The Indian government reportedly will spend $2.5 billion to purchase C295 tactical transport aircraft from Airbus Defense, multiple news outlets reported. On Tuesday, Hindustan Times has reported that Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will jointly execute the project to equip the Indian Air Force with new medium transport aircraft under […]

Russia has delivered a batch of Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker multirole fighter jets to Belarus with French-made advanced avionics. Multiple news outlets reported that Belarus has received new Su-30SM twin-seat fighter aircraft equipped with an advanced Man-Machine-Interface system developed by the Thales. The fighter jets were designed by Sukhoi Design Bureau on order from the  Ministry […]

On December 18, 2020, Nexter, Thales and Arquus, as part of the temporary grouping of companies (GME) EBMR (Engins Blindés Multi-Rôles), proudly celebrates the presentation of the 128th GRIFFON planned for 2020 to the French Delegation for Armaments (DGA).  Arquus released a statement on Wednesday saying that “Under the terms of the SCORPION program, and […]

European missile maker MBDA within the scope of an upstream study program of the French Directorate General for Armaments has developed a capacity for autonomy tracking threats and object acquisition by imagery using Artificial Intelligence (AI). According to a recent company’s statement, this program, called the 2ACI, was trained using only computer-generated images before being […]

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The U.S. Navy has announced that French Navy Rubis-class attack submarine FS Émeraude (S-604) and Loire-class tender and support vessel FS Seine (A 604) arrived at Naval Base Guam. French nuclear attack submarine and support vessel arrived at Polaris Point, Guam as part of their long-term deployment. “Seine and Émeraude are in the Western Pacific on a […]

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France’s armoured vehicle manufacturer Arquus has announced that the French Army officially received the command post vehicle (EPC) variant of the Griffon vehicle. According to a company news release, on 13 November 2020, the French Delegation for Armaments (DGA) qualified the Griffon-based command post vehicle. At the same time, the first examples are being submitted […]

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced on 19 November that France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom have signed a letter of intent for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project. The details were given in a media release, to announce a significant number of medium multi-role helicopter capabilities […]

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The French company, Elistair has unveiled its new unmanned aerial vehicle, called ORION 2. According to a company news release, unlike other multi-rotor drones, the Orion 2 hexacopter delivers round-the-clock surveillance for up to 24 hours at a time, making it a true persistent surveillance platform. “Small, unmanned multi-rotor systems are great if you want […]

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French defense contractor Thales has announced on Tuesday that RAPIDFire system developed by the consortium formed by Thales and Nexter has been chosen by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to equip future French Navy vessels with new artillery. RAPIDFire leverages the combined expertise of Thales and Nexter to meet the very short-range defense requirements […]

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The Ecuadorian Air Force took delivery on Tuesday of the first H145 multi-purpose twin-engine helicopter made by Airbus Helicopters. A total of six H145s will be delivered over the next year. The H145 helicopters, known as “Cobra” in the Ecuadorian Air Force, will be assigned to the 22nd Combat Wing in Guayaquil. The contract includes […]

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