Defence Industry

Tigr at Tank Days in Slovakia

The Tank Days in Laugaricio – a festival of history and military hardware enthusiasts, which has become a tradition – took place about 100 km from Bratislava in 1 and 2 June.

Training And Simulators

ADF Weapons Simulator Contract

Meggitt PLC (“Meggitt” or “the Group”), a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets announces that Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded an $18 million USD contract from the Australian Defence Force’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. Meggitt will develop, manufacture and install 460 EF88 Steyr assault rifle simulators and 115 SL40 40mm simulated grenade launchers.

Defence Industry

AJAX Programme Completes Initial Air Portability Trials

Oakdale, South Wales -- General Dynamics Land Systems-UK has completed initial air portability trials for the AJAX family of vehicles at the Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) at Royal Air Force (RAF) Brize Norton.

Contracts

Cobra II Armoured Vehicles Contract

Otokar, the largest privately owned defence industry company in Turkey, has announced that they have received a ˆ106.1 million order for COBRA II tactical wheeled armoured vehicles to be used by domestic security forces in various missions. The vehicles are due to be delivered in the first quarter of 2017.

Contracts

Austria to Buy 32 BAE Systems BvS10 All-Terrain Vehicles

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to produce 32 BvS10 military vehicles for Austria under a government-to-government arrangement with Sweden.

Exhibitions

Otokar to introduce TULPAR-S APC at Eurosatory

​​Otokar, the largest privately owned company of Turkish defence industry, participated in Eurosatory 2016 with six different armoured vehicles. Otokar introduced its new tracked armoured vehicle, TULPAR-S APC for the first time at Eurosatory, held in Paris between June 13 and 17. TULPAR-S stands out with its superior mobility, protection and amphibious capability.

Contracts

FNSS Wins the Turkish Land Forces Anti Tank Vehicles Project

The Turkish MoD Undersecretariat for Defense Industries Signs the Contract for the Anti-Tank Vehicle Project with FNSS.

Defence Industry

CMI Defence, partner of the US Army for the development of the future medium caliber system

At the beginning of 2016 CMI Defence was selected by, and in cooperation with, the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) for a Research and Development program focused on Medium Caliber Armament Systems. This effort is being undertaken within the framework of a ‘Cooperative Research and Development Agreement’ (CRADA) that will be concluded at the end of 2017. It involves the common conception of a new medium calibre armament system incorporating an existing product of the CMI Defence portfolio.

Future Technologies

CMI Defence introduces the world’s first UAV integration in a combat turret

CMI Defence is introducing at Eurosatory 2016 a new feature that extends the situational awareness and enhances the indirect firing capabilities of its turrets: the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) integration on a combat turret. This newly developed ability to communicate and interact with a dedicated mission-capable UAV is a world première. It is contributing to CMI Defence remaining at the forefront of the technological developments and of the growing needs for versatility on the part of highly mobile armies.

Exhibitions

BAE Systems will be displaying CTAI Cannon at Eurosatory for the first time

This follows the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) receiving its first cannon and the CTAI factory now ramping up to full production.

Exhibitions

Safran Electronics & Defense unveils new Sigma 30 range of artillery navigation and pointing systems

Safran Electronics & Defense is unveiling at Eurosatory 2016 its new range of Sigma 30 artillery inertial navigation and pointing systems, designed to meet armies' emerging needs.

Future Technologies

Rheinmetall’s new IFV, the Lynx

At Eurosatory 2016 Rheinmetall presented its new Lynx infantry fighting vehicle today to the international public for the first time. Agile, hard-hitting and highly protected, this state-of-the-art tracked armoured vehicle is destined to dominate the modern battlefield, lending itself to operations from peace enforcement to high-intensity combat.

Exhibitions

Centauro II: presenting the world premiere of the new generation armored vehicle

Eurosatory 2016 will give the Iveco–Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) the opportunity to display the latest and most innovative achievements in the field of armoured vehicles.

Exhibitions

CMI Defence presents the Cockerill® 3000 Series for the first time in Europe

At Eurosatory 2016 and for the first time in Europe, CMI Defence has the pleasure of presenting two variations of its latest up to the minute technological innovation: the modular Cockerill® 3000 Series in the form of the Cockerill® 3030 and Cockerill® 3105. 

Exhibitions

Thales launches Digipack, a ready-to-deploy solution connecting vehicles on the battlefield

At Eurosatory 2016, Thales announces the commercial launch of Digipack, a turnkey digitisation solution for protected vehicles, designed to provide combat forces with the information superiority they need.