Elbit Systems announced that one of its subsidiaries in Europe was awarded a contract from a European country, for the supply of thousands of advanced Electro-Optic (“EO”) systems for individual infantry soldiers, in a total amount of an approximately $35 million. The contract will be performed over a two-year period. Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, President and […]

Rheinmetall has been tasked with modernizing 38 Boxer multipurpose armoured transport vehicles for the Bundeswehr, all of them configured for a command role. On 28 June 2017, OCCAR, the European procurement agency, awarded the Boxer consortium, ARTEC, a contract to upgrade these vehicles to A2 status. ARTEC is expected to pass the order on to […]

The State Concern “UkrOboronProm” demonstrates achievements of the domestic defense-industrial complex on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the NATO-Ukraine Charter. 25 weapons units are placed directly in the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine. According to the UkrOboronProm (UOP), the concern represents its modern and innovative samples of military equipment. Armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-tank missile […]

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence worth c£3.7bn to manufacture the first three ships for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme, with steel being cut on the first ship in Glasgow in the coming weeks. This provides a strong foundation for the next two decades of shipbuilding […]

Assets critical to the operation of a business are vital and must be protected. These assets may include personnel or payroll information, employee records, or customer information. Data breaches are increasingly common, leading to a loss of confidence from consumers or other businesses, which may never be recovered later. There are steps which can be […]

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon today announced a six-year £48 million Apache helicopter training contract at the annual Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Land Warfare Conference. This investment in Apache air and ground crew will support around 70 jobs in Dorset, Hampshire and Suffolk with Aviation Training International Ltd (ATIL). Around 700 Army personnel will […]

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 […]

RADA Electronic Industries Ltd., a leader in the development, production, and sale of tactical land radars for force and border protection – today announced the successful completion of a major milestone, significantly advancing the operability of its tactical radars for the maneuver force, providing the ‘On-the-Move’ (OTM) operation. The OTM capability of aerial surveillance, while […]

CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. is announcing the sale of several iSky-20HD (formerly SHAPO-HD) and iSky-50HD (formerly DSP-HD) EO/IR payloads to the Israeli Police, to be installed on new helicopters and integrated with Churchill Navigation Mission Systems. According to VP Marketing, Mr. Hagay Azani “We are very proud that the iSky payloads were chosen for Israel […]

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 […]