C295 Passed an Important Sustainability Milestone
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are seen as vital for the future of aviation. Operating current aircraft engines with SAF is essential for sustainability.
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Air
Engine and Transmission
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Saar S-80 Solution from Israel
Israel Shipyards unveiled its new corvette design. The class is named Saar S-80.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Nexter Showcases its Solutions at Euronaval
Nexter presents its solutions in the Euronaval exhibition. The final design version of the RAPIDFire turret is exhibited at the company booth.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Naval Group presents its high-tech concept ship Blue Shark, at Euronaval 2022
Naval Group presented a set of technological bricks with an eco-responsible potential to enter future naval combat with innovative responses.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Leonardo Launches its New DSS-IRST System at Euronaval
Leonardo launched the Distributed Static Staring-InfraRed Search and Tracking System(DSS-IRST) that protects naval assets from multiple threats.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Marine Nationale to Enlarge Aircraft Carrier
France unveiled an updated PANG (Porte-Avions de Nouvelle Génération / Next Generation Aircraft Carrier) design at Euronaval 2022.
Weapon / Missile
Croatia Wants to Buy French Air Defence Missile System
Croatia is engaged in talks with France on purchasing a short-range air defence missile system as part of its national defence strategy.
Weapon / Missile
Ukraine Expects Receiving SAMP-T from France and Italy
Ukraine’s defence ministry announced that President Volodymyr Zelensky attended an emergency G7 summit.
Navy / Maritime
Air
French Navy accepts first H160 Helicopter for SAR Missions
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) will deploy Airbus’ next-generation medium twin-engine helicopter H-160 to carry out search and rescue (SAR) operations.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
French Piriou launches Second OPV 58S for the Senegalese Navy
French Piriou Shipyard launched the second ocean-going missile-armed patrol vessel for the Senegalese Navy for the OPV58S programme.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Ivorian Navy Receives Ex-French Navy OPV
The Ivorian Navy accepted the delivery of a second-hand P400 54.8 meters Offshore Patrol Vessel, Contre Amiral Fadika, from France.
Air
Indonesia has officially become the seventh Rafale-exporting country
Six of the 42 Rafale orders in the contract signed by the Indonesian Defence Ministry (Kemenhan) in February 2022 came into effect, La Tribune sources said on Tuesday (20/9/2022). This means that the contract for purchasing six Rafale jets has been activated. The Indonesian government has paid the first instalment to Dassault Aviation.
Navy / Maritime
Charles de Gaulle Back on Sea Trials
The French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will soon return to sea trials after a three-month technical stop in Toulon.
Navy / Maritime
Brazilian Navy commissions first Riachuelo class submarine
The Brazilian Navy commissioned the first of four Scorpene-class submarines on order. The Riachuelo is realised through ToT from the French Naval Group.
