Naval Warfare
Shaft line repairs: Accuracy is everything (sponsored video)
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Singapore Airshow 2020 News Hide
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Singapore Airshow 2020: RSAF confirms RBS 70 NG buy
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has procured the Saab RBS 70 NG MANPADS as part of its air defence renewal efforts. The announcement ...
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Singapore Airshow 2020: AVT raises its sights over water
AVT Australia, the Asia-Pacific division of Ascent Vision Technologies, used Singapore Airshow 2020 to present its CM262M maritime gyrostabilised multi-sensor imaging system for the first ...
Naval Warfare
Germany-Norway talks on Naval Submarine Code use for new submarines still unresolved
Germany and Norway’s different use cases and operating environments for their jointly developed submarine programme remain obstacles as the two countries continue to debate how ...
Digital Battlespace
Three into one: IDF fuses air, land and naval capabilities into multidimensional unit
A few weeks after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the establishment of a new multidimensional unit, systems and technology are being matched with operational ...
Defence Notes
Opinion: British Army could emerge as the winner from ministerial changes and spending reviews
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has completed his first significant reshuffle, hiring and firing ministers to form his cabinet and to focus on the delivery of ...
Defence Notes
Podcast: US lifts the lid on FY2021 spending plans, OMFV rises from the dead, and Singapore Airshow news
Welcome to Episode 6 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert ...
Featured videos
Air Warfare
First RAF P-8 Poseidon arrives in country
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) first P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft has arrived in the UK, the Ministry of Defence announced on 4 February. The ...
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Defence Notes
Chairman of Highlands and Islands Airports to Step Down
18th December 2008
The Chairman of Highlands and Islands Airports Limited is to step down at the end of January, it was announced. North businessman David Sutherland has ...
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Defence Notes
Virgin America's Chief Financial Officer to Depart in 2009
18th December 2008
Virgin America today announced that Robert B. Dana, its founding Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, will step down in early 2009. Mr. Dana ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Developing a better flight plan for weather forecasting - using UAVs
18th December 2008
At MIT, planning for bad weather involves far more than remembering an umbrella. Researchers in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics are trying to improve ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2008-2018 - a new report
18th December 2008
The continuous evolution of unmanned vehicle systems and the emergence of new technologies, coupled with recent operational successes in Iraq and Afghanistan, have led to ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
DCNS and Thales to design and demonstrate UAV deck landing system
18th December 2008
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded DCNS and Thales an advanced study contract for a deck landing system for unmanned aerial vehicles. The ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
MicroPilot Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
18th December 2008
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. Beginning in 1947, ISO is a network of the national ...
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Defence Helicopter
Tiger engines to be serviced in Germany and France
18th December 2008
From now on, the two engine specialists MTU Aero Engines in Munich, Germany and Atelier d'Industriel Aeronautic (AIA) in Bordeaux, France will be in charge ...
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Defence Helicopter
Elbit Systems To Perform Airborne Upgrade Projects in Europe Valued at $80 Million
18th December 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts at a total value of approximately $80 million. Signed with European ...
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Rotorhub
Era Training Center announces second qualitifed CFR part 60 level 6 Flight Training Device
18th December 2008
Era Training Center LLC (Era Training Center) announced today that it has obtained CFR part 60 Level 6 qualification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
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Defence Helicopter
StreamServe Persuasion Helps Eurocopter to Streamline Customer Communications and Boost Its Brand
18th December 2008
StreamServe, Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Document Presentment (EDP) solutions for business communications, announced today that the Eurocopter Group in France is using StreamServe ...
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Rotorhub
HAI Announces Recipient of the 2009 Pilot of the Year Award
18th December 2008
HAI is proud to announce the 2009 Pilot of the Year Award recipient, Tom Brooks; Base Manager, Canadian Helicopters Ltd. (CHL), Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. ...
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Rotorhub
HAI Announces Recipient of the 2009 Excellence in Communications Award
18th December 2008
HAI is proud to announce the 2009 Excellence in Communications Award recipient, James T. McKenna; former Editor in Chief of Rotor & Wing Magazine, Rockville, ...
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Rotorhub
United Rotorcraft Solutions Completes designs Bell 407 Extended Instrument Panel
18th December 2008
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) has designed and fabricated an extended instrument panel for the Bell 407. This panel can be built to any customer's specifications. ...
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Defence Notes
Aviation Partners Winglet flies on A320
17th December 2008
Seattle-based Aviation Partners has flown a blended winglet on the Airbus A320. The first winglet flight, which took place today in Toulouse using the A320 ...
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Defence Notes
Azul to introduce South America?s first live TV
17th December 2008
Serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman has launched Azul, his first venture since leaving JetBlue and his fourth overall. The Brazilian domestic carrier is now serving ...
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Defence Notes
Stock-exchange listing for Wataniya parent company
17th December 2008
Kuwait National Airways (KNA), parent company of new premium-centric carrier Wataniya Airways, has listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange to open up public trading in ...
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Defence Notes
More than 50,000 Emirates passengers access AeroMobile
17th December 2008
Onboard cellphone pioneer Emirates has recorded the 50,000th access to the AeroMobile service being implemented across its fleet. The Dubai-based carrier introduced the GSM voice ...
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Defence Notes
Spirit Airlines announces new Boston - Atlantic City route
17th December 2008
Spirit Airlines today announced that the ultra low cost carrier will begin service between Boston and Atlantic City on May 1, 2009. "We are thrilled ...
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Defence Notes
airBaltic Teams up With British Airways to Offer Flights to 40 New Destinations
17th December 2008
A new agreement between the Latvian national airline airBaltic and British Airways will allow passengers to access a wide range of destinations in the United ...
