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Sagem to Modernize Optronics on 4 French Navy Frigates
2014-02-12 Read More...
The French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has announced its choice of Sagem (Safran) to modernize the optronic systems on four Horizon and Cassard class air defense frigates in the French

Thales Wins New Support Contract for Sonar 2050 System
2014-02-11 Read More...
Thales has signed a five-year contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence to provide support for the Sonar 2050 anti-submarine sensor used on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate

Airbus at Singapore Airshow
2014-02-10 Read More...
Airbus has a major presence at the ongoing Singapore Airshow 2014, Asia’s largest aeronautical and defense airshow, taking place from 11-16 February. Airshow visitors will be able to enjoy the all-new A350 XWB flight-test aircraft (MSN 3) performing

Sagem, BEL Sign MoU
2014-02-10 Read More...
Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sagem (Safran), France, to explore co-operation in the production and supply of navigational

School of Military Engineering Gets Nexter’s 42nd EBG-VAL
2014-02-10 Read More...
The Nexter Group delivered the 42nd Upgraded Engineering corps armored vehicle (EBG-VAL) to the School of Military Engineering in Angers, thus concluding the program to upgrade the EBG-F1 (initial version) and Pyrotechnic anti-tank mine clearing

Boeing, Saudia Sign Broad Collaboration Agreement
2014-02-07 Read More...
Boeing and Saudi Arabian Airlines Holding Co. (Saudia) signed a broad collaboration agreement allowing the companies to pursue possible partnership opportunities in the areas of defense and commercial aviation that will benefit customers and

Rheinmetall Nitrochemie, Nexter Munitions Sign Agreement
2014-02-06 Read More...
Rheinmetall Nitrochemie and the French defense group Nexter have entered a long-term supply agreement for ammunition components. Set to run for ten years, for Rheinmetall the agreement represents sales volume in the nine

Airbus Defence & Space Starts Assembly of 1st A400M for Germany
2014-02-06 Read More...
The Airbus Defence and Space A400M final assembly line (FAL) in Seville (Spain) has begun working on the first A400M new generation airlifter for the German Air

KONGSBERG to Demo PROTECTOR MCT-30R at DefExpo
2014-02-05 Read More...
The PROTECTOR MCT-30R from KONGSBERG will be mounted at the Tata Motors/DRDO ‘WhAP’ (Wheeled Armoured Platform), during DefExpo that takes place in New Delhi February

Rolls-Royce, Snecma Welcome New Combat Engine Studies
2014-02-04 Read More...
Rolls-Royce and Snecma (Safran) have welcomed the decision by the Governments of the UK and France to support further studies into the next generation of UK and French combat aircraft engines.

Dassault Aviation Salutes Joint Franco-British UCAS Studies
2014-02-03 Read More...
Dassault Aviation is delighted by the decision announced Friday by the President of the French Republic, François Hollande, and the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, concerning the future combat air system.

Airbus Helicopters Partners with France’s Crisis Center
2014-02-03 Read More...
The Airbus Helicopters Corporate Foundation expanded its humanitarian outreach, signing a high-level agreement on heliborne airlift support for French government-coordinated operations at international natural disaster sites and in other emergency

Thales to Define Architecture of Network-Centric Operations
2014-01-31 Read More...
The French defense procurement agency has awarded Thales a strategic study contract to define the overall system architecture for future network-centric operations by the French Armed

Airbus Helicopters: New Branding & Transformation Plan
2014-01-31 Read More...
Eurocopter closed out a 20-year history of rotorcraft leadership with increased deliveries of 497 helicopters in 2013. Renamed Airbus Helicopters, the company opened 2014 with the certification of its new EC175 and the implementation of an ambitious

Airbus Defence & Space to Build French Ground Segment
2014-01-28 Read More...
Space Systems of Airbus Defence and Space, number two worldwide in space technologies, has been selected by the French armament procurement agency DGA to build the user ground segment (UGS) of the

The RAFALE Further Improves its Versatility
2014-01-24 Read More...
The RAFALE has successfully completed its first test flights in a new heavily-armed configuration, comprising 6 air-to-ground precision AASM Hammer missiles, 4 medium and long range air-to-air missiles from the MICA family, 2 very long range METEOR

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