Training/Simulation
I/ITSEC 2019: Editors' highlights of the week (video)
As I/ITSEC 2019 drew to a close, Shephard's Editor Richard Thomas, MTSN Editor Trevor Nash and VP Content Tony Skinner discussed their highlights from the ...
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I/ITSEC 2019: Editors' highlights of the week (video)
As I/ITSEC 2019 drew to a close, Shephard's Editor Richard Thomas, MTSN Editor Trevor Nash and VP Content Tony Skinner discussed their highlights from the ...
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I/ITSEC 2019: Collins Aerospace demos Griffin-2 fast jet sim (video)
Following the official announcement in 2018 of the Griffin-2 fast jet simulator by Collins Aerospace (then Rockwell Collins), the company has used I/ITSEC 2019 to ...
German Defence Industry Special Report Hide
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German Army to upgrade combat vehicle sims
Saab is to carry out a mid-life upgrade programme of the German Army’s AGDUS combat vehicle simulators, the company announced on 4 December. The $18.9 ...
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Power conversion: the value of customisation (free whitepaper)
Are the benefits of a power conversion solution which truly fulfills the application requirements found in a tailored solution? This white paper reviews the challenges ...
DN - Defence Notes
Podcast: I/ITSEC 2019 highlights, the V-22 Osprey topping the 500,000 flight hour milestone and more
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LWI - Land Warfare
Indonesian army presents its shopping list
The Indonesian military operates on five-year procurement cycles, and Phase 3 of its modernisation programme will occur from 2020-24. As the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) looks ...
SOF - Special Operations
Singapore special ops gets new command centre and UAVs
The Singapore Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) has inaugurated the Special Operations Command Centre (SOCC) as the country’s armed forces evolve to deal with changing ...
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Training/Simulation
I/ITSEC 2019: Collins Aerospace demos Griffin-2 fast jet sim (video)
Following the official announcement in 2018 of the Griffin-2 fast jet simulator by Collins Aerospace (then Rockwell Collins), the company has used I/ITSEC 2019 to ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Tiger declares S$9.9m group profit
28th November 2008
Tiger Aviation, parent company of Tiger Airways and Tiger Airways Australia, has declared a full year group consolidated profit after tax of S$9.9 million for ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
SeeByte Becomes Newest Manufacturer in ETS Rental Pool
28th November 2008
Agreements were signed this week between SeeByte, an innovative software solutions manufacturer, and Equipment & Technical Services (ETS), a Houston-based marine equipment and support services ...
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DN - Defence Notes
WestJet launches new service from Ottawa to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
28th November 2008
WestJet today announced it will fly new non-stop short-season service from Ottawa to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, beginning January 8, 2009. WestJet will fly twice weekly ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Atlantic Airways optimises revenue management with IT from Lufthansa Systems
28th November 2008
Atlantic Airways is the most recent customer for Lufthansa Systems' ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt. The revenue management solution will enable Atlantic Airways to optimise its saleable capacities and, ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Midwest Flight Attendants To Picket On Busiest Travel Day Of The Year
28th November 2008
On the busiest travel day of the year, Midwest flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), will picket and leaflet at the ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Ex Wideroe chief to lead Single European Sky advisory body
28th November 2008
Per Arne Watle, past Vice President of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), has been elected Chair of the Industry Consultation Body (ICB) which advises ...
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DN - Defence Notes
IATA reports continuing traffic decline - Second month of global contraction
28th November 2008
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international air traffic for October showing a second consecutive month of global decline. International passenger traffic declined by ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Virgin Blue throws live television into premium economy mix
28th November 2008
Australian domestic low-fare carrier Virgin Blue plans to upgrade its recently introduced premium economy service from tomorrow, adding free food, drink and access to the ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Eurocopter uses EC145 for all-weather French hospital transfer trials
28th November 2008
To meet the needs of the French public health system, Eurocopter has teamed up with the hospital in Dreux, the French association of helicopter emergency ...
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RH - Rotorhub
DART announces EASA approval of Round-I-Beam Skidtubes for Eurocopter BK117
28th November 2008
DART Helicopter Services has announced that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received EASA approval of their revolutionary Round-I-Beam skidtube for the Eurocopter BK117A1/A3/A4/B1/B2/C1 ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Air New Zealand Biofuel Test Flight All Set
27th November 2008
The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel is ready to go next Wed. Dec. 3, 2008. The jatropha fuel ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Virgin Blue throws live television into premium economy mix
27th November 2008
Australian domestic low-fare carrier Virgin Blue plans to upgrade its recently introduced premium economy service from tomorrow, adding free food, drink and access to the ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
ASTRAEA reaches initial goals despite future uncertainty
27th November 2008
Last month, the initial three year Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment (ASTRAEA) project aimed at the ambitious target of opening the UK's ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Timor Air open for business
27th November 2008
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (also known as East Timor) has launched its first national airline, Timor Air. Subject to regulatory approvals, the airline will ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Rolls-Royce leading development of Clean Sky engine demonstrators
27th November 2008
The European Commission has selected Rolls-Royce to lead the development of two engine demonstrators as part of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative to accelerate ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Ashby goes from IndiGo to Sama
27th November 2008
Saudi Arabian low-fare airline Sama has announced that Bruce Ashby, former president and CEO of IndiGo, is to succeed the airline's co-founder Andrew Cowen as ...
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RH - Rotorhub
New helicopter for Chiltern Air Support Unit
27th November 2008
Thames Valley Police, Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabulary, the three forces that comprise the Chiltern Air Support Unit have approved the purchase of a new ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Newquay Cornwall Airport flights to cease temporarily
27th November 2008
Cornwall County Council was informed on 26 November 2008 that the Royal Air Force is unable to continue to operate the airfield at St Mawgan ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Lockheed Martin awarded $500M more for VH-71 Presidential Helicopter development
27th November 2008
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $500,000,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-05-C-0030) to provide additional funds for engineering ...
