Defence Notes
IDEX 2018: China's presence, UGV overload and new vehicles (video)
As IDEX 2019 gets started the Shephard News team takes a look at some of the platforms and programmes that will be highlighted throughout the ...
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IDEX 2018: China's presence, UGV overload and new vehicles (video)
As IDEX 2019 gets started the Shephard News team takes a look at some of the platforms and programmes that will be highlighted throughout the ...
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IDEX 2019: LCS lookalike design on the cards for China
Chinese naval manufacturer CSSC is designing a light frigate-sized trimaran vessel which is strikingly similar in appearance to the US Navy’s Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
West 2019: US Navy looks to stand up innovation cell
Building on lessons learned from experiences with organisations like Sofwerx, the US Navy is pursuing a ‘NavalX’ concept to facilitate procurement actions incorporating innovative ideas ...
SOF - Special Operations
Central European special ops command under way
Special operations forces from across Central Europe could soon be operating under a Regional Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC), according to a NATO announcement published ...
MTSN - Training/Simulation
Virtra adds Innotech technology
Virtual small arms trainer (VSAT) specialists, VirTra has acquired, what it terms, ‘various intellectual property assets and proprietary designs related to simulated firearm technology from ...
DN - Defence Notes
The Weekly Defence Podcast - Episode 4
Welcome to Episode 4 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen soon on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
Featured videos
Land Warfare
IDEX 2019: US defence companies retain top export status in Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa is home to seven out of the top ten nations in the world when it comes to defence spending ...
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Three Kingfisher aircraft de-registered due to lease payment default
15th December 2008
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Czech Airlines Continues to Make its Operations More Efficient
15th December 2008
Czech Airlines continues to make its operations more efficient, even in the third year of its OK 2006 - 2008 Revitalisation Strategy. This year, the ...
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IATA projects US2.5 Billion loss for airline industry in 2009
15th December 2008
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its forecast for 2009 showing an industry loss of US$2.5 billion. All regions, except the US, are expected ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Heliproducts Industries Introduces Borescopes to Its Line of Helicopter Tooling
15th December 2008
Heliproducts Industries Ltd. is introducing Borescopes and Video Borescopes to its line of helicopter tooling products. Heliproducts is now offering its customers aviation Borescopes and ...
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Hawaiian Airlines reports November 2008 traffic
15th December 2008
See detailed press release here
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WestJet adds seats remaining feature to web site
15th December 2008
WestJet have added a new feature to the booking portion of its web site to show guests how many seats remain at a certain price ...
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Gongs galore!
14th December 2008
Air transport may be coughing and spluttering but the back-slappers from the awards industry are going full-throttle. Air New Zealand and Virgin America are among ...
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Embraer delivers 500th E-Jet to R?gional
13th December 2008
Embraer has celebrated a significant milestone with the delivery of its 500th E-Jet – an Embraer 170 – to France’s Régional – Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. ...
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EMS Technologies lands another connectivity catch
13th December 2008
EMS Technologies has made another acquisition as it continues its drive to become a full-spectrum supplier of air-to-ground connectivity systems and services. The Atlanta-based satcoms ...
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Virgin America wins 'Business Traveler' award
13th December 2008
Virgin America has won Business Traveler magazine’s 2008 award for “Best Low Cost Airline in North America” in publication's annual survey. “We’re honoured to be ...
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October 2008 best month ever for Frontier baggage handling
13th December 2008
As Frontier Airlines strives towards exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its staff are playing their part as the airline's operational performance continues to impress, with new ...
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AirTran offers PayPal Express Checkout
13th December 2008
AirTran Airways is aiming to make it faster for travellers to buy tickets online by offering PayPal Express Checkout. This process uses the information on ...
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QEST Ku-band antenna shines in the chamber
12th December 2008
German Ku-band antenna provider QEST says that the system it is developing in co-operation with Tecom Industries of California has performed exceptionally well in ground ...
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Bridge financing for SkyEurope before potential takeover
12th December 2008
Longstock SAPO Ltd, a limited liability company newly created by SAPO International of Athens, Greece, and Longstock Financial Group of Lisbon, Portugal, and with registered ...
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New showroom gives ExecuJet customers the inside track
12th December 2008
European corporate/VIP aircraft services provider ExecuJet has opened an interiors showroom for use by customers at its headquarters in Zurich Airport, Switzerland. Clients can visit ...
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easyJet adds four from London Gatwick
12th December 2008
easyJet is launching four new routes from London Gatwick airport, to take its total number of destinations from Gatwick to 71. On 31 March a ...
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Vietnam Airlines buys 6 ATR 72-500s
12th December 2008
Vietnam Airlines has signed a contract with ATR to purchase six new ATR 72-500s. With these additional aircraft, and including aircraft already on order, Vietnam’s ...
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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air launch trip protection schemes
12th December 2008
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers can now purchase Access America Trip Protection through a partnership with Mondial Assistance. The protection scheme includes coverage for reimbursement ...
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First Embraer 195 delivered to Azul
12th December 2008
The first new Embraer 195 has been delivered to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, the first Brazilian airline to operate E-Jets. The aircraft is part of the ...
