Construction begins in Brazil on first DCNS-designed Submarine
DCNS and its partner Odebrecht, through their joint company ICN (Itaguaí Construções Navais), launched construction of the first S-BR Scorpene class submarine under the Brazilian submarine programme. The ‘first cut’ ceremony, marking the effective implementation of the technology transfer agreement, was held in Itaguaí, Brazil, in the presence of the...
Kongsberg signed contract for Command & Weapons Control Systems with Italian Navy
Kongsberg has signed a contract for extensions to the Command & Weapons Control Systems already under contract for delivery to the two new U212A 2nd Batch submarines under construction in Italy for the Italian Navy. The contract was made between the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Kongsberg
Mexico Orders Four C-27J Transport Aircraft
New success on the international markets for the tactical transport aircraft C-27J, designed and built by Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company. Mexico has in fact ordered four C-27Js for a total value of about 200 million dollars
Raytheon UK Awarded Four-Year Support Contract for U.K. Paveway
Raytheon UK has been awarded a 10 million pounds Sterling (approximately $16 million), four-year contract to provide continued in-service support for both current and legacy U.K
France Orders Third Barracuda-class SSN
Defence procurement agency DGA has placed an order with DCNS for the third Barracuda-type nuclear-powered attack submarine for the French Navy. This order comes under the framework programme contract awarded to DCNS in December 2006 calling for the delivery of six next-generation SSNs between 2017 and 2028
Saab Receives Order from FMV Regarding Gripen System
Defence and security company Saab has received an order amounting to MSEK 1,034 from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) for system maintenance and development studies regarding Gripen. In accordance with the order from FMV, Saab will undertake continual maintenance and updates for the Gripen C/D in compliance with the Swedish Armed Forces' long-term planning for the Gripen system
BAE Systems Awarded £46m Contract for Support from UK
BAE Systems has been awarded a six year, £46m contract to support the Sampson multi-function radars (MFR) on board the fleet of six Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers. This support contract, awarded by MBDA, is designed as a forerunner to a full 'contract for availability' arrangement and will generate data on the radar's performance which will enable a long-term support solution to be delivered to the Royal Navy
MBDA Unveils Perseus Concept, Supersonic Multirole missile Concept at Paris
MBDA today unveils the output of the Concept Visions process for 2011; CVS 401 Perseus concept missile system, which represents the group's vision of a multi-role strike weapon system for 2030 and beyond. To replace the current generation of heavy anti-ship and cruise missiles, a new system will be required that is capable of launching anti-ship strikes, land attacks and engaging time-sensitive targets such as relocatable missile launchers in an ever more complex tactical environment and with the minimum risk of collateral damage
Raytheon Awarded $24.7 Million Global Hawk Ground Station Sustainment Contract
Raytheon Company has been awarded a one-year subcontract worth $24.7 million for support services of the ground station elements of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system
CAE Awarded Contracts Valued at Approximately C$100 Million for Six Full-Flight Simulators...
CAE today announced at the Paris Air Show that it has sold six CAE 7000 Series Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) to airline customers in Asia, Europe and North America. CAE will provide a Boeing 787 FFS to British Airways, FFSs for the Airbus A330 and Boeing 737NG aircraft to Garuda Indonesia, an FFS for the Airbus A380 aircraft to Skymark Airlines, an Airbus A320 FFS to US Airways and a Boeing 737-800 FFS to an undisclosed North American airline
DCNS signs contract with Russian defence export agency for ships
DCNS today signed a contract with Russian defence export agency Rosoboronexport under the Franco-Russian intergovernmental agreement of 25 January for the supply of four Mistral/BPC-type force projection & command vessels. The contract signed today calls for two Mistral/BPC ships and associated services including initial logistics, training, and the transfer of technologies
Camcopter S-100 Again the Only UAS Flying at the Paris Air Show
The Camcopter S-100 by Schiebel, the Austrian hightech company, will again be the only UAS (Unmanned Air System) taking part in the daily flight displays (20th to 26th June) at the Paris Air Show. Flight imagery from the three-meter drone along with data from its onboard sensor will be transmitted in real time to the Air Show s TV station
Swedish Air Force to Retire SK 60 Trainer Aircraft in June
No Donation, U.S. Approves $30 Million HIMARS Artillery System Sale to Ukraine
Luxembourg Allocates €2.6B for French Griffon, Jaguar Armored Vehicles
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Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...