Jonathan Tringham

Boeing/Thales win Australian HATS programme

Australia has named a Boeing/Thales partnership as the winning tender for a new joint-service helicopter training system for its defence force worth $700 million. In ...

Helitech 2014: BAE Systems targets civil customers for HUD/HMD

BAE Systems has used Helitech International to drum up civil interest in its head-up display (HUD) and helmet-mounted display (HMD) systems. The company’s HUD and ...

Helitech 2014: Operators push for greater OEM support

Helicopter OEMs need to step up their game when it comes to providing after sales service and through-life support, according to one senior executive. Bristow ...

Helitech 2014: BLR targets Europe’s Bell medium operators for FastFin

BLR Aerospace is using Helitech International to showcase its FastFin tail rotor enhancement and stability system to European operators of Bell medium helicopters. FastFin is ...

Author

Jonathan Tringham is a former Shephard staff reporter based in the UK. Jonathan worked in various management roles prior to completing a diploma in journalism. With a strong interest in the subject, Jonathan previously maintained a blog about aerospace and defence issues, and he wor

Jonathan continues to write for Shephard on a freelance basis from his headquarters in Scotland.

Land Warfare

Eurosatory: KMW unveils AGM-mounted Boxer

20th June 2014

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has integrated its Artillery Gun Module (AGM) onto the ARTEC Boxer multirole armoured vehicle (MRAV), the company revealed at Eurosatory in Paris. ...
Land Warfare

Eurosatory: Streit introduit les VBL Warrior et Varan

20th June 2014

Le groupe Streit a dévoilé deux nouveaux véhicules blindés légers (VBL) surnommés le Warrior et le Varan. Selon le groupe, le TTB de 14 places ...
Land Warfare

Eurosatory: Streit introduces Warrior and Varan LAVs

20th June 2014

Streit Group has used Eurosatory to unveil two new light armoured vehicles (LAV), dubbed the Warrior and Varan. According to the company, the 14-seater Warrior ...
Digital Battlespace

Eurosatory: Saab offers EA solutions for ground vehicles

19th June 2014

Saab has showcased its portfolio of vehicle electronics (vetronics) products aimed at supporting next-generation electronic architecture (EA) for land mission systems at Eurosatory in Paris. ...
Military Logistics

Eurosatory: WFEL delivers military bridges to Switzerland

19th June 2014

Williams Fairey Engineering Limited (WFEL) is showcasing its tactical military bridges at Eurosatory, following a recent delivery of the first batch of Dry Support Bridge ...
Land Warfare

Eurosatory: LM advances land programmes

18th June 2014

As the release of the draft Request for Proposal (RfP) for the US Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme approaches, Lockheed Martin is advancing its ...
Digital Battlespace

Eurosatory: BAE offers CV90 SA upgrades (video)

18th June 2014

BAE Systems has unveiled a version of its Q-Sight helmet-mounted display (HMD) that enables a CV90 operator to aim the vehicle's weapon systems by simply ...
Land Warfare

Eurosatory: Patria lance NEMO simulateur de formation

17th June 2014

Patria Weapon Systems (PWS) a dévoilé son New Mortar (NEMO) simulateur de formation pour son début à Eurosatory à Paris. Le créateur d’armes Finnois se ...
Land Warfare

Eurosatory: Iveco promeut 4eme génération LMV

17th June 2014

Iveco Defence Vehicles représente leur 4eme génération Light Multipurpose Vehicle (LMV) à Eurosatory à Paris. En conférence avec Shephard pendant l’exposition, Alessandro Camisotti, porte-parleur pour ...
Land Warfare

Eurosatory: Iveco promotes fourth-generation LMV

17th June 2014

Iveco Defence Vehicles is showcasing its fourth-generation Light Multipurpose Vehicle (LMV) at Eurosatory in Paris. Speaking to Shephard at the show, Iveco spokesman Alessandro Camisotti ...
Land Warfare

Eurosatory 2014: Patria launches NEMO training simulator (video)

16th June 2014

Patria Weapon Systems (PWS) has unveiled its New Mortar (NEMO) training simulator for the first time at Eurosatory in Paris. The Finnish weapons manufacturer touted ...
Digital Battlespace

Eurosatory: Elbit showcases Long View CR-D

16th June 2014

Elbit Systems has launched its Long View CR-D (LVCR-D) target acquisition and designation system at Eurosatory. An evolution of Elbit’s LVCR technology, the LVCR-D offers ...
Defence Helicopter

Eurosatory: Duke launches helicopter Remote Weapon Station

16th June 2014

A first-of-its-kind, fully-robotic remote weapon station (RWS) for helicopters is set to be unveiled at Eurosatory in Paris. Duke Airborne Systems has developed a compact ...
Defence Helicopter

Eurosatory: Duke lance station d’arme télécommandée pour hélicoptère

16th June 2014

Pour la première fois en son genre, une station d’arme télécommandée 100% robotique (Remote Weapon Station ou RWS) pour hélicoptère sera dévoilée à Eurosatory à ...
Rotorhub

Jet Ranger X makes its European debut (video)

4th June 2014

Bell Helicopter has unveiled its 505 Jet Ranger X to UK customers for the first time at the Heli UK Expo exhibition on 3 June, ...
Defence Helicopter

TAI advances new Turkish helicopter

28th May 2014

The Turkish government has announced a $648 million budget for the development of its first indigenous helicopter, which is being produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries ...
Digital Battlespace

ILA 2014: ESA confident of Galileo launch targets

22nd May 2014

The European Space agency (ESA) is confident it will meet its target of launching four more Galileo navigation satellites into orbit by the end of ...
Land Warfare

ILA 2014: MEADS International seeks German, Polish collaboration

22nd May 2014

MEADS International is looking to secure a follow-on agreement for its Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) with Germany as the programme nears completion. Industry ...
Defence Helicopter

ILA 2014: TAI nears first T-129 export

22nd May 2014

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is confident that it will be able to announce the first export sale of its T-129 ATAK helicopter, company representatives have ...
Defence Helicopter

ILA 2014: Sikorsky looks to Europe with the CH-53K

21st May 2014

Sikorsky is beginning to eye future European heavy lift developments, in particular in Germany, as it further develops the CH-53K King Stallion for the US ...