Defence Notes
Farnborough 2018: Show roundup (video)
As Farnborough draws to a close, Shephard's editorial team discuss the main news stories from the week, including the unveiling of Tempest - the UK's ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
German heavy-lift tender under scrutiny
The German Federal Ministry of Defence (MoD) has insisted that its heavy-lift helicopter tender schedule remains unchanged, despite reports that the programme could be delayed ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
UK MoD gets the ball rolling again on Type 31e
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has resumed proceedings with its Type 31e project after the programme was put on hold last month. An MoD spokesperson ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
Industry awaits ITEP manufacturing decision
A downselect decision for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Programme (ITEP) is to be made by ...
DN - Defence Notes
Gulf states approved for $1.3 billion in US munitions purchases in 2018
Gulf states have traditionally been keen buyers of western, mainly US, military equipment. A number of possible recent programmes and ongoing procurement processes demonstrate the ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Raytheon addresses threats in today's civil airspace (video)
Studio speaks to Todd Probert, VP, Mission Support and Modernisation, Raytheon, about threats in the current civil airspace, including UAS, as well issues of congestion ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Air Medical Services critical to Hurricane Gustav hospital evacuation and return
4th September 2008
United States Gulf Coast – Air medical services participating in the evacuation of hospitals and other medical facilities before the arrival of Hurricane Gustav transported ...
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DN - Defence Notes
IMS introduces wireless content delivery
4th September 2008
HANDHELD inflight entertainment leader The IMS Company says that it is now using an automated wireless system to deliver content for IFE systems to customer ...
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DN - Defence Notes
AirTran Airways Appoints Corporate Development EVP
3rd September 2008
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced that the airline has hired Steven A. Rossum as its executive vice president ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
US Navy UCAS Demonstrator On Track for First Flight
3rd September 2008
Northrop Grumman Corporation is on track for the first flight of its revolutionary Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
MetaVR Announces Additional Support for TUAS Embedded Visual System Trainers
3rd September 2008
MetaVR announces recent sales of 70 real-time 3D visualization licenses to AAI Corporation to support rendering synthetic camera payload video in the training component of ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
London Science Museum Explores What Affects the Air We Breathe in a Special Exhibit Featuring the Manta UAV
3rd September 2008
Beijing’s breath of fresh air opened at the prestigious Science Museum in South Kensington, London on August 22, 2008 and will entice and pose breath ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
iRobot Awarded $200M Ceiling IDIQ US Army Contract for Robotic Systems, Spare Parts and Accessories
3rd September 2008
iRobot Corp. today announced it has been awarded a $200 million ceiling priced Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, ...
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RH - Rotorhub
TriState CareFlight Implements 365 Safety AMRM
3rd September 2008
When Chris Baker joined Arizona-based TriState CareFlight as its medical program director less than a month ago, one of his first objectives was to help ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Breeze-Eastern Awarded Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter Cargo Winch Program
3rd September 2008
Breeze-Eastern Corporation announced today that it has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to provide the Internal Cargo Winch System for the next generation CH-53K ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
2008 International Sea King Symposium
3rd September 2008
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America (Vector) is receiving a tremendous show of support from members of the international SEA KING / S61 community in ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
SprayCool Enclosure Plays Critical Role in Enabling Successful Flight Test of UH-60 Black Hawk Radar System
3rd September 2008
SprayCool, a recognized leader in the development of advanced thermal management and environmental isolation products for the military, announced today that one of its electronics ...
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DN - Defence Notes
ARINC poised to announce airborne Internet customer
3rd September 2008
AVIATION communications and IT provider ARINC expects soon to announce at least one airline commitment to its Oi onboard Internet service. The company said yesterday ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Triple treat for IMS
2nd September 2008
WITH just days to go to the joint WAEA/Aircraft Interiors Americas show in Long Beach, The IMS Company has seized the handheld IFE high ground ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Bavarian Ministry of the Interior purchases eight new EC135 Police Helicopters from Eurocopter
27th August 2008
On August 27, the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior announced its decision in Munich to purchase eight new Eurocopter EC135 P2i helicopters for the Bavarian ...
