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DCNS, Airbus Helicopters To Co-Design French Navy’s Tactical VTOL Drone System

October 20, 2016 @ 11:44 AM

DCNS and Airbus Helicopters are joining forces to design French Navys tactical Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) drone system. The teaming of DCNS and Airbus Helicopters will be equipped to address all technical challenges arising from the naval integration of the drones through the creation of robust system architecture that can evolve and adapt to meet every need, according to joint statement issued today
Saab Acquires Mine Counter Measures Manufacturer Nordic Defence Industries

October 19, 2016 @ 11:16 AM

Saab has acquired Denmarks Nordic Defence Industries (NDI) that manufactures mine disposal charge systems for the naval defense industry. “With the acquisition, our regional footprint will be strengthened as well as our role as a global supplier of Mine Counter Measure solutions,” said Görgen Johansson, head of business area Dynamics in a statement Tuesday
DCNS Exhibits New Gen BELH@RRA Digital Frigate

October 18, 2016 @ 04:01 PM

DCNS has unveiled BELH@RRA new-generation digital frigate at Euronaval Exhibition in France. The BELH@RRA front-line digital frigate renews the heavily-armed 4,000-tonne frigate segment, the company announced today
Israel Planned 'Rumors' Of Striking Iran From Saudi Base In 2012: Wikileaks

October 18, 2016 @ 12:11 PM

Israel had plans of spreading rumors about a leak that it would use a military base in Saudi Arabia to strike Iran as one of its effors to counter Iran's nuclear buildup, according to th latest Wikileaks tranche of emails released Saturday. A July 2012 correspondence between a former adviser and then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton cited Israeli officials as saying that while Israel was unprepared for a full-scale war with Iran, rumors of an IDF strike could “persuade the world they mean business
Russia To Display Tiger Class Corvette, 130 Naval Hardware At Euronaval 2016

October 17, 2016 @ 10:40 AM

Rosoboronexport will be displaying more than 130 Naval products, including the advanced Tiger-class corvette, equipped with Club-N integrated missile system and vertical launchers at the EURONAVAL 2016 exhibition, held from 17-21 October in France. The display at International Naval Defense and Maritime Exhibition & Conference also includes frigates that are being currently supplied to India, offshore patrol vessel, Tornado-class missile ships and their derivatives armed with missile systems, the Russian state intermediary agency announced today
India, Russia sign Deals For Kamov, S-400 ‘Triumf’, Stealth Vessels At Brics...

October 15, 2016 @ 11:27 PM

India has signed various defense deals with Russia at Brics summit 2016 today, including the one to buy US$5 billion worth S-400 Triumf anti aircraft weapon system. Russia will start supplying advanced anti-aircraft defense system S-400 Triumph from 2020 to India, according to an agreement signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin at BRICS Summit,
Royal Navy Demonstrates REMUS 600 UUV At 'Unmanned Warrior 16'

October 15, 2016 @ 12:45 PM

Uk Royal Navy has transported a REMUS 600 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to take part in Unmanned Warrior (UW), a research and training exercise. The REMUS 600 AUV / marine robot was designed to support the Navy's increasing need for operations that require extended endurance, increased payload capacity, and greater operating depth
PIRIOU, KERSHIP and DCNS Win Two French Navy Offshore Support Vessels Contract

October 14, 2016 @ 04:18 PM

PIRIOU, KERSHIP and DCNS have won a French Navy contract to provide two more offshore support and rescue vessels (BSAH). The two ordered today will be delivered in 2019, the French defense procurement agency announced today
Insitu To Demonstrate Maritime Surface Search Tech At Unmanned Warrior

October 14, 2016 @ 03:20 PM

Insitu will demonstrate its new wide-area maritime surface search technology at the Royal Navys Unmanned Warrior demonstration this month. The Insitu team will perform a series of flights using its ScanEagle platform equipped with the ViDAR payload
India, Russia To Sign $5 Billion Deal For S-400 Air Defence Missile

October 14, 2016 @ 12:26 PM

India will be signing a $5.8 billion contract with Russia on Saturday to acquire five new generation Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems

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