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The French Ministry of the Armed Forces notifies Airbus Helicopters of the contract to acquire and support 169 light joint “Guépard” helicopters (source French MoD)

22/12/202122/12/2021 Paolo Valpolini Airbus, France, Guépard, HIL

Paris, December 22, 2021 – Emblematic program of the rise in strength of the Armed Forces allowed by the 2019-2025

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France: delivery of the prototype of the future naval anti-mine drone system

03/12/202103/12/2021 Paolo Valpolini anti-minedrone, ECA, France, MMCM, OCCAR, ROV, SLAM-F, Thales

2 December 2021 – The SLAM-F program, placed under the project management of the DGA, should eventually replace all current

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Fincantieri and Navantia join forces for future ships. Mr. Giuseppe Giordo view

04/11/202111/11/2021 Paolo Valpolini Elefsis, EPC, Europe, FEINDEF, Fincantieri, France, Greece, Italy, Naval Group, Navantia, Naviris, OCCAR, Spain

By Paolo Valpolini A few hours before the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Navantia, the Spanish shipyards champion,

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Calian Awarded Training Contract by the French Ministry of Defence Land Forces

22/10/202122/10/2021 Paolo Valpolini Calian, France, HEMEX ORION 2023, training

Ottawa, October 21, 2021 – Calian® Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), provider of trusted solutions across Advanced Technologies, Health, Learning and

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Nexter unveils the final configuration of its Nerva XX medium-size multi-mission UGV

19/10/202120/10/2021 Paolo Valpolini Canada, ECA, France, Nerva, Nerva-LG, Nerva-XX, Nexter, Portugal, UGV

By Paolo Valpolini Leveraging the work made on its Nerva LG Nexter has developed a new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV),

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Greece and France further strengthen their defence cooperation: Greece acquires 3 Defence and Intervention Frigates (FDI)

28/09/202128/09/2021 Paolo Valpolini FDI, France, Greece, Rafale

This Tuesday, September 28, in the presence of the Minister of the Armed Forces, the Greek Minister of Defence signed,

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From conventional to nuclear propulsion, from France to the US, the new Australian submarine policy

16/09/202116/09/2021 Paolo Valpolini Australia, Europe, France, Naval Group, submarines, Thales, UK, USA

By Paolo Valpolini In the European night between September 15th and 16th Australia announced its new submarine policy, which marks

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FCAS : signature of the Implementing Arrangement n.3 (IA3)

31/08/202131/08/2021 Paolo Valpolini FCAS, France, Germany, Spain

On the 30th of August 2021, the French Minister of Defense, Mrs. Florence PARLY met with the German Minister of

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Thales to provide new avionics equipment for Dassault Aviation Rafale

23/07/202123/07/2021 Paolo Valpolini Dassault, France, Rafale, Scorpion, Thales

22 July 2021 – Thales has been awarded the contract to supply Scorpion® helmet-mounted sight and display systems and digital

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New contract for Anglo-French Innovation Technology Partnership

19/07/202119/07/2021 Paolo Valpolini Complex Weapons, DGA, DSTL, France, MBDA, UK, United Kingdom

19 July 2021 – MBDA has been awarded a contract by France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) and the UK’s

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