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- 11 أبريل 2016
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MBDA OFFERS MARTE ER FOR KUWAIT TYPHOONS
IHS Jane's
April 6, 2016
A memorandum of understanding signed in March 2016 between MBDA and the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) for the supply of a coastal defence system based on the MM40 Block 3 Exocet missile and an extended range (ER) variant of the Marte MK2 lightweight anti-ship missile, delivers the much-needed launch customer to complete development of the new Marte ER multirole effector, and opens up a wider market opportunity for the new missile.
- See more at: http://militaryedge.org/articles/mbda-offers-marte-er-kuwait-typhoons/#sthash.6KtdXoe1.dpuf
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TYPHOON CAPTOR-E AWAITS FLIGHT TESTING AS KUWAIT CONFIRMED AS LAUNCH CUSTOMER
Flight Global
April 7, 2016
With a deal for 28 Eurofighter Typhoons announced this week, Kuwait has also become the launch customer for the combat aircraft’s new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
Industrial lead Finmeccanica, working as part of the Euroradar consortium, says development is well under way, although the flight-test campaign is yet to begin.
While the Eurofighter partner nations – Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK – in 2014 signed a contract supporting the development and integration of the Captor-E AESA radar, Finmeccanica says there is no order in place, making Kuwait the sole confirmed customer. […]
- See more at: http://militaryedge.org/articles/typhoon-captor-e-awaits-flight-testing-kuwait-confirmed-launch-customer/#sthash.s90oUu8C.dpuf
