December 2018 - Defense Arabia

Air Force

Leonardo: first M-345 production aircraft performs its maiden flight

December 21, 2018

The first M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) production basic/advanced trainer aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight at Venegono Superiore airport […]

Land Forces

KONGSBERG and Patria will acquire AIM Norway

December 20, 2018

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, has entered into agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence for […]

Air Force

MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL missile marks further trials milestone

December 18, 2018

MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile has successfully conducted a further firing trial, passing a significant new milestone for the Anglo-French […]

Naval Forces

INDRA SIGNS A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THE GERMAN NAVY’S NEW K130 CORVETTES WITH ITS RIGEL ELECTRONIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS

December 11, 2018

Indra will equip the second series of K130 corvette class ships of the German Navywith its latest generation Rigel electronic […]

Naval Forces

Naval Group launches a subsidiary in Alexandria

December 5, 2018

Naval Group inaugurates its subsidiary in Egypt, Alexandria Naval for Maintenance and Industry. The new entity will be dedicated to […]

Air Force

Russian Helicopters to certify a service center in Egypt in 2019

December 5, 2018

Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) is completing the creation of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center […]

Exhibitions