Military News – Europe

Spain notches10,000 flying hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon

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 [...]



France orders 3,400 Sagem AASM Inertial / laser-guided AASM air-to-ground weapons

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 [...]



UK’s nuclear submarines to have upgraded sonar

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 [...]