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Defence Notes

Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up

The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.

Air Warfare

Rolls-Royce wins $711 million contract to support UK Royal Air Force Typhoon engines

The contract covers maintenance and service for the EJ200 engine that powers the UK Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.

Naval Warfare

Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?

The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.

Land Warfare

How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication

A Ukrainian company in a race against Russian jammers has been demonstrating how the country’s innovative start-ups have been beating the West at its own game.

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Digital Battlespace

Farnborough 2010: CENTCOM gears up for ISR network upgrade

22nd July 2010

The US Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Block 10.2 Upgrade Programme could be made available to US Central Command (CENTCOM) by the end …
Defence Helicopter

Farnborough 2010: APKWS one step closer to production

22nd July 2010

BAE Systems is confident it is on the verge of securing a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract with the US government for the Advanced Precision …
Digital Battlespace

Farnborough 2010: Dynamic Aviation pitches tailored aerial ISR solution to NATO

22nd July 2010

US company Dynamic Aviation has announced its intention to roll out its bespoke tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) solution to the international market. Speaking …
Defence Helicopter

Farnborough 2010: New Zealand Air Force AW109 makes public debut

22nd July 2010

AgustaWestland is displaying one of the first A109 LUH (NZ) TrainingLight Utility Helicopters for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) at the Farnborough International …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Farnborough 2010: Diplomatic first for Euro Hawk

22nd July 2010

The Northrop Grumman/EADS RQ-4E Euro Hawk high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is scheduled to make its second flight at Edwards …
Defence Helicopter

Lynx helicopters help bring fight to Taliban

22nd July 2010

After nearly two months of being operational in Afghanistan, the world's fastest helicopter, the Lynx Mark 9A, has proved to be a vital boost to …
Defence Helicopter

Farnborough 2010: Textron pursues 'flying Humvee' programme

22nd July 2010

Textron Systems is looking to take advantage of a slowed-rotor compound aircraft design developed by Carter Aviation as it pursues the Transformer (TX) programme. The …
Defence Helicopter

MRH90 recommencement of flying operations

22nd July 2010

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) today announced that Multi Role Helicopters (MRH90s) will recommence flying operations later this week. This follows an incident north of …
Defence Helicopter

Navy pilots train for Helmand in Californian desert

22nd July 2010

Royal Navy Sea King helicopter pilots and their crews from the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have been training for their deployment to Afghanistan in the …
Defence Helicopter

Farnborough 2010: A question of sonobuoys

22nd July 2010

The US Navy is reviewing its use of sonobuoys, which have for decades been one of the key tools of navy helicopter submarine hunters. During …
Digital Battlespace

ViaSat Selected by US Army to supply next generation Blue Force Tracking

22nd July 2010

ViaSat Inc. has received a $477 million IDIQ contract to supply the next generation of high speed, high capacity, low latency Blue Force Tracking (BFT) …
Land Warfare

Farnborough 2010: BAE Systems progresses with on-board power management for GCV

21st July 2010

BAE Systems is in talks with bidding prime contractors for the US Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) programme to supply its on-board power management system, …
Digital Battlespace

Farnborough 2010: Sentinel operations in Afghanistan revealed

21st July 2010

Raytheon's Airborne Stand-Off Reconnaissance (ASTOR) system is being used for 'sustained' missions as part of Operation Herrick in Afghanistan, despite not yet reaching its full …
Uncrewed Vehicles

API Technologies announces first North American order for its explosive disposal robot

21st July 2010

API Technologies Corp., a provider of highly engineered products and services to the global defense sector, announces that it has completed the sale of the …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing celebrates production of 100th CH-47F Chinook

21st July 2010

Boeing on July 22 will celebrate the 100th CH-47F Chinook helicopter built at the company's Ridley Township facility. "This is an incredible milestone," said Leanne …
Land Warfare

Cobham awarded contracts valued at US$26m for US Army digital vehicle intercom systems

21st July 2010

Cobham plc (‘Cobham') announces that its Cobham Defense Communications business has received further contract releases valued at US $26 million from Northrop Grumman Corporation for …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Farnborough 2010: BAE Systems develops new autonomous mule

21st July 2010

BAE Systems is pitching an autonomous load-carrying vehicle to the UK Ministry of Defence through a self-funded programme called the Multi-Operated All-Terrain Vehicle (MOATV). Speaking …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Farnborough 2010: AAI hits target with third international Shadow buy

21st July 2010

The Australian government is believed to have ended speculation about its long running JP129 tactical UAS procurement by signing a deal with the US government …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon's ASTOR saving lives in the counterinsurgency battle

21st July 2010

After a year of deployed operations, Raytheon Company's Airborne Stand-Off Reconnaissance system continues to support ground forces by developing pattern of life profiles across wide …