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Leonardo DRS Wins Contract for Advanced IR Weapon Sights for Army Snipers
2023-06-12 Read More...
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it has received a new contract to produce its next-generation infrared weapon sights for U.S. Army infantry snipers. The firm-fixed-price contract from the Army’s Contracting Command is valued at more than $94

Teledyne FLIR Defense Delivers 1,000th MTRS Inc II (Centaur) Robot to US Army
2023-06-12 Read More...
FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, recently delivered the 1,000th robot under its Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) contract with the U.S Army and other

MBDA Opens Missile Engineering Center in Abu Dhabi
2023-06-09 Read More...
Established in the UAE, the Missile Engineering Center was officially inaugurated on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the presence of His Excellency Tareq Al Hosani, Secretary General of Tawazun Council, Son Excellence M. Nicolas

GA-ASI SeaGuardian Supports Northern Edge 2023 Exercise
2023-06-09 Read More...
As part of a U.S. Navy contract, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) supported the NORTHERN EDGE 2023 (NE23) exercise May 8-19,

Naval Group, Thales Nederland Extend Strategic Agreement
2023-06-09 Read More...
On 6 April 2023, Naval Group and Thales Nederland entered into a Framework Agreement on key technologies. This cooperation framework was extended on 6 June 2023. This agreement represents an important step in establishing a

Production Activities on Second Italian Navy’s NFS Submarine Start
2023-06-09 Read More...
Production activities for the second of 2 new-generation submarines, as part of the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy, started Tuesday at the Muggiano (La Spezia)

MAURIC Naval Architect & Ship Designer Adopts New Brand Identity
2023-06-09 Read More...
Today MAURIC adopts a new brand identity to reaffirm its membership of Exail and MAURIC’s values of expertise, know-how, experience, creativity, technological innovation and research of performance that have always accompanied ship projects designed

L3Harris Awarded USAF Contract to Connect Multi-Orbit Satellite Constellations
2023-06-08 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded L3Harris Technologies an $81 million contract to deliver a new multi-orbit, multi-waveform satellite communications (SATCOM)

Lockheed Martin Selects GE Aerospace to Supply Engines for LMXT Strategic Tanker
2023-06-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Airbus leaders announced the selection of GE Aerospace’s CF6-80E1 propulsion system for the LMXT strategic tanker. The LMXT is Lockheed Martin’s solution for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 recapitalization plan and is built on the

Global Military Products to Supply Gepard Air Defense Systems to Jordan
2023-06-07 Read More...
Global Military Products Inc., a defense contractor based in Tampa, Florida, has been awarded a $118.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase and delivery of Gepard 35 mm air defense systems, Army Recognition

Morocco Acquires Chinese ‘Red Arrow 9A’ Anti-Tank Missiles
2023-06-07 Read More...
Morocco has once again turned to China to bolster its military

Leonardo Unveils New Enhancements for AWHero RUAS
2023-06-07 Read More...
Leonardo unveiled Monday the latest developments for its 200 kg class AWHero RUAS (Rotary Uncrewed Aerial System) during an official ceremony held at SEAFUTURE 2023 (La Spezia - Italy) on board Italian Navy’s Paolo Thaon di Revel PPA

Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
2023-06-07 Read More...
Assistant Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Eng. Talal bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi, participated in the roundtable meeting of the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in the Republic of Singapore that saw the attendance of defense

IDV Showcases Amphibious Armoured Vehicle (VBA) at SEAFUTURE 2023
2023-06-07 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) is present at SEAFUTURE 2023 with the Amphibious Armoured Vehicle (VBA), the vehicle selected by the Italian

Indian Navy Chief Welcomes Saudi Cadets to First Joint Training
2023-06-06 Read More...
India’s Navy Chief said on Friday that training of Saudi naval personnel by Indian Forces was testimony to the growing relationship between the two

Finland to Acquire 91 Patria 6x6 Armoured Vehicles
2023-06-04 Read More...
The Finnish Defence Forces purchased Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles as a part of the multinational Finland-led CAVS (Common Armoured Vehicle Systems) programme that also features Latvia, Sweden, and Germany. Patria signed the agreement for

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