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Naval Group Selects Belgian Firms to Supply Equipment for Mine Hunter Program
November 6, 2020 @ 12:50 PMABC and FN Herstal have been selected as strategic suppliers for the mine counter measures vessels built by Kership Shipyard for Naval Group to the benefit of the Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies. The two Belgian companies provide equipment for the twelve mine counter measures vessels (MCMV) equipped with drone systems (Toolbox) of the Mine counter measures program
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GA-ASI Moves MQ-9 Sustainment Operations to Europe
November 4, 2020 @ 06:42 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) opened a new customer service center in Dresden, Germany on October 5, 2020
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New Deck Gun for French Warships to Protect from Drone Attacks
October 27, 2020 @ 06:41 PMReflecting evolving threats such as drone swarm attacks, the RAPIDFire gun system developed by Thales and Nexter has been chosen by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to equip future French Navy vessels with new artillery. This new system will provide the Navys surface vessels with an effective close-in defence capability against modern air and surface threats such as UAVs and unmanned vessels
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GA-ASI Selects Two Belgian Firms for MQ-9B Deal
October 21, 2020 @ 09:53 AMGA-ASI announced the selection of two Belgian companies – Hexagons Geospatial division and ScioTeq – from its “Blue Magic Belgium” (BMB) industry solicitation event that took place the week of 21 September. The goal of BMB is to identify Belgian technology suppliers to support GA-ASI in the development of
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Belgium Orders 322 Oshkosh Command and Liaison Vehicles
October 13, 2020 @ 05:43 PMThe Belgium Ministry of Defence has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract for 322 Oshkosh Defense Command and Liaison Vehicles (CLV) for the Belgium Defence Forces. The Belgian CLV is based on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) platform from Oshkosh equipped with Belgian communication systems
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Airbus delivers A400M to Luxembourg’s Armed Forces
October 8, 2020 @ 09:29 AMThe Luxembourg Armed Forces have taken delivery of its Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. The plane was accepted at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville (Spain) and has performed a ferry flight
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Boeing Awarded $2.2 Billion for Small Diameter Bomb
September 25, 2020 @ 04:16 AMBoeing has been awarded a $2,239,707,532 contract for the Small Diameter Bomb Increment I weapon program. This contract provides for a guaranteed minimum Lot 15 award and a five-year ordering period for Small Diameter Bomb Increment I, focused lethality munition, containers and carriages for the Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales partner nations
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GA-ASI Selects 18 Belgian Businesses to Present Ideas for SkyGuardian Development
August 28, 2020 @ 11:22 AMAs part of the second annual “Blue Magic Belgium” industry engagement event hosted by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), 18 Belgium-based companies have been selected to present their ideas and cutting-edge capabilities to a panel of GA-ASI technical experts
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UK, Belgium to Collaborate on MQ-9B Drone Operation
August 20, 2020 @ 06:48 AMThe UK and Belgium have agreed a Bilateral Statement of Intent (SoI) to explore collaboration on the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) which both nations are acquiring. “The Royal Air Force and Belgian Air Force will explore opportunities to train, maintain and work together on this game changing aircraft using its cutting-edge sensors and systems to protect national, NATO and European security,” Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston said
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General Atomics Receives $189 Million Belgian Order for MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones
August 15, 2020 @ 08:19 AMGeneral Atomics has been awarded a $188,866,819 contract action for Belgium MQ-9B SkyGuardian procurement. This contract provides for four MQ-9B unmanned air vehicles, two Certifiable Ground Control Stations, spares and support equipment
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