DN - Defence Notes
NATO shakes off infighting amid public rifts
NATO has insisted it is continuing to deliver on its defence commitments despite public comments from partner nations that suggest a number of high-profile disagreements ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
I/ITSEC 2019: US Navy trainer helicopter award schedule slips
The US Navy’s (USN) TH-73A trainer helicopter contract award is to be delayed by at least a month as the US Government continues to function ...
DN - Defence Notes
Dubai Airshow 2019: Standoff Weapon certification for F-35A nears completion
Munitions manufacturer Raytheon has confirmed it is anticipating F-35A airworthiness certification for the guided Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) before the end of 2019, a development ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
Dubai Airshow 2019: Stress tells on UAE AW609 deal (updated)
Issues of customer confidentiality are preventing Leonardo from disclosing the current status of an AW609 deal with the UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC), leaving the ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Dubai Airshow 2019: UMS Skeldar moves focus to V-200
19th November 2019
UMS Skeldar is reassessing the R-350 rotary-wing VTOL programme as part of wider plans to concentrate on larger customer demand for its V-200 sister platform. During ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Dubai Airshow 2019: E2-D set for new lease of life
19th November 2019
The US Navy’s E2-D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft will first field an air-to-air refuelling capability in 2020, ahead of an anticipated number ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Dubai Airshow 2019: UAE enters final stages of air power double deal
19th November 2019
The UAE Air Force is putting the finishing touches on a set of new orders for two additional Saab GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Dubai Airshow 2019: Intra imposes with oversized Karayel UCAV
18th November 2019
Riyadh-based Intra Defense Technologies is showcasing the fixed-wing Karayel UCAV at the Dubai Airshow in an effort to further promote the solution to the Middle ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Dubai Airshow 2019: GA-ASI confident of clinching Middle East sales
18th November 2019
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is in discussions with a number of customers from the Middle East about the possibility of deals for a variety of ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Dubai Airshow 2019: Saab doubles down on GlobalEye for Finland
18th November 2019
Manufacturer Saab has confirmed it is keeping an offer of two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C;) aircraft on the table for Finland’s HX ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Dubai Airshow 2019: Lockheed Martin teases new armed Black Hawk order
17th November 2019
Lockheed Martin is set to announce an addition to its UH-60M armed helicopter customer base, following on from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Joint Aviation ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Dubai Airshow 2019: Regional discussions spark C-2 interest
17th November 2019
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries is currently holding talks with a number of Middle Eastern countries concerning its C-2 transport aircraft, as the company bids to ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
US Army moves out with new radar jamming R&D
12th November 2019
The US Army has put electronic warfare manufacturer BAE Systems on contract for research and development of advanced radar jamming technologies - a collaboration that ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
European MALE RPAS builds toward development contract signature
6th November 2019
Industry partners involved in the multinational European MALE RPAS effort are set to be awarded with a first full programme contract in 2020, a development that ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Airbus reveals classified ‘untrackable’ low observable UAV
5th November 2019
Manufacturer Airbus has shown off a classified Low Observable UAV Testbed (LOUT) for the first time, with a bold claim that the platform’s stealth profile ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Airbus still hungry for FVL business
5th November 2019
Despite missing out on the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme, Airbus remains open to playing a role in FVL programmes and would consider ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Long game on horizon for H160M export customers
4th November 2019
Deliveries of the in-development Airbus H160M medium aircraft will not be available to export customers any sooner than 2026, as the manufacturer first concentrates on ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Spanish shares increase non-starter for Airbus
4th November 2019
Manufacturer Airbus has officially confirmed that it will not offer the Spanish government an increased share in the company as a means to Madrid potentially ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Finland requests ‘improved package’ from HX fighter competitors
1st November 2019
The Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command has issued a revised RfQ to HX Fighter Programme (HX-FP) competitors, specifically asking each for an ‘improved package’ from ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Fall in helicopter orders takes toll on Airbus
1st November 2019
Airbus SE has announced nine-month financial results for 2019 showing that its helicopter division saw an order intake drop of 25% compared to the same ...
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DN - Defence Notes
RAF given glimpse of new Poseidon maritime patrol era
31st October 2019
A formal UK P-8A Poseidon MRA1 handover ceremony between Boeing and the RAF took place at the manufacturers assembly facility in Seattle on 29 October, in an ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
British Army keen to push new Apaches into MUM-T role
28th October 2019
The British Army wants to prioritise manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) for its incoming fleet of AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters, but first intends on making sure ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: US Army unconcerned by FTUAS hybrid flight kit permutations
16th October 2019
The US Army has confirmed it doesn't consider hybrid flight kit licensing authority arrangements to be an issue for its Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) programme, ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2019: Raider X takes to the stage
16th October 2019
Sikorsky has officially confirmed that it is offering an enlarged variant of the in-development co-axial S-97 Raider for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft ...
