On Thursday, the NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter took off on its on-schedule maiden flight at Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth. Wolfgang Schoder, CEO of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland; Ralph Herzog, Director in the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) and Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, Chief of the German Navy welcomed […]

French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian made visit to Fourchambault, a few kilometers from Nevers this Thursday at the site of Renault Trucks Defense. The company is specialized in military vehicles. 90% of the army’s engines are produced by Renault Trucks Defense (RTD). It has 1,300 employees, most of whom are based in France. Renault Trucks […]

The H135 Juno and the H145 Jupiter, the first two aircraft in the 32-strong fleet of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) helicopters, can be seen together for the first time, marking the start of a new era in helicopter military flight training in the UK. Flown over from the Airbus Helicopters’ manufacturing site […]

France to send five Leclerc main battle tanks with 12 VBCI infantry fighting vehicle and 300 troops to Estonia in 2017. The deployment was confirmed by the French defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to his Estonian counterpart, Hannes Hanso, at a meeting of the security forum in Halifax, Canada. “Jean-Yves Le Drian (French Defense Minister) assured […]

Renault Trucks Defense presented the VAB Mark III medium wheeled armoured vehicle  on its stand at the 11th International Exhibition of Homeland Security in the Middle East, MILIPOL  Qatar, from 31 October to 2 November. The VAB Mark III is a 20 t 6×6 medium armored vehicle which is as rugged and reliable as its predecessor […]

DCNS, a world leader in naval defence, and Airbus Helicopters, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, are joining forces to design the future tactical component of France’s Naval Aerial Drone (Système de Drones Aériens de la Marine – SDAM) programme. By pooling naval and aerospace skills and expertise, the teaming of DCNS and Airbus Helicopters will […]

French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has unveiled model of new multi-mission frigate French FTI (Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire or Mid-Size Frigate) at Euronaval 2016 show in Paris. The French Navy will receive a new generation of frigates: the FTI (Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire or Midsize Frigate) which will start being delivered in 2023 for a total of 5 hulls. […]

Saudi Arabia has reached a deal to buy the new generation of 6×6 multirole armoured vehicles designed and manufactured by the French Defense Company Nexter Systems S.A. (part of KNDS). That was reported by www.latribune.fr. Riyadh plans to equip two brigades of Saudi land forces with new French TITUS  armored vehicles and towed guns 155 mm […]

In a ceremony on Wednesday (31 August), France and Germany took over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from Portugal and the United Kingdom, which guarded the skies over the Alliance’s Baltic member states since May. That was reported by www.nato.int. France will lead the mission until the end of the year, with four Mirage jets based […]

France has offered  to the government of Bolivia the proposal to supply training aircraft Socata TB 30 Epsilon and vessels for the Navy, among other military equipment. That was reported by www.infodefensa.com. “We have a contract to provide military radars, it will give Bolivia sovereignty in the air and security”, and it is expected that the […]