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Saab to Submit Gripen Tender for Brazil

November 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Saab welcomes the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the supply of new fighter aircraft for Brazil.>> Saab will submit a bid including 36 Gripen NG (Next Generation) to meet the requirement for future multi-role fighter aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force
Equipment Concerns Being Addressed

November 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

It was reported in Saturdays [Daily] Telegraph that Major Sebastian Morley resigned as a result of the Ministry of Defences failure to provide 'proper kit' to operations.>> Equipping our personnel is a clear priority and we are absolutely focussed on providing them with a range of vehicles that will protect them from the ever-shifting threats posed by the enemy
Saab and MASS to Offer Integrated EW Data Management Software

November 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Saab Avitronics (Saab) and Mass Consultants (MASS) have entered into a cooperation agreement to offer a fully integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) database and mission data generation tool.>> This new tool will offer customers of Saabs EW equipment the prospect of an affordable, capable and fully independent EW data management system in one seamlessly integrated package
Thales Selected by Royal Norwegian Navy for the Delivery of a Mine...

October 31, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

After signing a contract for the replacement of the hull-mounted sonar of the Oksoy and Alta-class Mine Counter Measure vessels on 30th March 2007, Thales is now selected by the Royal Norwegian Navy for the delivery of the MCM C2 Software package.>> Thales, as Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace's partner for this contract, will deliver a solution allowing the Norwegian Navy to efficiently plan and execute mine countermeasure missions
New Armoured Vehicles for Afghanistan

October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Defence Secretary John Hutton has announced a package worth 700 million today, which will pay for some 700 new armoured vehicles to further improve the safety and protection of troops on operations in Afghanistan.>> The Protected Mobility Package announced by Mr Hutton today, Wednesday 29 October 2008, includes provision of 350 million for 400 brand new armoured support trucks which will be used to accompany patrols and carry essential supplies such as water and ammunition
Modernized Fuchs/Fox Provides Comprehensive Protection from Mines and IEDs â€“ Upgrade Order...

October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The tried-and-tested Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicle is one of the Bundeswehrs most versatile systems. Rheinmetall now offers a highly effective modernization package that substantially improves the vehicles protection against landmine blasts and improvised explosive devices
Russia sets new record with arms export in 2008

October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The volume of Russians arms sales abroad during nine months of the current year has considerably increased in comparison with the same-year period of 2007, deputy director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation (FSMTC), Konstantin Biryulin told RIA Novosti. “The volume of arms deliveries has already exceeded the level reported in the same period of the previous year by 23 percent,” the official said at the opening of Euronaval 2008 international trade fair for naval defense, which is taking place in Le Bourget, France
Kongsberg Supports NATO Submarine Rescue System Acceptance Trials

October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Engineers from Kongsberg Maritime have been in the thick of the action in France and Norway during a combined trial and military exercise period involving the NATO Submarine Rescue System - NSRS. The NSRS is an extensive project by the French, Norwegian and UK Navies, to provide a fast response, highly mobile, distressed submarine (DISSUB) rescue platform
Anniston Reaches Milestone in Upgrade of New M1 Variant

October 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala.---Workers assembled the first vehicle here Oct
SITA’s APIS solutions to be customised for Indian market

October 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Carriers operating in the Indian skies failed to comply with an order placed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to implement Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) by August 1, 2008. This was the second deadline the airlines missed, while the first deadline was July this year

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