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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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Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft systems rule the skies with a half million flight hours

20th May 2010

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) have amassed a …
Uncrewed Vehicles

CenTauri Solutions announces strategic alliance with Unmanned Aerial Systems

20th May 2010

CenTauri Solutions, LLC (CenTauri) announced that it has entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc. (UAS) for the purposes of providing …
Land Warfare

Northrop Grumman teams with EOS Technologies on US Army's CROWS 3

20th May 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation and EOS Technologies Inc. have teamed to pursue the US Army's Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station 3 (CROWS 3) program. The CROWS …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation to establish cyber integration center

20th May 2010

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, is creating the nation's first cyber integration center to provide government and commercial customers with a …
Digital Battlespace

GTEC develops next generation RADAR displays for Department of Defense

20th May 2010

Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc., a provider of mission-critical, technology-based systems, solutions and services for national security agencies and programs of the US government, …
Digital Battlespace

GAITS is one of the first government contractors with cyber security certification ISO/IEC 27001:2005 at the corporate level

20th May 2010

GAITS has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 (Cyber Security/Information Security) certification. The comprehensive process and audit has examined all Information Security Management systems, plans, and documentation …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Fire Scout completes first deployment

19th May 2010

The Navy’s only rotary wing unmanned aircraft, MQ-8B Fire Scout, returned from a six-month deployment aboard USS McInerney (FFG-8) to Naval Air Station Mayport, Fla. …
Military Logistics

Alenia North America delivers fifth C-27/G.222 aircraft for the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps

19th May 2010

Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and a part of the Finmeccanica Group, delivered the fifth Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27/G.222 …
Military Logistics

Northrop Grumman awarded $152 million contract for UK MoD large aircraft infrared countermeasures systems spares and in-service support

19th May 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide in-service support for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) …
Digital Battlespace

SAIC awarded contract by Defense Intelligence Agency to support combatant commands, service intelligence agencies

19th May 2010

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that it has been awarded a new contract by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to support the DIA …
Military Logistics

Jacobs receives contract from United States Special Operations Command

19th May 2010

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received one of four prime Global Battlestaff and Program Support (GBPS) contract awards to support the United …
Digital Battlespace

Air Force renews licensing agreements with Ezenia! Inc.

18th May 2010

Ezenia! Inc., a leading market provider of real-time collaboration solutions for corporate and government networks and eBusiness, has received two renewal orders from the Air …
Digital Battlespace

Finnish Army begins trials of EB tough VoIP products in an effort to enhance military communications

18th May 2010

EB, Elektrobit Corporation, a developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries, today announced that its EB Tough VoIP system has been …
Land Warfare

Further blast testing is conducted on the Supacat SPV400

18th May 2010

The Supacat SPV400, the all-British, all-new contender from Supacat to meet the UK Ministry of Defence’s Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) requirement was, this week, …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems and Portendo sign IED threat detection agreement

18th May 2010

BAE Systems and Portendo AB have signed an agreement to co-operate on civil and military detection systems for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The agreement means …
Military Logistics

CAE awarded C$90 million contract by Lockheed Martin for Canada's CC-130J aircraft maintenance technician training

18th May 2010

CAE today announced that Lockheed Martin has awarded the company a contract valued at approximately C$90 million for a comprehensive CC-130J aircraft maintenance technician training …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman awarded Global Hawk sensor suite repair capability contract

17th May 2010

The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $50 million firm fixed-price/cost plus fixed -fee contract to provide the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft …
Military Logistics

Elbit Systems of America awarded $15 million US Air Force contract

17th May 2010

Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. was awarded a five-year, $15 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract …
Military Logistics

Colfax opens east coast fluid-handling system repair center in Norfolk, Va.

17th May 2010

Colfax Corporation, a global leader in fluid-handling solutions for critical applications, announced it will open an East Coast Repair Center in Norfolk, Va., on May …