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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to continue development and evaluation of tailored configurations of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) as a potential Foreign Military Sale to the French …

The United Kingdom and France have confirmed the launch of the preparation works for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme, after the signature today of a government agreement and associated contracts by the French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) and the British Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S).  Eric …

The Thales technologies selected by Airbus Helicopters, industrial prime contractor for the programme, and the French defence procurement agency (DGA), the contracting authority, will provide the 169 Guépard joint light helicopters with a complete set of high-performance solutions relying on innovative connected touchscreen interfaces for all three branches of the …

The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the development and procurement of the H160M in the frame of the Light Joint Helicopter programme (HIL). The contract includes the development of several prototypes and the delivery of a first batch of 30 aircraft (21 …

At a ceremony attended by the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of the Croatian Republic Andrej Plenković, the French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation Eric Trappier signed yesterday in Zagreb, with the Croatian Minister …

This Tuesday, September 28, in the presence of the Minister of the Armed Forces, the Greek Minister of Defence signed, with the CEOs of the French companies Naval Group and MBDA, a “Memorandum of Understanding” which provides for the acquisition by the Hellenic Navy of 3 Defence and Intervention Frigates …

 The 2021 edition of SOFINS is the opportunity for Hornet to present its range of Hornet remote-controlled weapon stations, already chosen by the French Army to equip its new generation of combat vehicles, the Griffon, Jaguar and Serval.  Within the framework of the exhibition, Hornet wishes to contribute in its …

Thales delivered the first digital Sea Fire radar for integration on the French Navy’s first Defence and Intervention Frigate in Lorient. A key milestone in the FDI programme, following a seven-year development and in-line with the French defence procurement agency’s initial schedule. The Sea Fire is the latest-generation solid-state modular …

The French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed an order to purchase eight additional H225Ms and a second VSR700 prototype. The H225Ms will be operated by the French Air and Space Force. The VSR700 is an unmanned aerial system being developed …

The operational commissioning (MSO) of the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft was decided by Admiral Pierre Vandier, the Navy Chief of Staff, and Air Force General Philippe Lavigne, Air Force and Space of Staff. The modernization of combat aviation capabilities is one of the priorities of the Military Programming Law. As …