Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) for provision of the Giraffe AMB radar system and related services. The order is worth MSEK 190
The navies of many nations know they can count on Rheinmetall’s MASS countermeasure system to protect their fleets from enemy missile attacks. Standing for “Multi Ammunition Softkill System”, MASS is the world’s most advanced system for protecting frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol boats
Sagem (Safran group) has signed a contract with French defense procurement agency DGA to supply its new Remote Video Terminal (RVT) to units in the French army’s 61st Artillery Regiment deploying the SDTI Sperwer tactical drone. Developed and produced by Sagem, the RVT recently completed a year of very successful field trials by the French army
URS Corporation today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts to provide logistics and maintenance support services to the U.S
Thales has been notified of the award handed down on 3 May, 2010, in the arbitration against the Republic of China (Taiwan). This award has been made as a result of an alleged breach of the terms pertaining to the use of intermediaries contained in a contract entered into in 1991 by Thomson-CSF (now Thales) for the supply of six Lafayette frigates to Taiwan
Defence Land Systems India, a Mahindra and BAE Systems joint venture company, has held its inaugural board meeting. At the meeting, the joint venture company was declared operational and Mr
MBDA is pleased to announce that the Qatari Emiri Navy will procure a batch of Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles to equip its fleet of four Vita class Patrol Boats. This latest generation of naval superiority missile has a significantly extended range thanks to its turbojet propulsion
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract with the Military Navy of Peru to supply two multifunctional surveillance radars KRONOS NV to be installed on board of the “Aguirre” class frigates (former-Lupo), once belonging to the Italian Navy. The system refers to a multifunction radar, KRONOS NV, which can interface a Combat Management System (CMS) and a command and control system, IPN-20, developed by SELEX Sistemi Integrati
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
Washington Marine Group (WMG) is pleased to announce the signing of a Teaming Agreement with Thales Canada forming a strategic alliance to provide the Government of Canada a single solution for the future build and in service support of the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). The AOPS program is worth over C$2 billion dollars, delivering 6 ice breaking patrol vessels to the Canadian Navy, as part of the Federal Government’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS)