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Reaction Engines achieves ground-breaking hypersonic propulsion system milestone

Reaction Engines has successfully demonstrated the integration of its innovative precooler technology with existing jet-engine architecture.

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On August 13, the Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and Gundbert Scherf, Co-founder and Co-CEO of European Defence-AI company Helsing, signed a joint statement to affirm a shared commitment to advancing Estonia's defence capabilities through the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Helsing to enhance Estonia’s defence capabilities with AI technologies

Important / Defence Industry Europe

Helsing will expand its operations within Estonia and the Baltic region and make significant investments in the sum of EUR 70 million.

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Rolls-Royce announced that its Mission Bay Handling System (MBHS) was selected for Batch 2 of the UK Royal Navy’s Global Combat Ship variant, the Type 26 City-class frigate. The contract, signed with programme prime BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited, is for five MBHSs to be manufactured at Rolls-Royce’s Canadian Naval Handling Centre of Excellence in Peterborough, Ontario.

Rolls-Royce awarded Mission Bay Handling System contract for Type 26 frigates

Sea / Defence Industry Europe

Rolls-Royce announced that its Mission Bay Handling System (MBHS) was selected for Batch 2 of the UK Royal Navy’s Global Combat Ship variant, the Type 26 City-class frigate.

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Boeing has announced through social media that it delivered the last batch of 36 F-15QA Ababil combat aircraft ordered for Qatar's Emir Air Force.

United States approves USD 20 billion military sale to Israel amid Gaza conflict

Uncategorized / Defence Industry Europe

The United States has officially approved a significant military sale to Israel, valued at USD 20 billion.

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Ovzon has received, through Viasat Government Services, its first order for Ovzon Pegasus service on the new Ovzon 3 satellite. This represents the transition from current Ovzon SATCOM-as-a-Service delivered to the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DOD) using leased satellite capacity to now utilizing Ovzon 3. The order is for twelve months and the service was activated on August 1, 2024. The order value amounts to approximately USD 6.2 million.

U.S. Department of Defense orders first Ovzon 3 satellite

Space/C4ISR / Defence Industry Europe

Ovzon has received, through Viasat Government Services, its first order for Ovzon Pegasus service on the new Ovzon 3 satellite.

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Via the acquisition of certain assets of Advanced Vision Technologies Ltd (AVT), MilDef has now been entrusted to deliver intelligent and rugged displays to key European land vehicle programmes. Deliveries will take place 2024-2029 and order value amounts to approximately SEK 135 million.

MilDef to supply rugged displays for key European land vehicle programmes

Land, Top / Defence Industry Europe

MilDef has been entrusted to deliver intelligent and rugged displays to key European land vehicle programmes.

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RENK Group grew again in the first quarter of 2023. Revenue increased by 5 per cent year-on-year to EUR 194 million (Q1 2022: EUR 185 million). Supported by a strong increase in order intake, especially in aftermarket sales, the fixed order backlog1 grew to an all-time high of EUR 1.7 billion.

RENK Group AG continues successful business development with record figures

Land / Defence Industry Europe

RENK Group AG has continued its successful business development with record figures in the first half-year period of 2024.

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Bittium supplies the Estonian Defence Forces with more products enabling next-generation tactical communications. The product deliveries continue the reform that aims to improve IP data transfer capability of the Estonian Land Forces. Bittium has already previously supplied a tactical communications system to be included as a part of a bigger system entity. Product deliveries related to the tactical communications system were started in the year 2016. Bittium’s tactical communications system modernizes the Estonian Land Forces’ data transfer, improves the performance of the network, and diversifies the wireless and wired connectivity of the system entity used by the Estonian Defence Forces.

Estonia to enhance tactical communications with Bittium’s next-generation technology

Land, Top / Defence Industry Europe

Bittium supplies the Estonian Defence Forces with more products enabling next-generation tactical communications.

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DSEI 2023 takes place in London 12 to 15 September. Under the motto Move – Sense – Strike, Rheinmetall will be presenting a wide array of its extensive range of products, systems and activities for the digitalised battlefields of tomorrow.

Strategic acquisition: Rheinmetall agrees takeover of vehicle specialist Loc Performance

Land / Defence Industry Europe

Rheinmetall has signed an agreement to acquire all equity interests in Loc Performance Products, LLC, a renowned vehicle specialist based in Plymouth, Michigan.

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Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 75,000th rocket to the U.S. Army as production continues to ramp supporting contracts worth up to $4.8 billion for GMLRS rounds and associated equipment.

Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics announce solid rocket motor strategic teaming agreement

Uncategorized / Defence Industry Europe

Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics announced the signing of a strategic teaming agreement for the production of solid rocket motors.

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For U.S. Army forces in Europe, there are few tools as valuable as the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.

Poland signs contract with United States for 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters

Air, Important / Defence Industry Europe

The new helicopters will replace the aging Soviet-era Mi-24 helicopters, providing improved target engagement and reconnaissance capabilities.

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On August 7, rotations of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group (eFP BG) changed over at a ceremony at the Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment. The incoming rotation is under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sebastiaan Schillemans of the Netherlands Armed Forces who replaces Lieutenant Colonel Marek Krüger of the Bundeswehr which marks the first time the eFP BG will be led by a Dutch rather than German officer.

Dutch Armed Forces take command of NATO enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania

NATO, Land / Defence Industry Europe

The new rotation of up to 1.6 thousand troops will be based in Rukla with their Leopard 2 tanks, CV90 and Boxer infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled wheeled artillery systems.

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