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Defence Notes

Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up

The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.

Air Warfare

Rolls-Royce wins $711 million contract to support UK Royal Air Force Typhoon engines

The contract covers maintenance and service for the EJ200 engine that powers the UK Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.

Naval Warfare

Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?

The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.

Land Warfare

How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication

A Ukrainian company in a race against Russian jammers has been demonstrating how the country’s innovative start-ups have been beating the West at its own game.

Featured Industry Spotlights

Land Warfare

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Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Pressurised structures for buoyant UAVs promise new capabilities

16th April 2009

A material mainly used in sails for racing yachts could be the key to realising expanded capabilities for light UAV systems, according to Harris Edge, …
Defence Helicopter

Naval Surface Warfare Center to assist in LAIRCM integration on CH-53D

16th April 2009

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division is to assist in the integration design for the installation of the Department of the Navy (DoN) Large Aircraft …
Uncrewed Vehicles

BEI International chooses skilligent as a supplier of a vehicle control system for an intelligent agricultural harvester

16th April 2009

Skilligent, Inc will supply a vehicle control system for agricultural harvesters built by BEI International. BEI International, LLC, a leading manufacturer of agricultural harvesters with …
Defence Helicopter

EADS North America Lakota program manager to receive leadership award from the National Defense Industrial Association

16th April 2009

EADS North America’s Light Utility Helicopter Program Manager and Vice President, John Burke, has been selected to receive the 2009 Leadership Excellence Award from the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Preliminary Design Review Validates Technological Maturity of Future Combat Systems Common Controller

16th April 2009

Boeing and Science Applications International together the Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization program, today announced that the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Vision processing promises to squeeze more intel from imagery and save bandwidth

15th April 2009

As more customers demand very high resolution imagery, including HD, from a rapidly expanding number and variety of imaging sensors, ever smarter image processing will …
Defence Helicopter

Patrulla Aspa prepare for the 2009 airshow season

15th April 2009

Spain's Patrulla Aspa helicopter display team have been working up ready for the 2009 airshow season. The Spanish Air Force team, which fly five Eurocopter …
Defence Helicopter

US Army Awards GE T700 Multi-year Production Contract

14th April 2009

GE Aviation has been awarded a multi-year contract extension from the US Army that provides for the continued production of T700 turboshaft engines in support …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aberporth ready for Watchkeeper

14th April 2009

A milestone has been reached in the £899M MoD project to develop the Watchkeeper UAV, with the delivery of the necessary infrastructure to support the …
Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter and Helibras Announce the First Flight Simulator for helicopters in Latin America

14th April 2009

Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras are pleased to announce the introduction of the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin America at the Latin …
Uncrewed Vehicles

German Armed Forces order 19 Fancopters

14th April 2009

The German Armed Forces have just ordered nineteen additional Fancopter Systems from EMT, Germany. Two preproduction systems were delivered in late 2006 and at the …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing CH-47F Chinook Helicopter Fielded by US Army's 82nd Airborne Division

13th April 2009

Boeing today announced that a fourth U.S. Army unit has fielded the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Combat …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Logs 150,000 Service Hours in Iraq and Afghanistan

13th April 2009

The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a joint effort of The Boeing Company and its subsidiary Insitu Inc., last week flew its 150,000th hour in …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Mystery UAV operating in Afghanistan

10th April 2009

Afghanistan maybe the testing ground for a new, advanced but as yet undisclosed UCAV programme. Pictures shown exclusively to Unmanned Vehicles magazine and taken at …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SELEX Galileo flys its mini UAS as part of a major British Army military exercise on Salisbury Plain

9th April 2009

SELEX Galileo, leading member of the Finmeccanica UK Battlespace Solutions team, has flown its Unmanned Air System (UAS) during a British Army mission rehearsal exercise …
Defence Helicopter

Sea King comes back to life

9th April 2009

On April 2, 2009 Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services Fleetlands performed the formal handover of Sea King MK4 ZF115 back to the MoD after an extensive …
Defence Helicopter

Canadian Helicopters announces extension of US Air Force contract

8th April 2009

Canadian Helicopters the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada, today announced the extension of its US Air Force North Warning System Contracts. The …
Defence Helicopter

German Armed Forces mark 50 years of SAR

8th April 2009

The German Federal Armed Forces have celebrated 50 years of Search and Rescue provision. The anniversary was marked with a special event at Landsberg-Lech AB …
Defence Helicopter

Hangar Inauguration at Niebull HEMS Base of the DRF Luftrettung

8th April 2009

On April 1st the opening of the new hangar building at the Niebüll HEMS Base was celebrated. Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark was …