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INDRA REINFORCES QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ITS AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SOLUTIONS
· . Indra regularly submits its processes to evaluation in order to obtain certifications from the aerospace sector which accredit the maximum quality and reliability of its systems · It also renews the three specific PECAL certifications for the Defense … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged certifications, INDRA, Ministry of Defense and NATO, PECAL
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S&P maintains Rafael’s A- international credit rating with a stable horizon
Highest credit rating ever given to an Israeli company Tel Aviv, January 13, 2021 – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announces that its A- international credit rating has been ratified by S&P Global Rating company with a stable horizon. The … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Yoav Har-Even
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KNDS (Amsterdam/The Netherlands) completes a decisive step towards further integration
Amsterdam, 14th December 2020 – Five years after the merger of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (Munich, Germany) and Nexter Systems (Versailles, France) under the joint holding KNDS, the Group’s governance is being restructured. With this new structure, the owners of the Franco-German … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged Amsterdam, KNDS, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Netherlands, Nexter Systems
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SPANISH INDUSTRY ACHIEVES FULL INCORPORATION INTO PHASE 1A OF THE NGWS/FCAS PROGRAM
· Spanish companies will join all the program’s activities and take part in all the decisions reached with its German and French partners on equal terms. · For several months, Spanish industry has been working with a close eye on … Continue reading
INDRA SISTEMAS AND THE UNIONS REACH AN AGREEMENT ON THE LABOR REORGANIZATION PROCEDURE
Madrid, 2 December 2020.- Indra Sistemas, the company that encompasses Indra’s Transportation, Defence and Security and Air Traffic businesses and a significant part of the workers’ legal representation have reached an agreement that puts an end to the consultation process … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged INDRA SISTEMAS
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INDRA’S REVENUES FELL -5.9% (-9.8% IN 3T20) AND NET PROFIT STOOD AT €-31M€, DESPITE THE FACT THAT ORDER INTAKE AND BACKLOG GREW +11.4% AND +17.6%, RESPECTIVELY, IN 9M20
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged INDRA
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INDRA JOINS THE FCAS CONCEPT STUDY AS CONTRACTOR
· The company signs an amendment to the contract started by Dassault Aviation and Airbus D&S GmbH in 2019 to play the same role as them and allow Spanish industry to join the work of the Joint Concept Study of … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Weapon systems
Tagged European Defence Program, FCAS, France, Future Combat Air Systems, Germany, INDRA, New Generation Weapon Systems, NGSW, Spain
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MORE THAN 240 COMPANIES ARE REGISTERED FOR "CONNECT By COGES EVENTS"
Paris, 16 July 2020 248 companies have already confirmed their presence at the “CONNECT By COGES EVENTS” business meetings to be held on September 14 and 15. This online event is dedicated to the entire Defence & Security community and … Continue reading
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Tagged CONNECT By COGES EVENTS, Eurosatory
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« CONNECT By COGES EVENTS » ANNOUNCES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH HEXATRUST
HEXATRUST joins the online event “CONNECT By COGES EVENTS” as a Cyber and Cloud partner and invites all members of its community to participate, on September 14 and 15, 2020, in business meetings dedicated to the entire French and international … Continue reading
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Tagged COGES Events, HEXATRUST
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HENSOLDT UK delivers full Integrated Naval Bridge System for Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa
HMNZS Aotearoa arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on June 25, 2020 with HENSOLDT UK’s Integrated Naval Bridge System on board. (Source: Dave Rowland/Getty Images) Enfield, UK, 29 June 2020 – HENSOLDT UK have completed the delivery of a fully type … Continue reading
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Tagged Hensoldt, HMNZS Aotearoa, Naval Bridge System, Royal New Zealand Navy, UK
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INDRA, THE COMPANY THAT WILL LEAD THE MOST PROJECTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE
· It is the leader of three projects out of 16 selected during the first call for the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) · Its participation in two other projects raises the total projects undertaken to five. These will … Continue reading
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Tagged EDIDP, European Defence Industrial Development Programme, European Defense, INDRA, PADR
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CONNECT by COGES EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE : CONNECT by COGES EVENTS After cancellation of Eurosatory due to the current sanitary crisis, its organiser COGES EVENTS will hold the online business meetings “CONNECT”, on September 14 and 15, 2020. They will be dedicated to … Continue reading
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Tagged COGES Events, connect, Eurosatory 2020, online
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Eurosatory 2020 : cancellation
EUROSATORY 2020 IS CANCELLED The sanitary situation due to Covid-19 is deteriorating daily in France and has spread throughout the world. The conditions for preparing and running the exhibition, which would protect the health and safety of the 100,000 expected … Continue reading
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Tagged cancellation, COVID-19, Eurosatory 2020
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Eurosatory 2020: Coronavirus update
Following the evolution of the sanitary situation in France and in order to ensure the health and safety of the population, the President of the Republic decided to limit movement for all for 15 days beginning from March 17th, 2020. … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Eurosatory 2020
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INDRA “THE FCAS WILL MEAN A GIANT LEAP IN COMPETITIVENESS ACROSS SPANISH INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE”
· The program makes the whole sector face the challenge of developing – from the earliest stages – a cluster of dual nature technologies which will reach the market in the upcoming decades · Indra, as FCAS coordinator, calls for … Continue reading
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Tagged CDTI, Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, FCAS
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INDRA INCREASED ITS REVENUES +6% IN First Half 2019–Consolidated Financial Statement
Order Intake went up +9% and backlog reached a new record with growth accelerating in the second quarter · Backlog amounted to €4,420m, resulting again in the best-ever figure. Order intake reached €1,930m. · Revenue … Continue reading
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Tagged financials, INDRA, Madrid, Spain
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SPIKE LR is fired from an OSHKOSH JLTV
The firing took place in Slovenia as part 16th annual SPIKE Missile Users Club conference Developed and produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, SPIKE is a 5th generation, precise electro-optical missile in use today by 31 nations June 18, 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Weapon systems
Tagged OSHKOSH JLTV, Paris Air Show, SPIKE LR
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INDRA SIGNS A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THE GERMAN NAVY’S NEW K130 CORVETTES WITH ITS RIGEL ELECTRONIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS
· It is a state-of-the-art solution that incorporates the most advanced digital reception technology to guarantee maximum detection range and sensitivity and to counteract any radar signal · It provides a remarkable superiority to operate in the most complex environments, … Continue reading
Posted in Countermeasures, Electronics, Eurosatory
Tagged Atlas Elektronik, INDRA, K130 Corvettes, Rigel RESM/RECM
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HENSOLDT to deliver Electro-Optical System, ARGOS–II HD, to ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH for the use in the German Federal Police helicopter fleet
HENSOLDT’s Optronics business line has been selected by ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH for a three-year supply contract to deliver EO/IR systems to a central European NATO MoI end-user. The EO/IR system of choice, the ARGOS-II HD, will form part of … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR
Tagged ARGOS-II HD, Hensoldt
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UNDER A CONTRACT with the European Space Agency (ESA), INDRA DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY TO GIVE DIRECT EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE ACCESS TO ORGANIZATIONS
· They will gain intermediary-less and near real-time access to images of any point on the planet and glean essential information for the security or success of their business operations · Indra is reducing the infrastructure necessary to receive and … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, INDRA, satellite
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Sustainable tactical data communication: HENSOLDT presents the first modified MIDS terminal to the The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
With this upgrade, the sensor solution house supports the Bundeswehr in continuing to comprehensively fulfill its military mission in the future as part of a data network. Taufkirchen, Germany, 20th July 2018 – Since the beginning of the millennium, the … Continue reading
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Tagged BAAINB, Hensoldt, MIDS
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MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING TOOLS–FN EXPERT EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
In February of this year, we had the opportunity to review for our readers a product designed by Mantis Tech, an Illinois based small company. The company’s Mantis X Shooting Performance System was innovative and in fact unique on its … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Training
Tagged FN Expert, FNH, Noptel
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Thermal Imaging–Eurosatory 2018 (Continued)
While at Eurosatory, I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Harry Schlemmer, Hensoldt, and Dr. Peter Bossdorf of Mittler Report Verlang GmbH at a meeting arranged by Carina Siegmund, Hensoldt, Communications Manager. The presentation, arranged by executives of Hensoldt marketing, … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Thermal Imaging
Tagged Bossdorf, GmBh, Mittler Verlang, Schlemmer
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HENSOLDT Showcases Portable Counter-UAV System-EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
“XpellerGear” also provides protection against radio-controlled bombs. Munich/Paris, 7 June 2018 – At Eurosatory, the international defense and securityexhibition in Paris, the sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT will be showcasing for the firsttime a portable version of its counter-UAV system Xpeller, … Continue reading
Posted in Countermeasures, Eurosatory, UAV
Tagged counter-uav, Hensoldt, Xpeller, Xpeller Gear
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HENSOLDT Establishes Footprint in France–EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
Former Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security SAS becomes HENSOLDT France SAS Munich/Paris, 27 April 2018 – HENSOLDT completed yesterday the acquisition of Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security SAS, a France-based company which offers highly secure data … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR
Tagged Border Security SAS, France SAS, Hensoldt
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PGZ SMALL ARMS–EUROSATORY 2018 (CONTINUED)
One of my objectives while at this year’s EUROSATORY was to spend some time with nondomestic small arms manufacturers. My first stop took me to the Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa). The PGZ is a Polish conglomerate made up … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Weapon systems
Tagged Alex, GROT C, MSBS 5.56, PGZ, Polish
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24/7 IMAGING FROM PHOTONIS–EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
Netherland based PHOTONIS introduced the CNOD digital imaging Night Observation Device; developed in conjunction with Rochester Precision Optics. The CNOD can be handheld or weapon mounted to provide seamless day to night all digital (no imaging intensifier tube) imaging. CNOD … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR, Thermal Imaging
Tagged CNOD, PHOTONIS
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EUROSATORY 2018 (CONTINUED)
One of the more interesting technologies exhibited at EUROSATORY 2018, is a product offering from French designer STARNAV. The RAPACE system is far more than a bore sighting tool as explained by Anthony Candelot one of the company’s engineers. … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Optics, Shooting Aids
Tagged EUROSATORY 2018, France, RAPACE, STARNAV
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EUROSATORY 2018
EURSATORY is one of the world’s premier defense and security expositions. It’s held every other year in Paris, France, at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte. This year the conference/exhibition brought together 1761 exhibitors and over 70,000 attendees. The United … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged BRI, capabilities, demonstrations, EUROSATORY 2018, GIGN, RAID, SOF
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MIL SISTEMIKA AT EUROSATORY 2016
This young Slovenian company has some of the best situational awareness and COP software on the market, and they continue to make enhancements to include support for the Kestrel meters, a variety of laser rangefinders, tagging and tracking, remote sensors … Continue reading
DEMONSTRATION DAY EUROSATORY 2016
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Tagged Demonstration Day, Eurosatory
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UNMANNED SYSTEMS, LIGHT AIRCRAFTS, HELICOPTERS AT EUROSATORY
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Tagged rotary, UAV, unmaned
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CBRN A MAJOR FOCUS AT EUROSATORY 2016
Reflecting the challenges facing governments and institutions in the face of increasing threats from global jihadism they focus on the very real possibility of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear scenarios. That interest was reflected at Eurosatory 2016 in Paris. Technologies … Continue reading
Finmeccanica SPYBALL-B and ASIO-B micro and mini UAVs
ASIO-B and SPYBALL-B UAVs are two very cool little UAS from Italian Manufacturer Finmeccanica. Since completion of development and testing these micro and mini UAVs have passed their factory acceptance tests, and are now headed to the Italian Army for … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR, Soldier Systems
Tagged ASIO, Finmeccanica, SELEX, SPYBALL, UAS, UAV
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Qioptiq GRIFFIN
UK based Qioptiq, launched GRIFFIN, a modular weapon mountable laser pointing and Illuminating device at Eurosatory 2014, in Paris. GRIFFIN incorporates a visible and IR laser designator, range finder and illumination in a Picatinny compliant package. Qioptiq describes GRIFFIN as … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Eurosatory, Laser Based Technologies, Range Finder, Weapon systems
Tagged GRIFFIN, Qioptiq
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Elbit Systems Adds New Capabilities To Its Line Of Long-Range Observation, Target Acquisition and Laser Designation Systems
I’ve been following Elbit Systems for a few years now and in that time, I’ve seen continuous innovation and refinement to a product line that ranks as one of the best in the world. At this year’s EUROSATORY, in Paris, … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR
Tagged Elbit Systems, ISR, laser, LVCR, LVCR-D
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TEK Military Seating LLP
TEK Seating was formed 40 years ago by the Fleming family to support low to medium volume bus, coach, truck, agricultural, material handling, construction and specialist vehicle convertors (work vehicles) with OEM specification vehicle seating. Paul Fleming, MD, is … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Mobility
Tagged Mobility, seats, TEK Military Seating, UK
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Israel’s TAR Ideal Concepts Ltd.– Predator
Is this the warrior of the future or a clever trick to get you to stop at the exhibit. Whatever the intentions, you have to hand it to Israel’s TAR Ideal Concepts Ltd. for fresh ingenuity. TAR’s Predator garnered a … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, contracting, Defense, Israel, TAR
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