Malaysian Defence Ministry issues Letter of Acceptance to Eurocopter for the supply 12 EC725 helicopters for search and rescue (SAR) missions. Eurocopter Senior Executive Vice President Philippe Harache said the helicopters, to be operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force, are scheduled for initial delivery in 2012, followed by the remainder of this fleet over a period of two years
EADS Defence & Security (DS) and Thales have received a contract worth 26.1 million euros ($35 million) from the French defence procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) to produce and support two sets of MGPs (Modules Géographiques Projetables – deployable geographic modules) for the 28th Geographic Group of the French Army
Mrs Mamatha M, wife of MM Pallam Raju, Indian minister of state for defence today launched first of its kind Anti Submarine Warfare(ASW) Corevette at GRSE shipyard in Kolkata. The ASW Corvette belongs to the Kamorta Class of Warships with Anti Submarine Warfare capability and very low signature of radiated under water noise
Lockheed Martin will deliver a long-range air surveillance radar system to the United Kingdom that overcomes sensor performance issues commonly caused by the rotating blades of wind turbines. The advanced electronics of Lockheed Martin’s TPS-77 radar mitigate interference, or “clutter,” that commonly obscure radar targets in and around wind farms
Naza Bumar Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Naza Defence, unveiled its entry for the Malaysian Army armoured personnel carrier requirement by displaying the Polish-made Rosomak 8X8 Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2010 exhibition and conference. The vehicle is a licensed variant of the Finnish AMV
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and Lockheed Martin today announced the signing of a teaming agreement to compete jointly for the U
After an international competition organized by NAMSA (Nato Maintenance and Supply Agency), Sagem won the order for a new series of MATIS HH (Handheld) thermal imagers for the Finnish Defense Forces. The contract, having a total value of several millions of euros, includes a significant amount of thermal imagers
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Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) selected Aselsan to develop and produce the Helmet Integrated Cueing System (HICS) for the Turkish T129 tactical reconnaissance and attack helicopter. Used for situational awareness and weapon cueing, the HICS system will incorporate latestgeneration image intensifier tubes for tactical night flight
The Boeing Company announced today that it has received a two-year, $21.4 million contract from the U