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Australia to Acquire 10 C-27J Spartan Aircraft
2012-05-11 Read More...
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, welcomes the decision taken by the Australian Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel to purchase 10 new built Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan Battlefield Airlift aircraft at a cost of around

INVISIO Wins New Headset Order
2012-05-10 Read More...
INVISIO of Sweden has received an order from a Special Forces

France Elects New President
2012-05-07 Read More...
Francois Hollande was elected France’s first Socialist President in nearly two decades on Sunday, dealing a humiliating defeat to incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and shaking up European

NGC UK Wins 4 Security Industry Awards
2012-05-03 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) announced that it has been recognized for excellence and achievement in the counter terrorism and security industry by winning 4 Counter

Camcopter S-100 1st UAS to Fly from Italian Navy Ship
2012-04-30 Read More...
Schiebel's CAMCOPTER® S-100 has taken a further step in consolidating its strong maritime position by being the first UAS (Unmanned Air System) to ever fly from an Italian Navy

EPI Europrop Delivers Engines for 1st Production A400M
2012-04-18 Read More...
EPI Europrop International (EPI) has started delivery of the first production series TP400-D6 engines which will power the French Air Force’s first A400M military transport aircraft into service in early

Aster 30 Intercepts Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target
2012-04-12 Read More...
The French Navy’s Horizon class air defence frigate, Forbin, successfully engaged a supersonic target simulating an anti-ship missile flying at very low altitude.

Eurocopter Recognized by the French Aviation Safety Agency
2012-04-12 Read More...
Eurocopter recently received FRA145 approval from the French Aviation Safety Agency (DSAé) following a series of audits conducted by the DSAé in

A330 MRTT Makes 1st Flight in RAF Service
2012-04-10 Read More...
The Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport has made its maiden flight in service with the UK Royal Air Force April

Thales to Supply GPS Receivers for French Navy Lynx
2012-04-09 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Service Industriel de l'Aéronautique (SIAé), France's military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, to supply stand-alone GPS receivers for the French Navy's Lynx helicopters, which are

Alenia Aermacchi Wins Eurofighter Contract
2012-04-03 Read More...
Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica company) has won a contract worth more than €500 million to supply technical and logistical support services as part of the Eurofighter Typhoon program.

Sagem to Supply Optronic System for French Navy Frigates
2012-04-03 Read More...
Sagem (Safran group) has signed a contract with French naval shipyard DCNS, under French defense procurement agency DGA as contracting authority, for the modernization of fire control systems on 6 Floréal class surveillance

Doubly Historic Day for Saab
2012-04-02 Read More...
Today (2nd of April) is a doubly historic day for the Swedish defense and security company

Thales Delivers 1st RBE2 AESA Radar to Dassault Aviation
2012-04-02 Read More...
In February, Thales delivered the first series-produced RBE2 radar with active electronically scanned array (AESA) to the Dassault Aviation facility in Mérignac,

Sagem Wins JIM LR Binoculars Contract
2012-03-29 Read More...
On February 3, 2012, the British Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S*), awarded Sagem (Safran group) a major contract for JIM LR (Long Range) multifunction infrared binoculars for its “Long Range Thermal Imager

RUAG Unveils New Brand Image
2012-03-23 Read More...
International technology group RUAG generated net sales of CHF 1,777 million in 2011, which was on a par with the previous year (CHF 1,796 million) and raised EBIT by 12.5% to CHF 110 million (CHF 98 million).

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