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Naval Warfare

Royal Canadian Navy advances with the construction of its first River-Class destroyer

Scheduled for delivery by 2033, HMCS Fraser will be a major surface component of the Canadian maritime combat power.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility

In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700

The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380

Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.

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Land Warfare

Powerful, long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities

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Land Warfare

TROPHY® APS: Revolutionizing Ground Maneuver Operations

TROPHY® APS revolutionizes combat maneuverability, safeguarding crews and vehicles while enabling operations in complex terrains.

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Naval Warfare

Fincantieri’s Vulcano Class: a new era of versatility and innovation in naval operations

Land Warfare

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Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

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Military Logistics

First flight for Canada's new airlifter

8th March 2010

The first Lockheed Martin CC-130J Super Hercules for Canada completed its first flight, March 3, 2010. The aircraft is the first of 17 CC-130Js and …
Digital Battlespace

Forecast International projects $28.4 billion market for leading Electronic Warfare programmes

8th March 2010

Forecast International's "The Market for Electronic Warfare Systems" projects an estimated $28.4 billion will be spent over the next 10 years on the development and …
Digital Battlespace

SELEX Galileo wins UK MoD CDAS Pointer-Tracker competition

8th March 2010

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has won the competition to supply its next generation ECLIPSE Pointer-Tracker and Type 160 Infrared Counter Measure (IRCM) laser as …
Defence Notes

Pemco wins seat upgrade work and more heavy maintenance from JetBlue

8th March 2010

Pemco World Air Services has signed an agreement with JetBlue Airways to upgrade the seats on the carrier’s 110-strong Airbus A320 fleet and has had …
Defence Helicopter

Grey Hawks maintainers gain skill during transition

8th March 2010

The MV-22 “Osprey’s” computerized avionics system is more advanced than that of its predecessor, the CH-46E “Sea Knight,” and the mechanics at Marine Medium Tiltrotor …
Defence Helicopter

Snow becomes Sand as Sweden's Helicopter Wing prepares for international missions

8th March 2010

Sweden's Helicopter Wing is to exercise in the mountains in the north of the country next week as part of its preparation for international deployments. …
Defence Notes

New CFO for SR Technics

8th March 2010

Angelo Quabba has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of SR Technics and a Member of the Group’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Quabba took up …
Defence Notes

Iceland Express signs Aviareps for US representation

8th March 2010

Iceland Express has increased its co-operation with Aviareps to the United States with the latter, out of its New York subsidiary, becoming responsible for all …
Defence Helicopter

Afghan Top Gun aircrews take to UK skies

8th March 2010

Twenty-seven Afghan Aircrew are being trained in Wiltshire as part of a two year programme run by the UK Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), supported throughout …
Military Logistics

Customer Nations and EADS come to principle agreement on A400M

8th March 2010

Customer Nations and EADS have come to a principle agreement regarding the A400M military transport aircraft with the intention to amend the original contract accordingly …
Military Logistics

Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney to power Boeing's proposed NewGen tanker to be offered to US Air Force

8th March 2010

In an announcement made today, Boeing said it is offering the Pratt & Whitney-powered NewGen Tanker as its platform for the US Air Force's KC-X …
Defence Notes

New Thales Connectivity Suite demonstrates complete capabilities

7th March 2010

Thales has officially opened its new Connectivity Suite as a demonstration tool and development lab for its entire range of inflight entertainment and connectivity applications. …
Defence Notes

Allegiant to buy six 757s to enable Hawaii services

6th March 2010

Allegiant Travel Company has signed a forward purchase agreement to acquire six Boeing 757-200s to enable the company to expand its leisure travel strategy into …
Defence Notes

AirTran inaugurates Des Moines service

6th March 2010

AirTran Airways has launched nonstop service between Des Moines, Iowa, and Orlando, Florida. To celebrate the inaugural flight, the airline hosted an event at the …
Defence Notes

AirTran announces two routes from Huntsville/Decatur

5th March 2010

AirTran Airways has revealed plans to add Huntsville/Decatur, Alabama, to its growing route map on 27 May 2010 with services to both Baltimore-Washington International and …
Defence Notes

GOL?s February 2010 traffic figures released

5th March 2010

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has announced its preliminary traffic figures for February 2010. Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) generated across the whole of Gol’s system totalled …
Defence Helicopter

Enstrom Helicopter chosen for JSDF training programme

5th March 2010

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has recently been chosen by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force to supply the next generation of training helicopters for the JGSDF …
Defence Notes

ATR 42-600 takes to the air

5th March 2010

The ATR 42-600 pre-series aircraft has had a successful first flight from Toulouse. The aircraft, powered with Pratt & Whitney PW127M engines, completed a two-hour …
Defence Notes

Southwest Airlines announces February traffic stats

5th March 2010

Southwest Airlines has reported its traffic figures for February 2010, featuring a load factor increase of almost 5 percentage points. The airline flew 4,986,254,000 revenue …

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