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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

Introducing the MITR-M1 Half Mask: Tactical respiratory protection for every scenario

Land Warfare

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Defence Notes

New VP sales, distribution and loyalty for Republic?s brands

9th March 2010

Republic Airways Holdings has promoted James Reichart, a 24-year veteran of Midwest Airlines, to the key position within the company's branded network of vice-president of …
Defence Notes

Combined February traffic announced for SkyWest and ASA

9th March 2010

SkyWest, Inc, parent company of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), has reported combined traffic figures for the two carriers. For the pair, the …
Defence Notes

American Eagle announces DFW?Fayetteville service

9th March 2010

American Eagle Airlines will begin nonstop service between Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Fayetteville Municipal Airport in North Carolina on 10 June using 44-seat Embraer ERJ …
Defence Notes

Continued passenger growth at airBaltic in February

9th March 2010

airBaltic reports that it carried 186,512 passengers in February 2010, an increase of 27% compared with the same month in 2009, when it transported 147,425 …
Defence Notes

bmibaby re-signs with Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

9th March 2010

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has landed a three-year contract worth more than £1 million with UK-based low-fare airline bmibaby. The agreement will see the tyre manufacturer …
Defence Notes

Webloyalty launches in Germany with extended Ryanair relationship

9th March 2010

Webloyalty, a provider of incremental revenue for online businesses, has announced its further expansion into Europe by launching operations in Germany with Ryanair as the …
Defence Notes

Pinnacle Airlines? February performance data released

9th March 2010

Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has announced capacity and operational results for its Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary for February 2010. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totalled 302,172,000, a …
Defence Notes

Colgan Air announces February 2010 performance stats

9th March 2010

Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has released capacity and operational results for its Colgan Air subsidiary for February 2010. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) showed a small drop …
Military Logistics

Raytheon awarded $152 million for Patriot engineering services

9th March 2010

Raytheon Company was awarded a $152.4 million contract modification to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. This contract from the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Army approaches million unmanned flying hours

9th March 2010

The Army is fast approaching one million hours of unmanned aviation flight with its unmanned aerial systems. "Right now it looks like we'll hit probably …
Defence Helicopter

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund awarded additional work in Afghanistan by United States Transportation Command

9th March 2010

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund, the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded additional work in …
Defence Helicopter

HMH-361 transports Marines to hills of Camp Pendleton

9th March 2010

Four CH-53E “Super Stallions” from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 traveled to the grassy hills of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to perform a troop …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing 'Phantom Eye' hydrogen powered vehicle takes shape

9th March 2010

The Boeing Company has begun to build Phantom Eye -- its first unmanned, liquid-hydrogen powered, high altitude long endurance (HALE) demonstrator aircraft. "The essence of …
Military Logistics

Statement From Northrop Grumman on US Air Force aerial refueling tanker programme

9th March 2010

The following is a statement from Wes Bush, Chief Executive Officer and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation, concerning the US Air Force aerial refueling tanker …
Land Warfare

General Dynamics awarded $41 million for RG-31 MRAP spare parts

9th March 2010

US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a USD$41.5 million delivery order modification for spare parts in support of RG-31 …
Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense awarded $29 million contract to supply Egypt with next-generation trucks

8th March 2010

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has received a contract modification valued at $29 million from the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command …
Military Logistics

First flight for Canada's new airlifter

8th March 2010

The first Lockheed Martin CC-130J Super Hercules for Canada completed its first flight, March 3, 2010. The aircraft is the first of 17 CC-130Js and …
Digital Battlespace

Forecast International projects $28.4 billion market for leading Electronic Warfare programmes

8th March 2010

Forecast International's "The Market for Electronic Warfare Systems" projects an estimated $28.4 billion will be spent over the next 10 years on the development and …
Digital Battlespace

SELEX Galileo wins UK MoD CDAS Pointer-Tracker competition

8th March 2010

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has won the competition to supply its next generation ECLIPSE Pointer-Tracker and Type 160 Infrared Counter Measure (IRCM) laser as …