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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.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: A400M production moved forward as development plans outlined

It is more than a decade since the Airbus A400M tactical lift aircraft entered service. More than 130 aircraft are in service around the world with nine countries, while another order has been made by Indonesia. The company is now looking to lower operational costs and increase the number of potential missions.

Air Warfare

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.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

EADS Defence & Security delivers second batch of DRAC UAVs to French Ministry of Defence

10th February 2010

On 25 January 2010, EADS Defence & Security delivered 35 specially modified new unmanned air vehicle (UAV) DRAC systems to the French Army to enhance …
Digital Battlespace

Romanian proposal to Host US Missile Defense System similar to failed courtships by Poland and the Czech Republic

10th February 2010

Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), has released a statement today regarding the recent announcement by the president of …
Defence Helicopter

SAR-H: CHC selected as Preferred Bidder for 25-year UK SAR Contract

10th February 2010

CHC Helicopters, through its membership in the Soteria consortium, has won preferred bidder status on a 25-year contract to provide comprehensive search and rescue (SAR) …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Remote Ocean Systems unveils new premiere LED Floodlight for ROVs

10th February 2010

Remote Ocean Systems (ROS) unveiled their new Q-LED III Floodlight at this year's Underwater Intervention Show. A long time leader in underwater lighting development, the …
Land Warfare

Army positioning for RECAP of 60,000 Up-Armored HMMWVs

10th February 2010

The US Army is preparing for a projected March 2010 release of a draft Request For Proposals (RFP) for the recapitalization of thousands of Up-Armored …
Land Warfare

Industry awaits FMTV announcement

10th February 2010

This week’s 2010 Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference, sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Agency (NDIA), brought nearly 1000 attendees to two days of briefings and …
Military Logistics

Tracer Repair & Overhaul and Messier Bugatti complete ownership transaction of MBT

10th February 2010

Tracer Repair & Overhaul, a provider of commercial aviation aftermarket parts and military aviation wheel and brake repair and management services, announced the sale of …
Defence Notes

Lufthansa Systems navigation charts for Air Dolomiti

9th February 2010

Air Dolomiti is to use navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems with the two companies having recently signed a 10-year-contract for the usage of Lido/RouteManual. The …
Defence Notes

easyJet selects WorkBridge ground planning software

9th February 2010

easyJet has selected WorkBridge to supply resource planning software for all the airline’s ground handling operations. WorkBridge and its software platform will provide planning support, …
Defence Notes

airBaltic adds frequency on Riga?Brussels

9th February 2010

airBaltic has announced an increase in the number of flights it will offer from Riga to Brussels during the summer of 2010, with two services …
Defence Notes

GOL selects Rockwell Collins datalink and MMR for 737s

9th February 2010

GOL has selected Rockwell Collins to provide CMU-900 Communications Management Units (CMU) for its fleet of Boeing 737NGs, which will also be equipped with the …
Defence Notes

JetBlue begins Orlando?Montego Bay route

9th February 2010

JetBlue Airways has inaugurated service between Orlando International Airport and Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Jamaica. The new daily flight becomes JetBlue's 23rd …
Defence Notes

airBaltic reports 12% traffic increase in January figures

9th February 2010

airBaltic carried 199,085 passengers in January 2010 from its main bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn, an increase of 12% over the same month in …
Defence Notes

Jazz Air announces 2009 profit

9th February 2010

The Jazz Air Income Fund has announced its 2009 results featuring a net income of C$92.6 million. Operating revenue for the year reached C$1,473.9 million, …
Defence Notes

Latvian government approves new airBaltic terminal

9th February 2010

The Latvian government has approved the construction of a new terminal by airBaltic at Riga International Airport. airBaltic president and CEO Bertolt Flick commented, “The …
Defence Notes

Jazz signs LoI for up to 30 Q400 NextGens

9th February 2010

Jazz Air has signed a Letter of Intent with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, to finalise a binding purchase agreement …
Defence Notes

AirTran?TWU agreement ratified

9th February 2010

AirTran Airways and the Transportation Workers Union (TWU) have announced the successful membership ratification by an overwhelming margin of a new 48-month collective bargaining agreement. …
Land Warfare

US Army awards General Dynamics $253 million for Stryker logistic support

9th February 2010

The US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command recently awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, $253 million for contractor logistics support …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems awarded $32 million contract to reset M113 vehicles

9th February 2010

BAE Systems received a $32 million contract modification from the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management command to reset 417 M113 vehicles, one of the …