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GDELS unveils Nemesis 155mm SPG at FEINDEF

GDELS has unveiled the Nemesis self-propelled artillery system, combining the ASCOD chassis with KNDS’s Artillery Gun Module to enhance European artillery capabilities.

US approves $1.45 billion sale to UAE for CH-47 Chinooks and F-16 sustainment

Both the possible sale for six Chinook helicopters and F-16 sustainment will bolster existing UAE fleets and the country’s position as a US partner and ally, according to the DSCA.

US Army cancels FTUAS and the MQ-1 Gray Eagle as part of the Army Transformation Initiative

Last week, it was revealed that the US Army intended to cancel the long-running Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS). The revelation, no doubt part of the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), came a week after the force highlighted that it would cancel the procurement of Gray Eagle aircraft.

Naval Warfare

US Coast Guard faces the “greatest readiness challenge since World War II”, says Homeland Security Secretary

The service currently has diverse problems in its procurement programmes and capability gaps in its inventory, writes Shephard’s North America editor Flavia Camargos Pereira.

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Land Warfare

BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman announce teaming agreement to pursue Ground Combat Vehicle

2nd March 2010

BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman Corporation have announced a teaming agreement to pursue the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) programme. The GCV programme is a development …
Defence Notes

Porter begins Toronto?Myrtle Beach flights

1st March 2010

Porter Airlines has started its new seasonal service between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the only non-stop service between the …
Defence Notes

AirAsia takes KL?Taipei weekly frequency to nine

1st March 2010

AirAsia is to increase its Kuala Lumpur–Taiwan frequency to nine flights weekly from 15 April. Following the route’s successful launch last year, AirAsia continued to …
Defence Notes

Varsity Express begins services using business aviation handler at Edinburgh

1st March 2010

Scheduled passengers flying with Varsity Express between London Oxford and Edinburgh airports will be cared for at the Scottish capital’s airport by Greer Aviation, a …
Defence Notes

flydubai doubles GCC destinations to four

1st March 2010

flydubai has announced two new GCC routes to Kuwait City and Muscat, which will take the carrier’s network to thirteen routes, four of which now …
Defence Notes

Wizz Air fumes over Mal?v ?re-nationalisation?

1st March 2010

Wizz Air has declared that it is to call on the European Commission to investigate the Hungarian government’s decision to put financial resources into Malév, …
Defence Notes

AirTran signs up with AmEx OPEN

1st March 2010

AirTran Airways has announced a partnership with American Express OPEN and the OPEN Savings programme, with the deal being celebrated by OPEN Savings sponsoring free …
Defence Notes

SR Technics opens US sales office

1st March 2010

SR Technics has opened a sales office in Sunrise, Florida, to drive the expansion of its business in the Americas. Entering the American market is …
Defence Notes

Aer Arann adds four routes to the UK

1st March 2010

Aer Arann has announced a significant expansion to its network with the launch of four new routes to the UK direct from regional Irish airports. …
Military Logistics

General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Charles Drew

1st March 2010

General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today launched the US Navy's newest supply ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), during a …
Digital Battlespace

ITT selected to build critical elements for Global Positioning System advanced control segment

1st March 2010

ITT Corporation announced that it has been selected by the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center as part of the Raytheon Company team …
Defence Helicopter

Metalexport wins the contract for Polish Mi-17 helicopters for Afghanistan

1st March 2010

The tender for the delivery of further five Mi-17 helicopters for the Polish Military contingent in Afghanistan has been concluded, Minister Bogdan Klich informed during …
Military Logistics

EODT awarded Worldwide Environmental Remediation Services (WERS) contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers

1st March 2010

EOD Technology, Inc. (EODT) was awarded a shared-capacity contract valued at $945 million by the US Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH) to provide …
Defence Notes

Pinnacle gets its anticipated tax refund

26th February 2010

Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has received its 2009 federal income tax refund totalling approximately $38 million. The company also repaid a $10 million working capital loan …
Digital Battlespace

Rockwell Collins successfully conducts waveform testing for Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios

26th February 2010

Rockwell Collins has successfully conducted UHF SATCOM and HF waveform Functional Qualification Testing (FQT) on the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) vehicular Ground Mobile Radios …
Land Warfare

Armoured fighting vehicles to be kept on track with new contract

26th February 2010

Armoured vehicles in Afghanistan will be kept on track after the MOD extended a contract of a County Durham firm which provides the metal tracks …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon wins $886 million contract to develop next-generation GPS control segment

26th February 2010

The US Air Force has selected Raytheon Company for an initial contract of $886 million to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System …
Defence Helicopter

Swedish Helicopter units prepare for worldwide operations

26th February 2010

The first Swedish AgustaWestland AW109s - locally designated Hkp15 - have been modified in Italy ready for anti-piracy operations in Africa. The helicopters will then …
Defence Helicopter

New Chinook CH-47 helicopters

26th February 2010

The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, today announced that the Government has given second pass approval to a major project to acquire seven CH‑47F …