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OCCAR awards to Fincantieri the first phase of the U212 NFS submarines programme

02/03/202102/03/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk Black Shark, CABI Cattaneo, Calzoni, ELAC, Elettronica, Fincantieri, GEM Elettronica, Germany, Italian Navy, L3Harris, L3Harris KEO, Leonardo, MTU, OCCAR, Siemens, submarines, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, tkMS, U212 NFS

By Luca Peruzzi An historical milestone in the development of Italy’s sovereign underwater warfare and submarine shipbuilding capabilities was reached

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First steel cut for the first of two new Fincantieri-built FREMMs for OCCAR and Italian Navy

25/02/202125/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk Fincantieri, FREMM, steel cut

By Luca Peruzzi With a sober ceremony at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard on 25 February, the Italian shipbuilding group cut

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Rosoboronexport unveils Kord 6P68 assault rifle

25/02/202125/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk 6P67, 6P68, assault rifle, IDEX 2021, Kord, Roboronexport, Russia

By Dmitry Fediushko Russia’s Rosoboronexport company (a subsidiary of Rostec state corporation) has presented the newest Kord 6P68 7.62 mm

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Kalashnikov PLK pistol breaks cover

25/02/202125/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk IDEX 2021, Kalashnikov, pistol, PLK, Russia

By Dmitry Fediushko Russia’s Kalashnikov Group (a subsidiary of Rostec state corporation) has unveiled its new Lebedev PLK compact pistol

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Italy’s U212 NFS contract: signature imminent for OCCAR and Fincantieri

23/02/202123/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk Fincantieri, Italian Navy, Near Future Submarine, NFS, OCCAR, U212

By Luca Peruzzi On behalf of the Italian MoD, the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) agency and Fincantieri shipbuilding

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Arquus inaugurates its Hornet Business Unit dedicated to RCWS

22/02/202122/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk Arquus, Hornet, Hornet BU, Hornet Lite, Hornet S, IDEX 2021

By Paolo Valpolini Entering the Arquus stand at IDEX 2021 the visitor can see a section of it where the

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Iveco DV unveils its SuperAV Land 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle

22/02/202122/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk IDEX 2021, Iveco DV, Qatar, SuperAV Land

By Paolo Valpolini The success, together with BAE Systems as prime contractor, in the US Marine Corps bid for the

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CLWS: lightweight heavy firepower from John Cockerill Defense

21/02/202122/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk 30x113 mm, CLWS, IDEX 2021, John Cockerill

By Paolo Valpolini At IDEX 2021 John Cockerill Defense unveils its new CLWS (Cockerill Light Weapon Station), a wholly new

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First international appearance of Iveco DV’s Medium Tactical Vehicle

21/02/202122/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk 12kN, IDEX 2021, Iveco DV, Medium Tactical Vehicle, MTV, Netherlands

By Paolo Valpolini On 12 September 2019 Iveco Defence Vehicles announced the award of a contract by the Dutch Ministry

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Cockerill 1030: lightweight 30×173 mm firepower from John Cockerill Defense

21/02/202122/02/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk 30x173 mm, Cockerill 1030, John Cockerill, Mk44S

By Paolo Valpolini Among the many cannons that John Cockerill Defense (JCD) installs on its numerous manned and unmanned turrets,

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