Tim Martin

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PREMIUM: Experts say massive Egyptian spending spree does not add up

Under pressure from the US government to stop buying Russian fighter jets, attacked by French President Emmanuel Macron over human rights abuses, accused by Italian ...

PREMIUM: Serbia unveils new Chinese-made CH-92A UAV

Serbia has shown off a fleet of new fixed-wing CH-92A UAVs bought from China for the first time. In a 4 July presentation held at ...

PREMIUM: Romanian Pumas light up Mali with BrightNite

The Romanian Air Force’s contribution to the UN-led peacekeeping mission in Mali has been greatly enhanced by the use of four BrightNite-equipped IAR 330 Puma ...

PREMIUM: Greece holds firm on Israeli defence agreement amid annexation controversy

Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, the Greek Minister of National Defence, has told the country’s parliament that efforts to ratify a defence co-operation pact with Israel should not ...

Author

Tim Martin is Editor, Air for Shephard Media, based in London.

Tim has experience writing and editing across a range of B2B publications before joining Shephard as rotary reporter in October 2017. He holds a masters degree in Journalism from the University of Wales .

Digital Battlespace

PREMIUM: UK rules Huawei out of defence communications equation

1st July 2020

The UK MoD has made clear that Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei will have no future role to play in domestic defence communications and cyber networks. ...
Unmanned Vehicles

PREMIUM: Protector to undergo UK weapons testing

26th June 2020

New RAF Protector RG Mk1 UAVs are to be tested at UK weapons ranges after deliveries begin in 2023. While no detailed plans for the ...
Air Warfare

PREMIUM: Sweden hits deadlock over new defence spending plans

26th June 2020

Cross party political talks in Sweden addressing future defence funding have collapsed, following disagreement over whether additional money should be approved. The Swedish government will ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: Defiant reaches new speed milestone but test progress questioned

17th June 2020

An experimental SB>1 Defiant X2 coaxial test aircraft has successfully recorded a speed of 205kt, Boeing and Sikorsky have revealed. The flight at Sikorsky’s West ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: Hughes builds momentum on SATCOM helicopter campaign

15th June 2020

Satellite network provider Hughes Defense is preparing for a new customer flight demonstration involving the company’s HeloSat SATCOM system and a high-definition EO/IR payload equipped ...
Digital Battlespace

PREMIUM: US Army advances ALE electronic warfare ambitions

12th June 2020

The US Army has confirmed it is in the process of testing a number of small Air Launched Effects (ALE) in EW scenarios for FVL ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: French aviation rescue plan bets on defence helicopters, drones and tankers

10th June 2020

The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes as part of ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: Montenegro claims first Bell 505 military helicopter order

3rd June 2020

The Montenegro Air Force has placed a €3.3 million ($3.69 million) order for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters for training missions. The deal ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: China accused of driving 5G security wedge between the UK and US

2nd June 2020

A US senator has weighed into the debate surrounding the UK reassessing whether to allow China’s Huawei telecommunications agency a role within its 5G cyber ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: Embraer defence business feels COVID-19 pain

2nd June 2020

Despite Brazilian manufacturer Embraer making steady progress on key military programmes including the A-29 Super Tucano light attack and KC-390 tactical transport aircraft, the company’s ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: US watching brief turns the screw on Russia’s Libyan foray

28th May 2020

A recent series of declassified intelligence images published by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) showing Russian fighter jets positioned in Libya looks to have unravelled consistent attempts ...
Digital Battlespace

PREMIUM: Leonardo set for BriteCloud 55-T tests despite COVID complications

22nd May 2020

Leonardo’s US electronics division plans to test the latest variant of its BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD), which is designed to be equipped on large ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: Italy reveals Egyptian AW149 and AW189 mega order

21st May 2020

An Italian Foreign Ministry report on 2019 arms exports has finally lifted the lid on a highly lucrative military helicopter deal between Leonardo and Egypt. ...
Digital Battlespace

PREMIUM: Boeing switches UK Wedgetail conversion contractor

20th May 2020

Boeing has dropped engineering supplier Marshall Aerospace and Defence as its preferred E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C;) conversion contractor and selected STS ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: Egypt risks US wrath over Su-35 production

19th May 2020

Following reports of a first Egyptian Su-35 fighter jet entering production the US government could see fit to take action against its long-standing Middle Eastern ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: OCCAR confirms plan to ink MBDA MAST-F contract

15th May 2020

The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) is carrying out 'tender evaluation and contract preparation activities’ which will go directly toward MBDA being issued with ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: First UK AH-64E Apache to arrive six months late

14th May 2020

The first of 50 UK-remanufactured AH-64E V6 Apache Guardian attack helicopters will arrive six months later than expected, Shephard has learned. 'A change in the development' ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: US Army ahead of ITEP schedule despite CDR delay

11th May 2020

The Critical Design Review (CDR) phase of the US Army's Improved Turbine Engine Programme (ITEP) has been delayed by two weeks because of COVID-19 issues. ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: US Army counts down to AH-64E V6 operations

7th May 2020

The US Army will aim to have the new AH-64E Apache Guardian V6 configuration in service during Q1 2022 following flight training with the first ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: US fixed-wing programmes look to rise above crisis

1st May 2020

Substantial investment by the US DoD in major fighter jet and tanker aircraft programmes — combined with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis — has put ...