Saab has signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Indian company Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co Ltd regarding a strategic investment. Both companies have also signed a Technical Partnership Agreement (TPA) to continue an ongoing co-operation between the two and covers details about the format for further co-operation and relevant projects
The UK Ministry of Defense has unveiled the latest design of the Royal Navy’s next generation of warships, the Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS). Due to be commissioned into service after 2020, the multi-mission warship will be used by the Royal Navy in combat and counter piracy operations and to support humanitarian and disaster relief work around the world
The British MoD has taken delivery of the first fully qualified vehicle Systems Information Exploitation / Health and Usage Monitoring System (SIE/HUMS) ‘box’ just four months after the contract was signed. The SIE/HUMS system can automatically monitor each vehicle returning to base from operations and identify whether it needs any repair or service
The Indian ministry of defense has announced that Transfer of Technology (ToT) has been made eligible for offsets, removing a major hurdle in defense equipment sales to India. In a new Defence Procurement Policy which took effect on August 1, the Indian MoD has also specified what constitutes offset multipliers and allowed sub-vendors to discharge offsets
Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. (ADCF) announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with AeroSpy, an Austria-based leading technology supplier in the field of navigation, motion tracking, and mobile robotics, to develop and commercialize the first fully certified Sense & Avoid System that allows the integration of mission-specific UAVs into civilian airspace
Defense giants Rolls-Royce and Snecma, from the Safran Group, have combined forces and signed a contract to jointly develop an engine to power a potential unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) program being considered by the British and French governments. The two companies also announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement with BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation to work together to explore concepts and technologies as part of the Anglo French Future Combat Air Systems Demonstration Programme Preparation Phase contract
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ATK announces it has been selected as a key participant to support the U.S
Oshkosh Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a contract from to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces to provide 750 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs). Oshkosh is scheduled to deliver M-ATVs to the UAE between January and August 2013, pending standard regulatory requirements
Colt Defense LLC has been awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract by the U. S