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Production Begins on Italian Navy’s First NFS Submarine

Production Begins on Italian Navy’s First NFS Submarine

TRIESTE, Italy — Production activities for the first of two new-generation submarines, as part of the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy, started today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard.

The program, which also envisages relevant in-service support, an op…

Saab to Upgrade Hungarian Gripen Fleet

Saab to Upgrade Hungarian Gripen Fleet

The Hungarian Government Commissioner Office responsible for defence development and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have successfully completed the negotiations for the MS20 Block 2 capability upgrade to the Hungarian fleet of Gripen fighter aircraft. Saab will deliver the upgrade…
Thales Alenia Space to Build Two Satellites for Intelsat

Thales Alenia Space to Build Two Satellites for Intelsat

CANNES, France — Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with Intelsat to deliver two Space Inspire software-defined satellites, Intelsat 41 (IS-41) and Intelsat 44 (IS-44). (This contract will be recorded in the IFRS…
India Tests Naval Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile

India Tests Naval Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile

NEW DELHI — The naval variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with an extended range of 350 to 400-km, and the indigenous man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MP-ATGM), with a 2.5-km strike range, were successfully tested on Tuesday.

The BrahMos missile was fired from the Navy’s lat…


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