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Airbus Helicopters Delivers First H135 for Offshore Wind Operations to HTM in Germany

 The first H135 configured for offshore hoisting duties has been delivered on the 30th of July to HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbH, marking a new milestone for the enhanced version…

Oshkosh to Modernize U.S. Marine Corps Extendable Boom Forklifts

 Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded on the 24th of July Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, a $54 million contract to modernize its fleet of Extendable Boom Forklifts…

Rheinmetall to Supply Canada’s Armed Forces with Medium-Range Radar and integrated Soldier System

 The Canadian government has awarded Rheinmetall two major orders for army technology, whose total volume could reach CAD 493 million (about €350 million). Serving as prime contractor, Rheinmetall Canada Inc.…

Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Design Changes for Orion Spacecraft’s Fairing Separation System

 Lockheed Martin engineers have successfully completed on the 30th of July  testing of design changes made to the NASA Orion spacecraft’s fairing separation system. These changes resulted from data collected…

Raytheon Installs First GPS OCX Hardware

 Raytheon has installed on the 29th of July the first operational hardware for the Global Positioning System’s Next Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX. The new ground command…

Thales Wins £125m Vehicle Sighting Systems Contract for UK MOD Scout SV Programme

Thales is announcing the award of a £125M contract for the supply of Sighting Systems and Ancillary Equipment to General Dynamics UK for the Production Phase of the UK MoD’s…

Contract for the Association of Nexter Systems and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) Signed

As announced a year ago, Nexter Systems and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, two of Europe’s leading manufacturers of military land defence systems, intend to share their future road ahead. The corresponding agreement…

Airbus Defence & Space and Lockheed Martin to upgrade German Navy P-3C Orion fleet

Airbus Defence and Space together with its team partner Lockheed Martin Overseas Services Corporation (LMOSC) are to undertake a Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) – re-winging – of the German Navy fleet…

IRSHAD Receives Damen Shoalbuster 2308

Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company (IRSHAD), a part of the ADNOC Group of Companies, has taken delivery of a Damen Shoalbuster 2308, named Al Marfa 1. During a ceremony…

MIAT Mongolian Airlines Confirms Eight Year Contract with AJW Aviation to Enhance Dispatch Reliability

MIAT Mongolian Airlines, the national flag carrier based in Ulaanbataar, has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for three Boeing 737NG aircraft.  This eight year agreement, which commences…