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Barrett to Supply .50 Caliber Long Range Sniper Rifles to US Army

November 28, 2018 @ 01:22 AM

Barrett Firearms has won $8 million contract for the procurement of M107, Caliber .50 Long Range Sniper Rifle systems with scope, suppressor and spare kits, M82A1M Caliber
Aviv Kochavi is New Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff

November 26, 2018 @ 08:13 AM

Israels cabinet has approved Maj. Gen
Beijing’s Beihang UAS Seeking Order To Export BZK-005E UAV

November 22, 2018 @ 08:00 AM

Chinas Beihang, UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) Technology is seeking its first international order for its export-specific BZK-005E Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MALE UAV). Export licence for the air vehicle was issued in September this year
Thales's TALIOS Optronic Pod Qualified By French Defence Procurement Agency

November 20, 2018 @ 11:44 AM

The new Initial Operational Capability (IOC) version of the TALIOS optronic pod developed by Thales has completed qualification testing by the French defence procurement agency (DGA). TALIOS pod is an airborne equipment capable of designating a target
Bahrain Receives First of Two C130J Aircraft Bought from the UK, Overhauled...

November 14, 2018 @ 12:14 PM

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has delivered the first of two Royal Bahraini Air Force C-130J aircraft bought from the United Kingdom. The Bahrain Defence Force recently purchased two Royal Air Force C-130J aircraft from the UK Ministry of Defence and contracted Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group to carry out depth maintenance, ensure entry into service and provide elements of an initial operational capability set up, the company said in a statement Wednesday
MBDA to Develop Next-gen MICA Missile for Rafale Fighters

November 12, 2018 @ 10:33 AM

MBDA has won a contract to develop next generation MICA missile, MICA NG from the French Defence Procurement Agency DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026. The MICA NG will be available to arm the current and future versions of the Rafale combat aircraft, the company said in a statement last Friday
French Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier Completes Mid-life Refit

November 11, 2018 @ 06:27 PM

Frances Naval Group has completed mid-life refit of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, the only nuclear powered carrier outside the United States, in a record 8 months and handed it back to the French Navy last week. This mid-life refit included unprecedented renovations and a density of work that gave the project a level of complexity unseen until now, a Naval Group release said
France to Upgrade 144 Rafale Fighter Jets to F3-R Standard, Same as...

November 9, 2018 @ 02:38 PM

Some 144 Dassault Rafale fighter jets in French service will be upgraded to the F3-R standard that brings major combat performance enhancements and on which exports to India, Qatar and Egypt are based. The French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) recently approved the Rafale's new F3-R standard for French Air Force and Navy which has two key features: combination of the new Meteor long-range air-to-air missile and the RBE2 active electronic scanning radar; the new TALIOS pod that enhances day/night target detection, recognition and identification
Fibrotex Beats Saab Barracuda to Win US Army’s $480 million Camouflage Netting...

November 8, 2018 @ 06:30 PM

Fibrotex Inc Edged out Saab Barracuda to win US Armys Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS), under a 10-year contract worth $480 million. The contract award follows a two-year period competitive testing, trials and data collection conducted by the US Armys Natick Soldier Systems Center (PM-FSS), which assessed camouflage technologies from major global manufacturers against the Armys most advanced battlefield surveillance sensors
Raytheon Wins $600 million US Contract from National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

November 8, 2018 @ 02:24 PM

Raytheon has been awarded two contracts worth US$600 million from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to develop data automation, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities for the NGA Janus program. The contracts go toward the Elevation Content and Precise Imagery programs, which are part of NGA's Janus initiative to give greater interchangeability between agency partners with access to NGA data and imagery

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