by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2014 | Defence Industry News
2014 will be the first year that global defence budgets will grow overall since 2009, according to the IHS Jane’s Annual Defence Budgets Review from HIS. Total global defence spending in 2014 will be $1,547-trillion up from $1,538-trillion in 2013 – a 0,6% increase in...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2014 | Defence Industry News
Defence and security company Saab has received steady state support contract for South African Gripen. The order has a total value of SEK 180-million (approximately R230-million) over the years 2013-2016. The South African Air Force has been operating the Gripen...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 20, 2014 | Defence Industry News
As the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called on the international community to help prevent the conflict from leaving a legacy of even greater deprivation and poverty in the country. High...
by Kathy Gibson | Dec 19, 2013 | Defence Industry News
Defence and security company Saab has received three orders for self-protection equipment for the German Air Force’s Tornado fleet which forms the backbone of the German Luftwaffe air defence capability. Development and production of the order will take place at Saab...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 27, 2013 | Defence Industry News
Nearly four years after its maiden flight, the first Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has been retired and is to be placed on public display. Development aircraft MSN1 – affectionately known as Grizzly 1 – made its final flight from Toulouse on 4...
