Russian arm manufacturer Rosoboronexport and Spanish company Navantia have signed a contract to arm Spanish Avante-class patrol ships with Russian weapons which will then be further exported to third-party countries. “Modern Russian artillery, air-defense and missile complexes may be adapted for use on Spanish ships,” says Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
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Saab has received the first order for its HUD-system following flight evaluations by the US Army Aviation end customer with the system installed on a Blackhawk helicopter. Saab secured the order in cooperation with the contract prime, BAE Systems Inc
SELEX Galileo has been awarded a contract by the Maltese Armed Forces to deliver two Janus Naval (Janus-N) electro-optic observation and fire control panoramic sights. The sights will be installed on patrol boats operated by the Armed Forces of Malta
The U.S Navy has successfully launched six Rafael Spike missiles from an Unmanned Surface Vessel precision engagement module for the first time
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MKU will be presenting its new and more advanced range of Armour & Electro-optical product range at the Expodefensa 2012 to be held in Bogota, Colombia & Indodefense 2012, to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. To meet, understand and cater to regional requirements and to further consolidate its position and standing in these new territories MKU will showcase its latest range of revolutionary Quick release Modular Vest and Boltfree-IPS helmets, together offer un-paralleled ballistic protection over a variety of threats and range of hostile warzone conditions
Militaries across the globe have begun implementing the use of robots for various military and naval activities. From autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to ground robots everybody wants a piece of the action
The French DGA has successfully carried out the first end to end firing of the MBDA Naval Cruise Missile (MdCN)in its submarine version. MdCN will equip the French Navy’s multi-mission frigates (FREMM) and its Barracuda submarines in 2017