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Paris Air Show 2025: Boeing confirms “very early infancy” C-17 Globemaster III production restart discussions as European market opportunity looms

The discussion of the C-17 comes off the back of Boeing’s focus on a growing European demand for defence equipment amid a growing threat on the continent.

Bids in for Canadian Bv206 replacement

If all goes to plan, initial delivery of the selected vehicle could take place in 2029/2030 with final delivery in 2031/2032. The Bv206 were supplied to Canada many years ago and are in urgent need of replacement. More than 11,000 Bv206 were built for worldwide sale.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: GA-ASI and Saab partner on AEW MQ-9B capability, demo to fly by 2026

The AEW capabilities are seen to slot into Saab’s wider AEW offering as a complementary extension to its portfolio, while augmenting the MQ-9B’s own range of uncrewed aircraft.

Air Warfare

US lawmakers signal F-35 investment commitment of $10.7 billion in FY2026

Although it remains unclear how the US DoD has advanced in fixing issues with the F-35 programme, the multi-billion dollar fund has been included in the FY2026 defence bill.

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Telephonics Awarded Contract from Lockheed Martin for US Navy Multi-Mission Helicopter Communication Systems

30th November 2009

Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation announced today that its Communication Systems Division has been awarded a contract from the Lockheed Martin …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing Receives Follow-on Contract for B-1 Targeting Pod Software Upgrades

30th November 2009

Boeing today announced it has received a $23 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Phase 2 of the B-1 Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Insitu ScanEagle Conducts Successful Maritime Demonstration for Canadian Navy

27th November 2009

Insitu has announced a successful flight demonstration of its first ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard Canadian Naval vessel HMCS GLACE BAY (MM 701). HMCS …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing delivers two Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to Royal Australian Air Force

27th November 2009

The Boeing Company today delivered the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). …
Digital Battlespace

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK enables world premiere with LINK22 systems

26th November 2009

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK announces another world première: at the end of October, three LINK22 systems were successfully configured to form a LINK22 Super Network. The three …
Uncrewed Vehicles

UCAS 1st flight expected early 2010

25th November 2009

First flight of the Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator will take place in second quarter of fiscal year 2010 at Edwards Air Force …
Defence Helicopter

Dutch Cougars and F-16s reach ISAF flight hour milestones

25th November 2009

Both the F-16's and Cougar transport helicopters for the Dutch Air Task Force (ATF) last week reached a milestone in the number of flight hours …
Defence Helicopter

All-female RAF Merlin crew ready for Afghanistan

25th November 2009

Four female combat helicopter aircrew are on their way to Afghanistan to fly the RAF's Merlin aircraft into action against the Taliban. The four female …
Defence Helicopter

RAF Rescue 67 People during Cumbrian floods

25th November 2009

Over the worst periods of the floods, the three RAF Sea King crews rescued a total of 67 people. The crew of Rescue 122 from …
Defence Helicopter

The Qatar Armed Forces take delivery of their first AW139

25th November 2009

AgustaWestland has announced that the Qatar Armed Forces has taken delivery of its first AW139 medium twin helicopter during an official ceremony held yesterday at …
Defence Helicopter

HSC-25 Detachment 1 Returns from Deployment

25th November 2009

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 welcomed home Detachment 1 from a 13-month deployment Nov. 24. Det. 1 was embarked on USNS Shasta (T-AE 33), …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing and Australian Defence Force Sign Deed for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Services

25th November 2009

Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company has signed a Deed of Standing Offer to provide Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) testing …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Completes First Production Deliveries of the MQ-8B Fire Scout to the US Navy

24th November 2009

Northrop Grumman completed the first three MQ-8B Fire Scout production deliveries to the US Navy, which completes the first year of Low Rate Initial Production …
Defence Helicopter

Two Australian MRH-90s to be manufactured in Germany

24th November 2009

Two of Australia’s 46 aircraft Eurocopter-Australian Aerospace MRH-90 helicopters will be built in Germany as part of plans to recover schedule delays on the A$4.199 …
Defence Helicopter

HMS Gannet helps with Rescue

24th November 2009

As south and central Scotland was battered by wind and heavy rain, the on-call search and rescue team from HMS Gannet at Prestwick, rushed to …
Digital Battlespace

French government orders 16,454 FELIN soldier modernization systems from Sagem

24th November 2009

French defense procurement agency DGA has placed a new order with Sagem, a Safran group company, for 16,454 FELIN integrated equipment suites for the French …
Digital Battlespace

France and the United States successfully demonstrate the interoperability of Thales's Mode 5 IFF

23rd November 2009

Thales’s IFF interrogator and transponder have successfully completed the Mode 5 comprehensive interoperability tests in the US Naval Air Systems Command (US NAVAIR) laboratories. Under …
Defence Helicopter

Iraq in the market for Light and Medium Utility Helicopters

23rd November 2009

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Nov. 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 15 helicopters with associated parts, equipment, training …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ's Zephyr solar-powered unmanned aerial system is flown by US Naval Air Warfare Center personnel

23rd November 2009

QinetiQ's Zephyr High-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial system (HALE UAS) programme recently resumed flight testing and payload evaluations in Yuma, Arizona, when a joint US/UK Zephyr …