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Thales Comments French Order for 313 Griffon and Jaguar AFVs

Thales Comments French Order for 313 Griffon and Jaguar AFVs

Nexter, Arquus and Thales, members of the temporary grouping of companies EBMR (Engins Blindés Multi-Rôles), were notified on 15 September by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) of the second production phase of the contract to build the Griffon and Jaguar engines for the SCORPION program.
CRS Reports on Navy Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) Program

CRS Reports on Navy Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) Program

The Navy’s new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program envisions procuring a class of 28 to 30 new amphibious ships to support the Marine Corps, particularly in implementing a new Marine Corps operational concept called Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO).

The Navy’s proposed FY2021 bud…

France’s DGA Awards Contract for Three Test Helicopters

France’s DGA Awards Contract for Three Test Helicopters

The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) awarded on August 3, 2020 the contract for the development and supply of three new-generation test helicopters to a consortium formed by Airbus Helicopters and Héli-Union.

This contract will contribute to the renewal of the DGA Flight Tests test center’s…

US Air Force Upgrades Airfield at NAS Keflavik, Iceland

US Air Force Upgrades Airfield at NAS Keflavik, Iceland

KEFLAVIK, Iceland — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 4 successfully led the award of three contracts recently, totaling $38 million to improve airfield infrastructure at Naval Air Station Keflavik.

The projects, supporting the European Deterrence Initiative, or…

Northrop Upgrades Capabilities of Deployed Global Hawk UAV

Northrop Upgrades Capabilities of Deployed Global Hawk UAV

SAN DIEGO — Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered a pair of sensors to enhance the capability of its Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance autonomous aircraft system.

Enhancements include the deployment of the MS-177 multi-spectral camera system to provide additional high-resolution im…


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