Training
PREMIUM: US Army Europe faces future training questions
With President Trump’s decision to remove nearly 12,000 troops from Germany, questions are being asked about the long-term viability of 7 Army Training Command’s two ...
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Taiwan to search overseas for frigate radars
According to Taiwanese media reports, the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) has approached both Raytheon and Thales for shipborne AESA radars for its future guided-missile ...
Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Realism should temper hopes of ‘big ticket’ Israel-UAE defence cooperation
A glance at the passenger manifest on the maiden El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi would have underscored two factors behind the ...
Defence Helicopter
PREMIUM: Industry partners ink T55 deal in hot pursuit of German heavy-lift win
Boeing, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce have jointly reached an agreement for T55 engine in-service support as part of a wider CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter offer to ...
Defence Notes
PODCAST: MSPO highlights, UK F-35 concerns and AlphaDogfight winner speaks
Welcome to Episode 37 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
Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Space Force sticks with Rocket Lab despite curse of unlucky 13
Space payloads usually cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and their loss can be a huge setback for their operators. Launcher reliability is ...
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Rotorhub
Ducommon announces $15.5M contract for Carson composite S61 blades
28th October 2008
LOS ANGELES, California (October 27, 2008) -- Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) today announced that its Ducommun AeroStructures, Inc. (DAS) subsidiary has been awarded a follow-on ...
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Rotorhub
Bristow Announces Purchase of 100% of Norsk Helikopter
27th October 2008
Bristow Helicopters today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 51% of Norsk Helikopter, taking its ownership to 100%. The ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
JBT Corporation Announces Automated Guided Vehicle System Contract
27th October 2008
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a US $5 million contract for an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
C-ELROB 2009 - 4th European Land-Robot Trial June 2009 in Oulu, Finland
27th October 2008
Dear participants, spectators, and roboticists,We would like to invite you to participate in the Civilian European Land-Robot Trial 2009 (C-ELROB 2009).Featured scenarios this time: 1. ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Camcopter S-100 UAS demonstrates maritime capabilities on French Frigate
27th October 2008
After the successful trials on the German K130 class corvettes during the summer, the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continued its maritime progress, by ...
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Defence Notes
B/E Aerospace reports increasing headwinds
27th October 2008
B/E Aerospace today delivered on its promise of top-flight third-quarter results (Inflight Online, October 13). But the Florida-based cabin equipment giant also warned of “increasing ...
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support
27th October 2008
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance ...
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Defence Notes
TECHNOLOGY TRACKER: LTE and WiMAX to slug it out for 4G dominance
26th October 2008
Though WiMAX and the LTE (Long Term Evolution) development of GSM cellular will probably come to dominate fourth-generation (4G) mobile wireless broadband services for consumers, ...
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Defence Notes
Emirates receives second A380
25th October 2008
Emirates yesterday took delivery of another Airbus A380. The aircraft, the second of a total of 58 on order, will enter service on Monday.It will ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Raytheon, U.S. Navy Demonstrate Unmanned Aircraft System Capability for Submarines
24th October 2008
Raytheon Company and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system capability for submerged submarines Sept. 10. The program, called Submarine ...
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Defence Notes
The IMS Company still climbing through the turbulence
24th October 2008
Handheld IFE market leader The IMS Company is setting its face against the increasingly hostile trading environment that confronts the industry, announcing steep revenue growth ...
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Defence Helicopter
FLIR Systems Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
23rd October 2008
FLIR Systems today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue was $276.7 million, up 45% compared to third quarter 2007 ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Lynx Radar Capabilities Demonstrated During Patrol Operations On Southwest U.S. Border
23rd October 2008
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that its Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar ...
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Defence Notes
ViaSat marks 100,000hr Ku-band milestone
23rd October 2008
VIASAT continues to assert its credentials as a passenger broadband service provider, announcing that the Ku-band network it supports for ARINC SKYLink recently topped 100,000 ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Marines look to UAS for expanded EW capabilities
22nd October 2008
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is currently evaluating a range of new UAS payload subsystems that will expand the role of unmanned vehicles in ...
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Defence Helicopter
New GENTEX Helmet Designed for Sikorsky X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator
22nd October 2008
The historic first flight of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator featured the use of a helmet crafted by GENTEX especially for the X2 Demonstrator. ...
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Defence Notes
KLM picks PrivatAir for five more years of business-only
22nd October 2008
KLM has renewed for another five years the contract under which Swiss-based VIP and corporate charter operator PrivatAir supplies it with a business-only service on ...
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Defence Notes
Ryanair announces Sardinian bases
21st October 2008
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today announced that it will open two new Italian bases in Alghero and Cagliari in March 2009. These two ...
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Defence Notes
Aircell adds destination guides to Gogo portal
21st October 2008
AIRCELL has added destination guides from leading US travel information provider Frommer’s to its Gogo terrestrially based passenger broadband service. Gogo is being trialled by ...
