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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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Defence Helicopter

Heavy Lift Helicopter Community Celebrates Propulsion First

30th July 2009

The CH-53K’s engine, the GE38, took center stage at a ceremony held at General Electric in Lynn, Mass., last week. Navy, Marine Corps and Sikorsky …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Dynamic tests validate design and structural integrity of X-47B UCAS for carrier operations

30th July 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a series of static and dynamic proof load tests to validate the design and structural integrity of the US Navy's …
Defence Helicopter

Australian CH-47F necessitated by migration challenge

30th July 2009

The head of Australia’s military helicopter acquisitions directorate says that plans replace the Australian Army’s six Boeing CH-47D helicopters with seven new CH-47F aircraft directly …
Defence Helicopter

EADS North America LUH platform meets key U.S. Army armed aerial scout performance requirement

30th July 2009

EADS North America today announced it has completed a series of successful “high/hot” flight demonstrations of its UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) platform. These …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Successful first campaign of flight tests for Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV

29th July 2009

Sagem (Safran group) and Stemme have successfully carried out the first campaign of flight tests for the Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV system, scheduled to be …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ViaSat Enerdyne Division Delivers EnerLinks Autotracking Antenna System

29th July 2009

The Enerdyne division of ViaSat is now shipping the EnerLinks III Autotracking Antenna System (ETAS), a complete, high-performance ground station for video and ISR data …
Defence Helicopter

Raytheon Australia tapped for RAN AS350BA fleet support

29th July 2009

Raytheon Australia has been tapped to provide in-service support for the Royal Australian Navy’s Aerospatiale AS350BA Squirrel helicopters through to their planned life of type …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Weaponising UAS Gathers Pace

29th July 2009

Combat operations from Kosovo to Afghanistan over the past decade have convinced the US military and many allied armed forces that the era of ‘weaponised …
Defence Helicopter

Textron Names John Garrison President & CEO of Bell Helicopter

29th July 2009

Textron today announced that John L. Garrison, Jr. has been named president and CEO of its Bell Helicopter business unit, effective August 1st. He replaces …
Defence Helicopter

Tigres arrive in Afghanistan

28th July 2009

Three French Army Eurocopter Tigre HAPs have arrived in Afghanistan marking the beginning of the first combat deployment of the European-built attack helicopter. The Tigres …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ robots deal should help cut transport delays

28th July 2009

Following a successful series of trials, QinetiQ is now working alongside key government partners to deliver a robot based service that is being used to …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing Completes Major Design Milestone for SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle

28th July 2009

The Boeing Company and SkyHook International today announced that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle (HLV) has reached the configuration freeze milestone, meaning …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Academy officials add unmanned aircraft system into curriculum

28th July 2009

US Air Force Academy officials here integrated unmanned aircraft systems into the school's curriculum. "The Air Force has made unmanned aircraft systems a priority for …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DCNS, Thales and ECA win DGA contract to study drones for mine countermeasures

28th July 2009

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded DCNS, Thales and ECA a major study contract that is expected to lead, around 2011, to a …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing Observes 45th Anniversary of Sea Knight Helicopter 1st Flight

27th July 2009

The Boeing Company today recognised the service of the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, which completed its first flight 45 years ago this month. One hundred …
Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin Awarded $142 Million Arrowhead Production Contract

27th July 2009

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $142 million follow-on production contract for the Apache Arrowhead. system, the combat-proven, Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Barracuda returns to the air

27th July 2009

In a test series comprising four flights, EADS Defence & Security (DS) has successfully tested the unmanned flight system (UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ‘Barracuda’ …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Unmanned aircraft take on increased importance

27th July 2009

The US military's expanded overseas use of unmanned aircraft highlights the increased importance of such aerial platforms to current and future military operations, senior Air …
Defence Helicopter

Onboard Systems Expands Helicopter Cargo Net Program

27th July 2009

Onboard Systems International, a leading provider of innovative helicopter cargo hook equipment, announced that it has dramatically expanded its standard cargo net equipment offerings to …