Russias Rosoboronexport and Jordanian company Jadara Equipment and Defense Systems (JEDS) have agreed to open a licensed production of Kornet-E anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) in Jordan. As part of the IDEX-2021 exhibition currently underway in Abu Dhabi, the parties agreed to organize licensed assembly of 9M133-1 and 9M133F-1 missiles for the Kornet-E ATGM system
Paramount Group and Sarcos Robotics have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring robotic systems to government and industrial customers in the Middle East and Africa. “We believe that the market opportunity to make an impact in the Middle East and Africa is significant, and we look forward to working with Sarcos to deliver a version of the companys game-changing robotics, accelerating access to what are today critical technologies, specifically tailored to meet the unique needs of our customers in these regions,” said Ivor Ichikowitz, Chairman, Paramount Group
Israels Rafael Advanced Systems will provide Trophy tank protection systems to Germany for equipping them on the armys Leopard 2 tanks. The contract signed between Israel's Ministry of Defense and the German Federal Ministry of Defense also includes tank equipment, interceptors, spares parts and operational and technical training
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU)s equipment purchase plan until 2024 does not include the Russian Su-35 for which a contract had been signed in 2018. TNI AU revealed that it is planning to buy sophisticated 4
Paramount Group and India-based Bharat Forge Limited signed an agreement to manufacture Kalyani M4 Armoured Vehicles in India, at the ongoing IDEX-2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The Kalyani M4 is a multi-role platform, designed to meet the specific requirements of armed forces for quick mobility in rough terrain and in areas affected by mine and IED threats
Barred from flying to Abu Dhabi due to Tel Aviv airport closure, Israeli companies marked its presence at the Arab worlds biggest arms fair, IDEX 2021, by a token and virtual presence. Close to 40 Israeli companies were to attend the exhibition, marking the countrys first participation in any U
Japans Ministry of Defence plans to advance with its F-X fighter jet with the United States, keeping interoperability between the two forces in mind. It will start working on the project with the U
Slovak based CSM Industry will partner UAEs International Golden Group (IGG) to offer its military excavators in the Middle East Market. CSM said it will be able to continue as a traditional representative of the domestic defense industry in United Arab Emirates under the umbrella of International Golden Group (IGG) in further modernization of the needs of the (UAE) Armed Forces and will cover increasingly demanding development requirements
Airbus has contracted Rheinmetall to supply two additional training simulators for the European A400M. Earmarked for German air bases in Wunstorf and Altenstadt, the two simulators will be delivered and ready to operate at the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023
Russias Rosoboronexport will demo its Repellent-Patrol EW system at IDEX 2021 that is capable of jamming malicious drones from up to 20 km away. The EW complex designed to destroy small-sized UAVs