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Leonardo delivers first TH-73A training helicopter to U.S. Navy

Air Force

June 10, 2021 0

At a ceremony on its Philadelphia campus and under the backdrop of the Stars and Stripes, Leonardo officially delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the U.S. Navy earlier today. The ceremony was attended by [...]

US, France, Arab Allies Rush Help To Floundering Lebanese Armed Forces

Analysis

June 8, 2021 0

RIAD KAHWAJI Ravaged by 110 percent inflation, the Lebanese military has run out of money to feed its troops and troops salaries have plunged in value to the point where they are no longer enough [...]

Air Force

Saab to Upgrade German Tornados’ Radar Warners

May 27, 2021 0

Saab has received an order from Panavia Aircraft GmbH to upgrade the radar warning equipment on the Tornado aircraft operated by the German Air Force. The order value is approximately 400 million SEK (US$ 48.3 [...]

Air Force

GUARDIANS OF THE SKIES: PROTECTING SOVEREIGN AIRSPACES AGAINST EVER-CHANGING THREATS

May 20, 2021 0

Advanced air defence solutions provide nations with trusted protection against rapidly evolving and increasingly volatile threats. Thales’s technologies hold the key to maintaining tactical superiority and strategic independence. Mastery of the skies is a basic [...]

Naval

ADSB Awarded AED3.5 Billion Contract with UAE Navy

May 18, 2021 0

ADSB, the regional leader in the new build, repair, maintenance, refit and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, was today awarded an AED3.5 billion contract by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and UAE Navy, to [...]

Analysis

Egypt, US Commit To Bright Star, Shared Logistics

May 11, 2021 0

RIAD KAHWAJI Egypt’s geo-strategic location and status as largest Arab power makes it a vital partner to the U.S. military, even with Egyptian diversification policy that includes acquiring Russian jets. Despite occasional political frictions, military [...]

Technology

SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY

May 10, 2021 0

Threats are evolving, technology is advancing, and budgets are tightening. The GM200 radar demonstrates how Thales are rethinking how forces can keep a sustainable strategic advantage. Force readiness has always been about expecting the unexpected. [...]

Land Forces

RBSL to build Next-Generation Challenger-3 Tanks in major boost for UK prosperity

May 9, 2021 0

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has been awarded the UK MOD contract to upgrade 148 British Army Challenger 3 Main Battle Tanks. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic this contract award, worth £800m (incl. [...]

Air Force

Airbus demonstrates C295 FITS mission system operated by ground-based crews

May 6, 2021 0

Airbus has successfully concluded a flight test campaign featuring a new capability for the C295 FITS mission system (COMMOMISS) which enables it to be remotely operated by ground-based crews. The campaign, carried out in April [...]

Air Force

Thales selected by Lockheed Martin to deliver airborne anti-submarine warfare sonars to the U.S., Indian, Greek and Danish navies

April 29, 2021 0

Thales has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin as a tier-one supplier for the delivery of up to 55 airborne anti-submarine warfare sonars. The ALFS (Airborne Low Frequency Sonar)* dipping sonars will be installed on [...]