Eurosatory: Collaboration is key in competitive land market (video)
With Eurosatory 2016 in full swing, Shephard speaks with ADIT analyst, Mathieu Grospeaud, about trends in the land armament industry.
In comparison to previous iterations, this year’s event is laid against a much different backdrop with the threat from Russia in the east and the Syrian conflict driving up the need to procure land armaments, which in recent years has fallen behind aerospace and naval procurement.
One of the highlights at the show includes the cooperation between Nexter and KMW who are displaying at the show under Nexter KMW Defence Systems. The companies’ partnership will be a challenge as the
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