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French transport, defense, and aerospace giant Thales has been contracted by Airservices Australia to operate a trial run of its drone detection, monitoring, and identification platform at the Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport. Thales has an established 30-year relationship with Airservices...

Providing Improved Capability as Part of the Army's Modernization Efforts "Key Enabler" Stays Ahead of Schedule, Looks Ahead to Next Delivery On May 26, 2022, the STARE Project Office, U.S. Army Sentinel Product Office received the first five radars of its initial contract with Lockheed...

OSLO, June 10 (Reuters) - Norway will return the NH90 military helicopters it ordered from France's NH Industries because they are either unreliable or were delivered late, the defence minister and the head of the military said on Friday. The government said it would also seek repayment of 5...

The 65th anniversary of Korea-Turkey diplomatic relations was celebrated with a concert by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on June 4 accompanied by Korean violin virtuoso Bomsori Kim. Speaking before the concert, Korea’s Ambassador to Ankara Lee Won Ik said that since the...

PT Len and Thales to Reinforce Indonesia’s Sovereign Air Defence Capabilities PT Len Industri and Thales have signed a contract for a supply of air surveillance radars and SkyView Command and Control system aimed at boosting Indonesia’s nationwide air defence capabilities. The new radar...

Eurosatory, the international reference for land and airland Defence and Security exhibition, takes place every two years in order to gather the whole offer and demand of the domains.It was created in its original form in 1967 and has never stopped evolving. Attendees’ number always increased...

U.S. Marines demonstrate amphibious raids to Royal Cambodian Navy Sailors at Ream Naval Base, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Nov. 2, 2016. Plans to expand the base were finalized in 2020, and, significantly, called for the Chinese military to have “exclusive use of the northern portion of the base...

VOLOS, Greece – The San Antonio-class dock landing ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), attached to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), arrived in Volos, Greece for a scheduled port visit in support of the U.S.- Greek (Hellenic) bilateral training exercise Alexander...

The federal government will spend $2 billion on highly advanced surface to air missiles for the Australian Navy to protect against anti-ship missile threats. Australia will spend $2 billion on a new advanced missile defence system. (IMAGE MDAA). The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile uses advanced...

Regime troops reduced the village of more than 800 households to ashes after clashing with resistance forces earlier in the day An aerial photograph shows the village of Ah Shey See on May 3, two days after it was torched by regime soldiers (CJ) Junta troops burned a village of...

According to information published by the U.S. DoD on May 2, 2022, the keel for the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the Navy’s 3rd John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO). Artist rendering of future USNS...

As Thales integrates RUAG Simulation & Training teams, Peter Hitchcock, Vice-President in charge of the Training & Simulation business line, reflects on what this means for the Group’s capabilities. How do you feel as Thales completes the acquisition of RUAG S&T? This is a key milestone for...

The Family of Weapons Sights – Individual (FWS-I). Photo: US Army American technology firm Teledyne FLIR has been awarded a $500 million contract to produce and deliver its state-of-the-art Family of Weapons Sights – Individual (FWS-I) to the US Army. The FWS-I is a lightweight...

According to information published by the Danish MoD on May 3, 2022, surface-to-air SM2 missiles are installed for the first time on the Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate Niels Juel. Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Niels Juel (Picture source: Danish MoD) HDMS Niels Juel (F363) is an Iver...

American troops prepare to fire Stinger missiles from an armored vehicle during a drill. The U.S. agreed to deliver 250 of the missiles to Taiwan by 2026. © Reuters TAIPEI -- The U.S. might delay deliveries of crucial military hardware to Taiwan as Washington focuses...

A file photo shows members of Iraqi security forces are deployed in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. (Reuters) An Iraqi military official said Tuesday that they had extended their control over the northern district of Sinjar after fierce clashes between the army and a militia linked to a Kurdish...

FILE - African Union peacekeepers stand next to an armored personnel carrier as they provide security for members of the Lower House of Parliament who are meeting to elect a speaker, at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, April 27, 2022. Al-Shabab fighters stormed an...

Rheinmetall’s Mission Master Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle has once again proved its versatile capabilities in a demonstration conducted for six European allies. The Rheinmetall Mission Master SP used laser-guided FZ275 rockets from Thales in a live-fire exercise. The demonstration took...

Saber M60 2.0 radar array. (Photo: Embraer) Embraer announced during the FIDAE 2022 defence exhibition in Chile on 5-10 April that it has signed a contract with the Brazilian Army for four more Saber M60 low-altitude air defence radars. The new Saber M60 2.0 radars...

Qatar's NH90 helicopter (NHIndustries photo) On March 31, the NH Industries joint venture delivered the first two NH90 helicopters devoted to maritime missions to the Qatar Emiri Air Force during a ceremony at Leonardo's Venice Tessera final assembly line (Italy). Leonardo press...