Yearly Archive: 2020

KMW Wins €300M to Upgrade Dutch Army Fennek AFVs

KMW Wins €300M to Upgrade Dutch Army Fennek AFVs

MUNICH / THE HAGUE — Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the Dutch procurement agency DMO (Defence Materiel Organisation) have signed a contract for the upgrading of 322 Fennek vehicles.

The MLU (Mid Life Update) order has a volume of over EUR 300 million and includes among others the integration …

Saab Wins $250M Swedish Order for Ground-Based Air-Defense

Saab Wins $250M Swedish Order for Ground-Based Air-Defense

The order that FMV awarded today includes new mobile radar stations and upgrading of existing radar systems. It also includes new command systems and integration of both new and existing air defense systems. The order value is approximately SEK 2.1 billion and the contract is valid for 2020-2025.

Virgin Australia Halves Boeing 737 MAX Order, Delays Deliveries

Virgin Australia Halves Boeing 737 MAX Order, Delays Deliveries

Virgin Australia Group has announced it has reached an agreement with Boeing to restructure its B737 MAX order and delivery schedule.

The restructured order book now consists of 25 B737 MAX 10 aircraft which are scheduled for delivery from mid-2023, providing greater efficiencies to the airline a…

French Army Updates Status of Next-Gen Scorpion Program

French Army Updates Status of Next-Gen Scorpion Program

The Scorpion program is now taking shape in all regiments and will profoundly transform the Army, with a transition that will take place over the next 10 years.

“My intention is to raise the level of operational readiness to train men capable of fighting even in the harshest fields of conflict,” …

Russia Conducts Large-Scale Exercise of Strategic Nuclear Forces

Russia Conducts Large-Scale Exercise of Strategic Nuclear Forces

MOSCOW — An exercise of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces was held Wednesday under the leadership of the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The exercise included the launch of an intercontinental b…

Bell Touts AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter to S. Korea

Bell Touts AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter to S. Korea

US aerospace manufacturer Bell Textron claimed Wednesday its attack helicopter model would be a highly reliable option for South Korea’s military seeking to create an aviation regiment next year.

South Korea’s military is divided on whether to deploy local or foreign attack helicopters from 2026….

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