At Farnborough 2016, Thales is launching Fulmar X, a new concept that uses a small, flexible Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) to meet the needs of both military and civil customers in order to suite a wide range of surveillance missions (border surveillance, natural disasters, illegal traffic monitoring…). Fulmar X is …
Read More »Sikorsky and Babcock Sign 10-Year Support Agreement for S-92® Helicopter
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Sikorsky and Babcock Mission Critical Services Ltd. today signed a 10-year agreement providing Babcock’s S-92® helicopter fleet with extended support for its aftermarket material needs. Sikorsky’s Total Assurance Program provides Babcock continued aftermarket support to operate its S-92 fleet within a known budget, reducing …
Read More »Sikorsky, PZL Mielec and PGZ Ink New Agreement For BLACK HAWK Co-Operation at Farnborough International Airshow
FARNBOROUGH, ENG – July 11, 2016 Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and its subsidiary PZL Mielec have today signed a memorandum of understanding with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), one of the largest defence groups in Europe, under which PGZ companies would have significant involvement in the S-70i™ BLACK HAWK …
Read More »Boeing Forecasts Demand for 39,620 New Airplanes Valued at $5.9 Trillion
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 11, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] projects a demand for 39,620 new airplanes over the next 20 years, an increase of 4.1 percent over last year’s forecast. Boeing released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) on the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow, estimating the …
Read More »MBDA ‘s Meteor Enters Service with the Swedish Air Force
Farnborough International Airshow, 11th July 2016: The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) announced during a ceremony today that MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile has now officially entered service on its Gripen combat aircraft. The announcement was made by Major General Mats Helgesson, Chief-of-Staff of the SwAF, in …
Read More »Leonardo-Finmeccanica unveils the new M-346FT at the Farnborough Air Show
Farnborough, July 11 2016 – World’s first for the Aermacchi M-346FT aircraft of Leonardo-Finmeccanica that will make its official debut at Farnborough Air Show that will open next July 11th. The M-346FT is the multi-role version of the M-346 whose characteristic is to pass very easily from the trainer aircraft …
Read More »Nexter unveils the CAESAR® 8×8 for the first time on Eurosatory
Villepinte, 13th June 2014 – Nexter is present for this 2016 edition of the International Defence and Security Show, Eurosatory, which is being held from 13th to 17th June. Armed with two centuries of experience and thanks to internationally recognised expertise, Nexter is one of the world’s five leading artillery …
Read More »Thales launches SYNAPS, the new broadband tactical software-defined radio family for collaborative combat
At Eurosatory 2016, Thales announces the launch of SYNAPS, the new broadband tactical software-defined radio family designed to support battlespace digitisation and C4I systems. In addition to hierarchical communications, SYNAPS provides a unique collaborative combat capability based on real-time horizontal communications between all the units on the ground. Building on …
Read More »Safran navigation systems selected for France’s new Griffon armored vehicles of Scorpion program
Eurosatory 2016, Paris-Nord Villepinte, Monday June 13 Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader in inertial navigation systems, has been chosen to provide the navigation systems for Griffon armored vehicles as part of France’s Scorpion program. This program is designed to enhance the front-line fighting capabilities of the French army, …
Read More »Avon Protection meets the new and changing needs to protect assets, business and people
There will be a demonstration of our products in action at 11.15 am on the 14th June. Come along to see how effective our thermal imaging cameras are at exposing hidden devices and void spaces, and how our latest flexible respiratory protection systems ensure complete chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear …
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