The Spanish Air Force has reached an important milestone as their Eurofighter Typhoon fleet achieved 10,000 flying hours. The event was marked in a ceremony held at Morón Air Base in Southern Spain and was hosted by Base Commander for Morón & Squadron 11 – Colonel Francisco Javier Fernández Sánchez. Several key Spanish industry representatives [...]

French defense procurement agency DGA awarded Sagem (Safran group) a major contract in late December 2009 for AASM (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) modular air-to-ground weapons to be deployed by the French air force. The contract covers: * A long-term order for 3,400 AASMs, including an initial firm order for 680 units. * Development and integration of [...]

Thales UK today announces that it has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to upgrade three Trafalgar-class and three Astute-class submarines with the Sonar 2076 Stage 5 system. These submarines are currently fitted with the 2076 Stage 4 system. Once all the work is completed, 2076 Stage 5 will be fully deployed across the [...]