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Kongsberg signs $100 million contract for CROWS II with U.S. Army

April 16, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Kongsberg has booked an order with the United States Army valued at $100 million for additional PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations within the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS II) framework agreement. This agreement, originally signed in August 2007, was increased in December 2009 from 6,500 to 10,349 systems
Thales to equip France’s FREMM frigates with radar, sonar, communications systems

April 14, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Thales has signed a contract to equip France’s additional three FREMM frigates with radar, infrared search and track, sonar and communications systems - bringing to 11 the number of French multi-mission frigates the company will supply. “This latest contract reinforces Thales’s position as a key partner in developing the most advanced naval warfare systems available and further strengthens FREMM’s future,” said Pierre-Eric Pommellet, Thales Senior Vice President in charge of Defence Mission Systems, during the signature with Bernard Planchais, DCNS Executive Vice-President
BAE Systems wins £111 million readiness and sustainment contract in the Air

April 1, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

BAE Systems has won a four-year contract worth £111 million from the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) to support and maintain the 28 new Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force. The contract underlines the company’s capabilities in the area of readiness and sustainment and is the latest in a number of significant military aircraft support contracts awarded by the MOD in the last 12 months
ST Marine awarded $39 million vessels upgradation contract from Singapore, New Zealand

April 1, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

ST Engineering announced today that its marine arm, ST Marine, has been awarded S$55m worth of upgrading and modification contracts from both its Naval and Commercial customers. The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has awarded a contract to ST Marine to upgrade a class of its vessels
Saab receives $83 million contract for system maintenance of Gripen from

March 31, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Defence and security company Saab has received an order worth approximately SEK 600 million from FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Administration) for system maintenance of Gripen. The contract represents a part of continual system maintenance and updating tasks for the Gripen and complies with the Swedish Armed Forces' long-term planning for the Gripen
Netherlands Navy to receive Integrated Mast from Thales

March 31, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The Netherlands Defence Materiel Organization and Thales Nederland signed a contract for the delivery and installation of an Integrated Mast that is to be installed on the Joint Logistic Support Ship (JSS). This ship is presently being designed and engineered by Damen Schelde Shipyard in Flushing
Harris wins $73 million contract from U.S. Marine for 117G multiband manpack...

March 25, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $73 million order from the U.S
Norway signs contract with Thales for secure communication system development

March 4, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

NDPD has signed a new contract with Thales for further development of XOmail, an efficient and fully secure communication system, in order to provide a secure information exchange service for all defence branches. The goal is to satisfy the need for a secure information exchange service that can be used on all levels in the armed forces; from the headquarters at the strategic level and all the way down to dismounted soldiers or vehicles at the battlefield level
India issues RFI for Naval NBC simulator

March 3, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The Indian MoD has issued a Request for Information (RFI) ahead of issuing a global tender for setting up of a shore-based facility with simulators modeled on ships for training of Indian Navy personnel in Nuclear Biological Chemical warfare. "The Indian Navy intends to set up a Nuclear (Radiological), Biological and Chemical Defence training facility to train its personnel
AgustaWestland and Tata Sons establish a joint venture company

February 16, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Tata Sons have signed a Shareholders’ Agreement for the formation of an Indian joint venture company which will establish in India a final assembly line for the AW119 helicopter for the worldwide market. The agreement was signed in New Delhi today by Mr

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