Egypt and France are set to launch naval military exercise Cleopatra 2017 on Monday, which will run for several days on Egyptian territorial waters in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. That was reported by ahram.org.eg. In a statement on Monday, the Egyptian armed forces said the training encompasses several units and naval machinery, including Egyptian […]

The French company ECA Group announced plans to build its unmanned boats Inspector Mk2 and anti-mine submersibles Seascan Mk2 in Russia. That was reported by mil.today. Within the next two years, the French ECA Group will arrange production of unmanned boats Inspector Mk2 and anti-mine submersibles Seascan Mk2 in Russia a company’s director Dominique Mallet told to the Russian media. According to Dominique Mallet, the ECA […]

MBDA’s Sea Venom / ANL anti-ship missile has successfully completed its first firing at the Île du Levant test range in France. Conducted in June, the first firing is a major milestone for the Anglo-French missile; developed to deliver an enhanced capability and replace existing and legacy systems such as the UK-developed Sea Skua and the French-developed […]

Airbus Helicopters has unveiled further details of the Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft (RACER) high-speed helicopter concept at the Paris Air Show on 20 June. It will aim at achieving the best trade-off between speed, cost-efficiency, sustainability and mission performance. Final assembly of the demonstrator is expected to start in 2019, with a first flight the next […]

The F-35A made its aerial demonstration debut on June 19, 2017 at the Paris Air Show in front of crowds of thousands. Watch this impressive display of 5th Generation innovation in aviation. The F-35 fighter jet of U.S. Air Force at the first time took to the skies, performing air stunts and demonstrating maneuvering skills […]

The Paris Air Show will officially open tomorrow, but already the new fighter attack version of the M-346 earned the most media attention. Leonardo has shown for the first time today at Le Bourget the new fighter attack version of the M-346. This new version of the M-346 will take its place next to the two existing […]

CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. – a company specializing in the field of electro-optics and IR defense and homeland security solutions – launches T-STAMP-XR, its unique, compact payload for UAS with exceptional thermal sensor optics, at the Paris Air Show 2017. According to Mr. Dror Sharon, CEO and President of CONTROP, “We developed the T-STAMP-XR in […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will officially unveil a new class of unmanned aerial systems that represent the future of air combat at the 2017 Paris Air Show. Kratos is at the forefront of unmanned aerial systems with its ability to rapidly design, develop, demonstrate and deliver affordable high-performance jet powered drones. At the […]

Ukraine’s Antonov, which is a part of Ukrainian defence industry holding company UkrOboronProm,  will officially unveil a new An-132D transport and special mission aircraft at the  International Paris Air Show “LE BOURGET 2017”. According to UkrOboronProm officials, during the exhibition there are planned demonstration An-132D flights, as well as presentation of other “Antonov” programs. UOP delegation is […]

France formally handed over the first anti-tank missile system with HOT missiles to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) on 29 May, the French embassy in Beirut announced. The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) received VCAC Mephisto anti-tank missile launcher vehicles and 48 HOT 2 missiles, which have a range of 4,000 m. The VCAC Mephisto is a long-range anti-tank missile […]