikkei Asian Review

Naviris’ Activities Kick Off
2020-06-09 Read More...
Naviris, a 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group, has signed its first contract regarding R&T with OCCAR, the European Joint Armaments Cooperation

GA-ASI Acquires IJK Controls
2020-06-09 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft, announced today that it has acquired a majority of the assets of IJK Controls, including facilities and all Intellectual

Keel-Laying of 1st MILGEM-Class Corvette for Pakistan Navy Held in Turkey
2020-06-08 Read More...
The keel-laying ceremony for the first of the four Ada-class corvettes to be built by Turkey for the Pakistan Navy within the scope of the MILGEM (National Ship) marine platforms project has been held in Istanbul, a statement by the Pakistan Navy’s

Arquus Launches the Arquus e-xpo
2020-06-08 Read More...
The Eurosatoy show was due to start this week but was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. It is traditionally a major event for Arquus, which has always made a point of showing all Defense stakeholders its new products and

Bell Teams with 9 Industry Leaders for Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
2020-06-08 Read More...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has announced agreements with nine premier aerospace industry leaders to form Team Invictus. The companies are producing the Bell 360 Invictus prototype submission as part of the U.S. Army’s Future Attack

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