The Brazilian Navy has successfully carried out a trial firing of the Exocet MM40 missile, the first test has proven to be a feat for the country which can now autonomously engage in obtaining anti-ship missile motors. The motor was developed, produced and certified by Avibras in partnership with MBDA and can be used on both foreign and national missiles
EADS Cassidian has announced the launch of Cassidian CyberSecurity, a dedicated new business, devoted to the cyber security market across Europe and Middle East, with an initial focus on Germany, the United Kingdom and France. Cassidian CyberSecurity will provide responses to the specific demands of the French, British and German governments
The Indian Ministry of Defense is expected to issue an RFP for the procurement of 29 Weapons Locating Radars (WLRs) worth INR 1,500 crore (USD 285,307,790) in the coming months which India's government owned defence electronics company, BEL has announced its intention to participate in. The project will surely attract attention from other WLR manufacturers from the U
The People’s Liberation Army of China has officially presented the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot. The newly developed robot was unveiled at a test ground site in China
Defense major CAE announced today it has signed a shareholders agreement with the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam (MOFB) to set up a joint venture company, owned 60 percent by CAE and 40 percent by the Brunei Ministry of Finance, will be established to develop and operate the CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) in Brunei Darussalam. The CAE Brunei MPTC also announced it has signed long-term training services contracts valued at approximately C$170 million for CAE
The much hyped launch of North Korea’s long-range rocket suffered major embarrassment on Friday when the rocket imploded mid-air falling over the Yellow Sea just a few minutes after being launched. South Korea’s defense ministry quickly issued a statement, saying, “North Korea's rocket flew about one or two minutes before it exploded mid-air" In a surprising move, North Korea confirmed that the satellite, which the U
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BAE Systems has won a contract worth £446m to support the fleet of Typhoon jets. The in-service support agreement, known as Contract 1 will introduce significant efficiencies by bringing together a number of legacy contracts and proposed new work into an overarching umbrella contract
Naval Defense giant DCNS has signed a contract through DCNS India with SEC Industries worth Rs 310-cr (approximately $50 million) for the indigenization of equipment for the P75 Scorpene submarines. DCNS India and SEC Industries will manufacture equipment such as hull hatches, cofferdam doors, knuckle hoses, ballast vent valves, High Pressure air cylinders, weapon handling and storage system