Defence
GDELS begins Piranha 5 armoured vehicle production in Romania
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), part of the US-based General Dynamics Corporation, has begun production of Piranha 5 military vehicles at a facility owned by its Romanian partner Uzina Mecanica Bucuresti (UMB)... Read more
INVISIO receives follow-up order from the Belgian army
Belgian Army soldiers conduct a reconnaissance and surveillance mission Read more
Thyssenkrupp to invest €250m in shipbuilding division
German industrial conglomerate thyssenkrupp has announced plans to invest €250-million in its Marine Systems division, which builds warships and submarines... Read more
Cyprus to monitor Turkish drillships with Israeli drones
The Cypriot Ministry of Defence has purchased four Israeli drones for €12-million in order to monitor the activities of Turkish drillships operating in the island's waters in the first military acquisition of its kind for Cyprus. The move comes... Read more
European defence consortium submits project proposal to Commission
A consortium comprising of several major defence, communication and cybersecurity companies and high technology SMEs has submitted an application to the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) for the... Read more
UK has its "Best year ever" for arms sales in 2018
The UK has reported that 2018 was the country's "best year ever" in terms of defence orders and arms exports... Read more
Raytheon joins Team ARTEMIS Industry
Raytheon today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Ministry of Defence to join Team ARTEMIS Industry, a collaboration between government and industry formed to fast track the launch of a small satellite constellation and enhance the... Read more
UK Royal Navy orders Saab anti-submarine system
Swedish defence and aerospace company Saab has received an order for the AUV62-AT anti-submarine warfare training system from the UK's Royal Navy. Completed delivery of the order is expected later this year. Read more
Poland buys €90m Leonardo anti-submarine helicopters
The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed an offset agreement with Leonardo MW in the UK in preparation for the expected delivery of AW101 helicopters. The offset deal precedes the finalised order, worth 400-million zloty (€90-million), whic Read more
UK MoD invests £2.5m in drone swarm tech
£2.5-million in funding has been awarded by the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), an arm of the UK Ministry of Defence, to a consortium headed up by Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd for the development of drone swarm technology. Read more
Saab receives order from Czech MoD
Swedish-based defence and civil security giant Saab has received an order from the Czech Ministry of Defence to expand the GAMER laser-based training capability. Delivery of the system is set to begin at the end of 2019 and go on throughout 2020. The Read more
SEA to Lead Integration on Research & Development for MoD
SEA, the UK’s defence systems and integration specialist, is leading the physical and technical software integration of soldier personal area networks with the British Army’s current body armour and load carrying systems, as part of the Ministry of D Read more
Saab Inaugurates New Development Centre in Finland
Defence and security company Saab is expanding its activities in Finland having established a new development centre – the Saab Technology Centre (STC) – in Tampere, Finland. Read more
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GDELS Piranha 5 Romania
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Belgian Army soldiers conduct a reconnaissance and surveillance mission
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Defence imports 2018
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Saab AUV62-AT
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Czech Army
