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Last Firing Test of Sagem’s AASM Missile
2012-12-24 Read More...
On December 12, 2012, French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the last qualification firing test of the AASM modular air-to-ground missile developed and produced by Sagem (Safran), in its laser terminal guidance version (NATO

Two More Super Pumas for the Finnish Border Guard
2012-12-24 Read More...
The Finnish Border Guard is to expand its Eurocopter fleet with the acquisition of two additional AS332 L1 Super Puma helicopters fully equipped for maritime search and rescue missions in the country’s challenging

Cassidian’s Test System for Tiger Maintenance
2012-12-20 Read More...
Cassidian has been awarded a contract from OCCAR Tiger Division to provide a turnkey test system to support the maintenance of opto-electronic equipment used on the German version of the Tiger helicopter.

Rheinmetall Tests 50kw High-Energy Laser Weapon
2012-12-19 Read More...
Rheinmetall has successfully tested its new 50kW high-energy weapon technology demonstrator. Conducted at the end of November, the test encompassed the entire operational sequence from target detection and tracking to target

Elektrobit’s Tactical Wireless IP Networks at IDEX 2013
2012-12-19 Read More...
Elektrobit (EB) has delivered the first products of the Tactical Wireless IP Network communication system to the Finnish Defence

DCI: Record Year for Academic Training
2012-12-17 Read More...
DCI-NAVFCO, the naval department of DCI, is pleased with the arrival of 67 new foreign officer trainees on its school benches, which is a record in the company's history. The 67 cadets integrate DCI-NAVFCO's 2 leading

Two Orders for Saab's Underwater Weapon Systems
2012-12-17 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab have received two new contracts from the Swedish Defence Material Administration with a total value of MSEK

Saab Wins RBS15 Mk3 Order
2012-12-14 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from its German partner DBD for the Surface-to-Surface Missile RBS15

Eurcopter’s EC175 Conducts 1st Maiden Flight
2012-12-13 Read More...
Eurocopter has conducted the first flight of its no. 1 series-production EC175, and confirmed the excellent performance of this next-generation multi-role

Cassidian's Eurofighter Mission Planning System
2012-12-13 Read More...
Cassidian is responsible for supplying the computer-based mission planning system for the German Air Force’s Eurofighter aircraft.

Selex SI Signs Contract with NETMA
2012-12-12 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract worth 3,4 million Euros, with the agency NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) to supply a two year support for the mission planning systems

MBDA Produces 1000th Aster Missile
2012-12-11 Read More...
The end of November 2012 marked the achievement of another key milestone in the history of the Aster family of missiles. Not only had all the naval and ground based air and missile defense capabilities been

Airbus Military A400M Completes Critical Flight Test
2012-12-11 Read More...
Airbus Military has successfully completed the 300 hours of Function & Reliability (F&R) flight-testing of the A400M new generation airlifter which is a key requirement prior to full

CNIM Delivers EDA-R No. 4 to French DGA
2012-12-10 Read More...
As part of the contract awarded to CNIM by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) in 2009, EDA-R (Fast Amphibious Landing Craft) no. 4 was delivered on Monday 26 November 2012, one year after the first

DGA Orders 2 Thales Platoon-Level Firing Simulators
2012-12-10 Read More...
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has once again endorsed Thales’s simulation expertise by awarding the company a contract to supply the STP NG new-generation platoon-level firing simulators for upgraded AMX 10 RC armored reconnaissance

Meteor Air-to-Air Missile Launched from Typhoon
2012-12-07 Read More...
The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile has been successfully launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon as part of the Future Enhancements Flight Test

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