Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a follow-on contract to supply advanced Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) systems for the Republic of Korea Army's SURION helicopter. The contract, which is in an amount that is not material to Elbit Systems, will be performed over a four-year period
Jérôme Bendell has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ThalesRaytheonSystems SAS, the French entity of the joint venture between Thales and Raytheon, according to an official statement. He succeeds Philippe Duhamel, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer of international joint venture ThalesRaytheonSystems in July 2013
Chinas FD-2000 missile defense system beat out competitors Raytheons Patriot, the Russian S-400 and the French-Italian Eurosam Samp-T to win the Turkish contract last week. Defenseworld
Russias first Project 885M Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, will complete final trials in November or December. The sea trail would decide whether to adopt it for service with the Russian Navy, the United Shipbuilding Corporation was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
Oshkosh Defense delivers the last of the 750 MRAP-All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) to the United Arab Emirates. John Bryant, senior vice president was quoted as saying by Defense News that Oshkosh is working on a long-term maintenance and supply agreement with the UAE to keep those M-ATVs humming
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Astrium and Arianespace signed a joint agreement on the production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. As part of this agreement, Arianespace has ordered from Astrium, long-lead items and the start of production activities for the 18 additional launchers
Russia will begin testing its next generation Armata main battle tank by November, the head of the Russian Tank Forces said Saturday.“The prototypes will be unveiled soon at an exhibit in Nizhny Tagil, and their tests will kick off within a month or two, I believe,” Lt
The number of drone attacks recorded in Pakistan from 2004 is 339 with over 400 civilians killed, according to statement presented in the Pakistan National Assembly earlier this week. The statement made no mention of the number of identified terrorists killed in the attacks
Russia has claimed leadership in the export of new multirole fighter jets for 2009-2012, as per figures from Russias arms exporter Rosoboronexport reported by Russias Center for the Analysis of the Global Arms Trade. In that four-year period, Russia supplied 224 new jets valued at about $9 billion