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View ArticleNavantia showcasing Avante OPVs at IDEX
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia will showcase its Avante family of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2013, to be held in Abu Dhabi next month....
View ArticleDenel to have a strong presence at IDEX
Denel will use this month’s IDEX (International Defence Exhibition and Conference) in Abu Dhabi to debut the Al-Tariq precision-guided bomb kit. The kit is the first product to come out of the Tawazun...
View ArticleDenel to have a strong presence at IDEX
Denel will use this month’s IDEX (International Defence Exhibition and Conference) in Abu Dhabi to debut the Al-Tariq precision-guided bomb kit. The kit is the first product to come out of the Tawazun...
View ArticleMiddle East debut for Marauder at IDEX
With a number of challenging issues facing the Middle East, the Paramount Group is confident it can provide solutions, and will have these on show at the IDEX 2013 defence exhibition. Included in its...
View ArticleParamount Group acquires specialist armoured vehicle design firm IAD
Defence and aerospace company Paramount Group has acquired the South African-based specialist design and engineering firm, Industrial & Automotive Design (IAD) in a move that will bolster its land...
View ArticleCassidian produces 1 000th target UAV
Cassidian has reached a milestone with the production of its 1 000th target UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) at its site in Friedrichshafen. The company is exhibiting its UAVs and other technology at...
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New gallery: IDEX 2013 opening ceremony
The IDEX 2013 opening ceremony was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on February 17. The spectacular ceremony featured air drops, flybys, simulated combat, motorcycle stunt riding and more....
View ArticleYonca-Onuk offers new approach to combating piracy
Turkish shipbuilder Yonca-Onuk says that fighting pirates with frigates is like hunting a rabbit with a main battle tank and is consequently offering smaller, faster and cheaper boats as more...
View ArticleImperial Armour EOD suit debuts at IDEX
Imperial Armour is launching its advanced technology and high protection explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suit at IDEX, currently underway in Abu Dhabi. Version Eight provides high levels of...
View ArticleBoeing, ADASI sign UAS teaming agreement
Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, yesterday signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for...
View ArticleUAE signs $1.42 billion deals at IDEX
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces yesterday signed defence deals worth 5.2 billion dirhams ($1.42 billion) at the IDEX defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi, including a deal for Predator unmanned...
View ArticleBAE Systems launches new turret at IDEX
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa yesterday unveiled its latest manned turret to attendees at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and Conference in the United Arab Emirates, the Overhead...
View ArticleUAE buys $1.3 billion more arms at IDEX
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces has announced that Dh4.9 billion ($1.3 billion) worth of defence contracts were signed today at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX)...
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New gallery: NAVDEX 2013
NAVDEX is the naval and maritime security section of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). It features dedicated exhibition and conferencing space, daily on-water demonstrations...
View ArticleLatest Ingwe missile debuts at IDEX
The latest version of Denel’s Ingwe anti-tank missile has made its international debut at the IDEX defence show in Abu Dhabi this week. The new Ingwe Portable Launch System (IPLS) enables the missile...
View ArticlePiaggio unveils unmanned Avanti at IDEX
Piaggio Aero Industries, together with Selex ES, on Monday unveiled the Piaggio Aero P.1HH ‘HammerHead’ Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at IDEX 2013. The P.1HH HammerHead programme aims to develop a...
View ArticleMore defence contracts for UAE Armed Forces at IDEX
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces today at the IDEX defence show announced the awarding of 4 billion Dirhams ($1 billion) worth of defence contracts. Major General Obaid Al Ketbi, Chairman of the...
View ArticleDenel signs mortar marketing agreement with International Golden Group
Denel Land Systems and UAE-based company International Golden Group (IGG) today signed an agreement for the exclusive marketing of Denel’s 60 mm mortar system in the Gulf region. Johan van der...
View ArticleDenel trains Tawazun Dynamics employees
As part of its joint venture with UAE-based Tawazun Holdings, Denel has provided defence manufacturing training in South Africa for employees of defence firm Tawazun Dynamics. In September 2012, Denel...
View ArticleImperial Armour launches new EOD suit at IDEX
Specialist personal protective equipment manufacturer Imperial Armour has launched a new explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suit at IDEX currently underway in Abu Dhabi. Louisa Garland-Els, the...
View ArticleIDEX 2013 records 80 000 visitors
The eleventh International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in Abu Dhabi recorded 80 000 visitors over five days, during which the United Arab Emirates signed 14.1 billion dirhams ($4.1...
View ArticleSurplus aircraft, trucks offered by Armscor
State armaments company Armscor is internationally marketing surplus Cessna 185 light aircraft, PC-7 trainers and Samil trucks. The corporation has nine Cessna 185s and nearly a dozen PC-7s on offer,...
View ArticleICP debuts 6×6 armoured recovery vehicle at IDEX
Integrated Convoy Protection (ICP), the Pretoria based manufacturer of Reva armoured vehicles, debuted its new 6×6 armoured recovery vehicle in the Middle East at the International Defence Exhibition...
View ArticleProject Radiate a springboard for Reutech radios
The South African National Defence Force’s Project Radiate to replace existing radios has functioned as a springboard for electronics company Reutech, which is marketing the range internationally....
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New gallery: IDEX vehicle demonstrations
One of the highlights of the 2013 edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), held in Abu Dhabi between February 17 and 21, was a mobility track that featured daily vehicle...
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New gallery: IDEX 2013
The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2013 was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, between February 17 and 21. As the Middle East and North Africa region’s biggest defence...
View ArticleAfrica a growth area for Oshkosh
Africa is one of the growth areas Oshkosh Defence is looking at, as it already has a strong presence in the Middle East region, and is eyeing new markets in places like Libya and Algeria. “The Middle...
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