Day: May 31, 2018

Saab wins FMV contract for Gripen system upgrade

Saab has secured a deal worth around SEK 224 million with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) relating to the upgrade of the Gripen C/D system. The order primarily involves improvements to and modifications of existing capabilities in the so-called MS20 upgrade, which was introduced across the Swedish Air Force Gripen fleet in 2016. The […]

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VICIS win US Army combat helmets contract

VICIS has been awarded a contract from the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) to improve Army and Marine Corps combat helmets. The Company will research ways to replace the combat helmets’ existing foam liner pads with its own innovative liner technology derived from structures developed for its football helmets. Several […]

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British Army’s Land Ceptor completes its first successful firing trials

The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that the new Land Ceptor missile system has completed its first successful firing trials. Trials of the new weapon system took place close to the Baltic Sea on a Swedish test fire range, with a missile being launched from a vehicle and destroying an aerial target in a […]

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