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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.

Featured Industry Spotlights

Land Warfare

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Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

Need to develop AI-powered red pictures for battlefield situational awareness?

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Digital Battlespace

Bye bye Nimrod MR2

31st March 2010

The Royal Air Force's (RAF's) fleet of Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol aircraft have carried out their last operational flights today. The sorties marked the end …
Defence Helicopter

Indian LCH flies

31st March 2010

India's first indigenous attack helicopter has taken to the air for the first time. The first prototype (TD-1) of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) took to the …
Defence Helicopter

Happy Birthday Pedro

31st March 2010

French Navy squadron, 35 Flotille have celebrated 20 years of flying the AS365 Dauphin. They marked the occasion during a mission to the aircraft carrier, …
Defence Helicopter

Swedish Helicopter Wing begin flying in Djibouti

31st March 2010

The Swedish Helicopter Wing has begun flying in Djibouti in preparation for the begining of operations in mid-April. The two AW109s arrived in Djibouti two …
Defence Helicopter

Griffons fly with the Navy

31st March 2010

Is the Air Force developing a new aircraft – a ‘Sea Griffon’ perhaps? No, it’s just CH-146 Griffons – whether painted in search and rescue …
Military Logistics

Lockheed Martin awarded $83 million automated test equipment contract to support US Navy fleet aircraft

31st March 2010

Lockheed Martin was awarded an $83 million contract to design, develop, fabricate, integrate, and test the Electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) for the US …
Military Logistics

Saab receives system maintenance order for the Gripen system

30th March 2010

Defence and security company Saab has received an order worth approximately SEK 600 million from FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Administration) for system maintenance of …
Military Logistics

NC3A fits Kandahar airfield with advanced Air Traffic Management

30th March 2010

On 30 March 2010, the world's busiest single runway airport began using the new Air Traffic Management capability procured by NATO. NC3A acted as host …
Military Logistics

Netherlands Navy orders fifth Integrated Mast

30th March 2010

Today, the Netherlands Defence Materiel Organization and Thales Nederland signed a contract for the delivery and installation of an Integrated Mast that is to be …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon makes first delivery of encrypted identification technology to US Air Force

30th March 2010

Raytheon Company has delivered the first of the KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers to the US Air Force more than 60 days ahead of …
Digital Battlespace

SELEX Galileo awarded contracts worth more than 31 million euros to supply Precision Approach Radars

30th March 2010

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded two contracts for its Precision Approach Radar (PAR) 2090 CF worth around 31 Million Euros. The first …
Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin's DAGR guided rocket fires successfully from Kiowa Warrior helicopter

30th March 2010

Lockheed Martin hit the target in two tests featuring DAGR guided rockets launched from an airborne OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter. This is the fourth aircraft …
Defence Helicopter

Army Chinooks commence summer operations in Afghanistan

30th March 2010

Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters have commenced the summer rotation of rotary wing operations in Afghanistan while embedded with the United States 82nd Combat Aviation …
Digital Battlespace

Herley subsidiary CTI is awarded a $5 million contract to provide electronics for US Navy electronic attack aircraft

30th March 2010

Herley Industries, Inc. announced today that its Herley-CTI subsidiary located in Whippany, NJ, has received an award valued at approximately $5 million from a major …
Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense awarded $41 million for M-ATV Protection Kits

30th March 2010

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has received an order valued at more than $41 million from the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) …
Defence Notes

MBDA and UK MoD agree long term partnering arrangement for supply and support of Complex Weapons

29th March 2010

MBDA is pleased to announce it has agreed a long term partnering arrangement with the UK MOD for the development and supply of new Complex …
Digital Battlespace

Data Link Solutions (DLS) awarded a $20 million contract to deliver MIDS-LVTs to US and coalition forces

29th March 2010

Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been awarded a $20 million contract from the US Navy Space …
Land Warfare

German Army orders 41 DINGO 2 KMW will deliver before the end of the year

29th March 2010

The DINGO 2 has already been successfully tried and tested in numerous international missions, including in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Lebanon. Next to Germany it …
Digital Battlespace

Alenia Aeronautica delivers second ATR 42MP to the Nigerian Air Force

29th March 2010

Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the second ATR 42MP (Maritime Patrol) to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The delivery ceremony was held at Alenia Aeronautica's Training …