31 Dec 2014: NATO ceremony close Afghan mission
Event carried out in secret due to threat of Taliban strikes in Afghan capital, which has been hit by repeated bombings. NATO has held a ceremony in Kabul formally ending its war in Afghanistan,...
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Thales: Proglio as chairman, Caine as CEO
At the meeting of the Board of Directors on 23 December 2014, Patrice Caine, ex chairman and chief executive second-in-command, and Henri Proglio former EDF chief, were co-opted as directors, following the resignations of...
Collaboration between Dutch Air Force and Airborne Services
An Intention Letter was signed between the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s Logistics Centre Woensdrecht (LCW) and the company Airborne Services BV for the shared usage of LCW’s facilities. Airborne provides advanced composite solutions for...
Airbus Helicopters is looking for Innovative SMEs
Airbus Helicopters officially launched its new Open Innovation platform at an event attended by Airbus Helicopters’ Executive Vice President of Engineering, the PEGASE center of excellence and a number of French SMEs. The program...
Japan, Australia to Provide F-35 Maintenance Sites in Pacific Region
Japan and Australia will be sharing maintenance and upgrade duties for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter based or operating in the Pacific region, the program executive officer for the aircraft announced today....
HAV Delays Hybrid Airship Flight; Selex To Study Sensors
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has planned by end 2015 the return to flight of its revolutionary Airlander 10. The huge buoyant-lift machine, which flew at the Long Endurance Multi-Purpose Vehicle (LEMV), will not be...
F-35 MRO&U European Assignments (Italy, UK, Turkey, Norway, the Netherlands)
The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program office announced today the European locations for heavy engine and heavy air frame maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade facilities. The Department of Defense has assigned F-35...
TRS Ground Master Radars Boost Airspace Surveillance Capability
Jerome Bendell, Chief Executive Officer of ThalesRaytheonSystems France, said: “TRS is proud to be contributing with its Ground Master radars to the modernization of France’s air surveillance capability, which is already underway with the...
Indian Navy Selects Sikorsky’s S-70B SEAHAWK Helicopter
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has chosen Sikorsky’s S-70B Seahawk over the NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopter to fulfill the Indian Navy’s (IN’s) long-pending Multi-Role Helicopter (MRH) programme. NH90 had been excluded from the...
BAE Electronic Systems Leadership Change
Tom Arseneault will assume the role of president for Electronic Systems on January 1, 2015, while retaining his positions as the chief operating officer for BAE Systems, Inc. and member of the BAE Systems...
Siberian airliner passengers help push jet to runway
Dozens of passengers have found fame on a snowy Russian airfield, pushing the wings of a Tupolev-134 airliner to set it rolling – video here KRASNOYARSK, November 25. /TASS/. Dozens of airline passengers in the...
in Europe only ITAF, RAF (and GAF) have the ability to transport highly infectious patients
An Italian doctor, who developed a fever and was positive at the Ebola virus after working at a clinic located few miles west of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, was repatriated with a special bio-containment...
U.S.-Nordic Defense Industry Cooperation: Adding Value to the Transatlantic Partnership
The evolving security situation in Europe has underlined the importance of transatlantic defense cooperation. The ongoing ambitious initiative to boost transatlantic trade links—the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)—has so far excluded “defense” from...
Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend
The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.70 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Dec. 17, 2014, to shareholders of record as of the close of...
Comprehensive Solution for Shipborne Defense Against Piracy
Maritime piracy has become a major global security challenge, because it often takes place on strategic shipping lanes for world trade, including the transportation of raw materials. It also has a considerable economic impact,...
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization: $149 M Order to CACI
CACI International was awarded a task order with a total value of $149 million, if all options are exercised. This task order was competitively awarded by the General Services Administration Federal Systems Integration and...
NATO Industry Forum 2014: the Long Way for a Smart Dialogue with Industry
Split, 13 Nov, 2014. – This year the NATO-Industry Forum (NIF 2014) addressed the recognized need for an elevated strategic dialogue between industry and NATO to ensure that the Alliance benefits from the best...
First F-35 Squadron for the RNLAF
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has its first F-35 Squadron. The Squadron will operate in the US. The first F-35s are planned to transfer to bases in the Netherlands from 2019 onwards. The Dutch...
Finmeccanica and Thales Start to Work on UK-French Combat Air System Sensor Requirement
France and UK on November 5th launched the feasibility phase of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) programme to carry out the system definition of an Anglo-French remotely-piloted combat aircraft. The total value of...
Six Danish Companies to Work With Boeing
Boeing and six Danish defense companies signed agreements today to jointly pursue a range of business opportunities in defense and aerospace-related manufacturing, maintenance, software and simulation integration, and other areas. The agreements with Danish...