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Kratos Defense makes European CCA push with Airbus partnership

Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie will be equipped with an Airbus-made mission system to be offered as a ‘European’ collaborative combat aircraft option to the German Air Force.

What does Germany’s new tank joint venture mean for MGCS?

Germany is Europe’s leading country for tank manufacture and until this month was committed to the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) which included tanks and other vehicles. Earlier this month, Germany and other European countries set up the Main ARmoured Tank of Europe (MARTE) project casting a shadow over the MGCS.

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Rotorsim to expand with purchase of AW139 full-flight simulator

29th March 2011

Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that it is expanding with the purchase from CAE's Military business …
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Eurocopter agrees to buy Vector Aerospace

28th March 2011

Eurocopter is extending its North American footprint by signing an agreement with Vector Aerospace for the acquisition of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company. …
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Swedish Super Pumas head for Afghanistan

28th March 2011

The Swedish Armed Forces have flown their Super Puma transport helicopter into Afghanistan ready to begin operations on 1 April. Two Super Pumas, designated in …
Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems subsidiary awarded $9.6m contract by US Marine Corps

28th March 2011

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was awarded a $9.6 million contract by the United States Marine …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman submits Final proposal for NATO AGS

28th March 2011

An updated final proposal has been submitted by Northrop Grumman to the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Agency (NAGSMA) as part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance …
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Multipurpose HELLFIRE II 'Romeo' strikes target, completes proof-of-principle flight tests

28th March 2011

The US Army's Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office and Lockheed Martin successfully fired a multipurpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II "Romeo" missile with a live …
Land Warfare

Raytheon wins US Army operations and training services contract

28th March 2011

Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has won a US Army Forces Command contract to provide an expedited process in …
Land Warfare

ATK wins contract for XM25, Individual Semi-Automatic Airburst system

28th March 2011

ATK has received a $65.8 million Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract from the US Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier for its XM25, Individual …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation receives $11.7m order from US DoD

28th March 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received an $11.7 million order to supply Falcon III multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular …
Digital Battlespace

Tactical Communications Group LinkPRO solution successfully deployed

28th March 2011

Tactical Communications Group (TCG), the leading independent provider of tactical data link (TDL) software solutions for military test, training, simulation and operational applications worldwide, today …
Land Warfare

Northrop Grumman selected for US Army OPTARSS II contract

28th March 2011

US Forces Command, through the Army Contracting Command, has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to provide operations, planning, training and resource support services (OPTARSS …
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Flying into the void - RN night time helicopter operations in Afghanistan

28th March 2011

It’s the middle of the night, a few thousand feet above the Helmand ‘Green Zone’. The moon is nowhere to be seen and it’s so …
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FRCSE team makes emergency helo repairs on deployed ship

28th March 2011

An In-Service Repair (ISR) Field Team from Fleet Readiness Center Southeast returned home Feb. 27 after repairing a cracked helicopter aft transmission support beam aboard …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing receives AUS$15.5m MHFCS support services contract

25th March 2011

Boeing on March 11 received a $15.5 million Support Services Contract (SSC) from the Commonwealth of Australia for the Modernised High Frequency Communications System (MHFCS). …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems celebrates one millionth hard body armor insert milestone

25th March 2011

BAE Systems has completed the production of more than one million hard armor inserts under Department of Defense (DoD) contracts primarily in support of the …
Defence Helicopter

Patria to strengthen position in Norway and in the Nordic helicopter maintenance

25th March 2011

The Nordic defence, security and aerospace group Patria strengthens its position in Norway and in the Nordic helicopter maintenance by buying the Norwegian Bardufoss based …
Defence Helicopter

Patria's new helicopter maintenance hangar inaugurated in Utti

25th March 2011

Patria has brought a new helicopter maintenance hangar into use in Utti. In 2010, the City of Kouvola built a 2,800-square-metre maintenance hangar, now leased …
Land Warfare

French army modernisation predicted to stoke market growth

24th March 2011

The French land defence market is undergoing a major shift as the French Army becomes more integrated and interoperable with its allies, according to a …
Military Logistics

Airbus Military A400M completes low-speed take-off tests

24th March 2011

The Airbus Military A400M has completed a challenging series of tests to determine the lowest speed at which it can take-off - known as minimum …