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Air Warfare

M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force

The Leonardo M-345 High-Efficiency Trainer (HET) basic/advanced trainer is similar to the M-346, which is the second part of the Italian Air Force’s training system, but is a substantially smaller and less powerful aircraft.

Land Warfare

UK artillery factory opens as defence review inches forward

The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.

Naval Warfare

South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs

HHI and Hanwha Ocean outline highly autonomous and unmanned-enabled designs as the ROKN explores force structure for the 2030s and beyond.

Defence Notes

Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide

The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.

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Defence Helicopter

M7 Aerospace Teams with Rolls Royce/Allison 250-series Engines Specialist Essential Turbines to support Light Helicopter Market

9th July 2009

M7 Aerospace has launched an extensive program to support Rolls-Royce/ Allison 250-series engine operators by teaming with Essential Turbines. M7 has contracted with Essential Turbines, …
Defence Helicopter

Latest flight trial confirms Echidna System on track

8th July 2009

The Echidna 2A Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP) system that will soon protect the Australian Army’s Black Hawk helicopter fleet has successfully completed another series …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Delivers Upgraded US Navy Targets

8th July 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered to the US Navy two retrofitted BQM-34 Firebee aerial targets, the first delivery in a series of BQM-34 targets retrofitted …
Defence Helicopter

Modified Boeing Chinook Mk3 successfully completes first test flight

7th July 2009

Boeing Defence UK Ltd., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced that a UK Chinook Mk3 helicopter successfully completed its first test flight on …
Defence Helicopter

GE's GE38 Engine Initiates First Full Engine Testing

7th July 2009

GE ushered in a new era of helicopter propulsion on June 24 when the GE38 engine began its first full engine test at GE Aviation's …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI Unveils and Demonstrates Its STUAS/Tier II Contender: Aerosonde Mark 4.7

7th July 2009

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced on 6 July that it has offered the newest in its successful …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ISR training programme for the IDF Mini UAV operators

7th July 2009

For the first time in the IDF, Elbit Systems and Freedom UAV Technologies Ltd. conducted a 12 day of ISR training programme and mission interpretation …
Defence Helicopter

NH90 carries out French Frigate tests

6th July 2009

Eurocopter and DCNS have been carrying out compatibility tests with the NH90 aboard a French Navy air defence frigate. The tests were carried out on …
Defence Helicopter

HSM-71 Completes Maiden Deployment

6th July 2009

The "Raptors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 will complete their maiden deployment when the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) …
Defence Helicopter

424 Squadron goes to the Netherlands

6th July 2009

Our squadron recently took part in an international search and rescue (SAR) competition that also celebrated 50 years of SAR by The Royal Netherlands Air …
Uncrewed Vehicles

GA-ASI Completes Successful First Flights of Lynx Radar on Sky Warrior UAS

3rd July 2009

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, today announced that its Lynx Block 30 …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AV Achieves Technical Milestone: Controlled Hovering Flight of NAV UAS with Two Flapping Wings

3rd July 2009

AeroVironment was awarded a Phase II contract extension in April from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and build a flying prototype …
Defence Helicopter

X2 picks up speed

2nd July 2009

The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's X2 Technology demonstrator achieved another milestone with the completion of two test flights that included full engagement of the distinctive propeller …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Global Hawk continues to soar with Overseas Operations Support, next-generation payload flight testing

2nd July 2009

The combat-proven RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, continues to prove its mettle by exceeding more than 31,000 cumulative …
Uncrewed Vehicles

World's First Through-Ice Location and Communication System

2nd July 2009

Pioneering Scottish communication technology company, Wireless Fibre Systems Ltd (WFS), has joined up with the Norway-headquartered international marine electronics leaders, Kongsberg Maritime, to develop a …
Defence Helicopter

Australia flags Tiger progressive upgrade

1st July 2009

The Australian Department of Defence is flagging emerging plans for a progressive upgrade to its Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters. Australia’s latest defence capability plan …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Australia defers HALE UAS to after 2019

1st July 2009

Australia has deferred its planned acquisition of a multirole high altitude unmanned air system until after 2019 as part of its revised defence capability plan …
Defence Helicopter

Australia reveals slower CH-47F acquisition plan

1st July 2009

Australia does not expect to achieve initial operational capability with this proposed fleet of seven new Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters before 2016 and is planning …
Defence Helicopter

Australia eyes 2014-2016 IOC for Seahawk replacements

1st July 2009

Australia wants to achieve an initial operating capability with its replacement naval tactical helicopter between 2014 and 2016, but the project may not receive initial …