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Rheinmetall To Supply Laser Light Package To German Army

July 5, 2018 @ 02:41 PM

Germanys procurement authority, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support, has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to supply a lightweight, assault rifle-mounted laser light package for the German Army. Worth around €5 million, the order encompasses the manufacture and delivery of 1,745 laser light package sets for the Bundeswehrs Special Forces Assault Rifle (“Sturmgewehr Spezialkräfte Bundeswehr, leicht”)
India Test-Fires Upgraded Guided Pinaka Rocket

May 30, 2018 @ 01:30 PM

India has successfully test-fired the upgraded version of Pinaka rocket from the Proof & Experiment Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur in Odisha today. "Two rounds of tests have been conducted and some more rounds have been planned," a defence source told PTI
IFS Teams Up With TAE Aerospace To Connect Enterprise Data With Assisted...

May 8, 2018 @ 04:50 PM

IFS announced Tuesday the launch of a new proof of concept - developed by the companys think tank, IFS Labs, in collaboration with fountx and its Australian parent company, TAE Aerospace - to change the way that companies maintain complex assets. IFS Labs has developed integration between enterprise applications suite IFS Applications and fountx wearable assisted reality technology
Four European Firms Team Up To Offer Future-proof Mission Sub-System for MALE...

April 25, 2018 @ 01:51 PM

Four European firms – Elettronica, Hensoldt, Indra and Thales have signed a memorandum of agreement to provide MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) program with a future-proof ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) function. The companies have agreed in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, confirming their common goal to offer a coherent ISTAR functional chain for the MALE RPAS comprising all elements from sensors and computing through data processing and communications
MBDA Awarded £400 Million Contract For Brimstone Missile Capability Sustainment

March 28, 2018 @ 10:58 AM

The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for the capability sustainment programme (CSP) of the advanced Brimstone air-to-surface missile, to extend its service life beyond 2030. Under the CSP effort, MBDA will manufacture new Brimstone missiles for the UK Armed Forces in order to replenish the countrys inventory and to maintain the UKs battlefield edge into the future
Saab To Modernize Netherlands Army’s Mobile Combat Training Centre

March 26, 2018 @ 12:40 PM

Swedish firm Saab has received an order from the Defence Material Organisation, DMO, for support and update of simulators to the Netherlands Armys Mobile Combat Training Centre. The order value amount to SEK 115 million is a two-year extension and includes an option for one additional year of support
Middle East ‘Regional Power’ Buys AeroVironment Puma UAVs for $44 Million

March 17, 2018 @ 10:04 AM

Unmanned systems maker, AeroVironment has secured a $44.5 million contract for Puma II AE small UAS featuring the new Mantis i45 sensor from a Middle Eastern nation
Russian Air Force Tests Il-76MD Transport Aircraft in Ground Attack Role

February 22, 2018 @ 09:55 AM

Crews of Il-76MD tactical transport aircraft practiced ground target bombing at ranges in the Tver region of Russia today. The piloting crews carried out firing at ground targets, which imitated light-armored and automobile hardware of the mock enemy
Saab Offers 'Swordfish' Maritime Patrol Aircraft as Alternative to 'Airliner-type' MPAs

February 6, 2018 @ 09:16 AM

In a clear attempt to target Boeing's P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Saab has highlighted its 'Swordfish' MPAs as an alternative to "large, costly airliner-type platforms". In a press release ahead of the Singapore Airshow, Saab said that 'Swordfish' MPA consisting of Bombardiers Global 6000 ultra-long-range aircraft, General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canadas acoustics processor and Saabs pedigree in total airborne surveillance solutions, ensures a new era in maritime air power
Belgium Rejects French Lobbying for Rafale Fighters, Sticks to Tender Process

December 29, 2017 @ 02:13 PM

Belgium has rejected French offer of Rafale fighter jets for the countrys bid to replace aging F-16 fighter jets. “The French government already promised an economic return of$ 4 billion, there is now even $20 billion

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