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TOKYO: The Defence Ministry and the Japan Business Federation have agreed to step up cooperation in promoting defence equipment and technology exports. Under the initiative with the federation, known as … Read More
Global training system integrator, CAE announced that the company’s US wholly-owned subsidiary, CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc, has been awarded a subcontract from BAE Systems to support the prototype development … Read More
Rheinmetall and its strategic partner, the North-American helmet maker Galvion, have won an order to supply the German Bundeswehrwith an advanced combat helmet. Awarded in November 2020, the framework contract … Read More
The new 1,000-kilogram version of the AASM “Hammer” air-to-ground modular weapon, designed and produced by Safran Electronics & Defense, successfully completed its first two inert separation tests from a Rafale … Read More
MUNICH: Airbus has concluded a pilot phase of the “Innovations for FCAS” (I4 FCAS) initiative which aims at involving German non-traditional defence players -covering startups, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) … Read More
BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle Family of Vehicles (ACV FOV) programme has achieved its most significant milestone to date with the Marine Corps’ decision to move into full-rate production and … Read More
Nexter teams has presented the first four regenerated armoured infantry fighting vehicles (VBCI) at the Integrated Structure for Maintaining Land Equipment in Operational Condition (SIMMT) at the Roanne site. Since … Read More
PARIS/TOKYO: Thales and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a contract for the delivery of High Frequency Synthetic Aperture Sonar (HFSAS) SAMDIS to equip MHI’s OZZ-5Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) for … Read More
The French government has ordered seven Dasasult Aviation Albatros maritime patrol aircraft, to be delivered from 2025. The “Albatros” Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) programme, which will be based … Read More
CANBERRA: A high-speed satellite communications (SATCOM) system has been installed on a second Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Super Hercules, providing in-flight internet connection to crew and passengers. RAAF … Read More
