Air Warfare
PREMIUM: U-2 Dragon Lady shows plenty of life
A popular phrase in the US is ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. In aviation, one could think of the DC-3 and the 747, ...
Impact of COVID-19 Special Report Hide
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Being agile, flexible and timely in a time of crisis (Studio)
Military aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services must adapt to crises, even those as severe and unexpected as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For Honeywell, ...
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COVID-19 prompts RCAF to enhance medevac capabilities
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is procuring a new isolation system to facilitate the transport of up to four highly infectious patients on ...
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Defence Helicopter
PREMIUM: Poland reshapes helicopter procurement strategy but more effort may be needed
The Polish MoD has shifted its helicopter procurement strategy with the launch of the Perkoz programme, which calls for acquisition of at least 32 light ...
Defence Helicopter
Bell announces FARA development partners
Bell Textron, which has been selected as one of two prototype providers for the US Army’s Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme, has confirmed ...
Unmanned Vehicles
UAV Navigation tests autopilot software against C-UAS
UAV Navigation reported on 4 June that it is testing its autopilot software against a C-UAS after a receiving a request from one of its ...
Air Warfare
Being agile, flexible and timely in a time of crisis (Studio)
Military aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services must adapt to crises, even those as severe and unexpected as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For Honeywell, ...
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Air Warfare
VIDEO: Progress continues with FVL
The US Army initiated the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme in 2018 to develop a replacement for its attack and scout helicopters as part ...
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Air Warfare
Marshall to upgrade Austrian C-130K avionics
5th June 2020
Marshall Aerospace and Defence has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract by the Austrian Air Force to upgrade and modernise the avionics of its three C-130K ...
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Defence Helicopter
Honeywell and US Army to test next-gen Chinook engine
5th June 2020
Honeywell and the US Army have signed an agreement to demonstrate and trial its upgraded T55-GA-714C engine on the heavy-lift CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The latest ...
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Air Warfare
Airbus obtains automatic low-level flight certification for A400M
4th June 2020
Airbus has secured automatic low-level flight certification for the A400M, following tests over the Pyrenees and across central France in April. The aircraft performed operations ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: Indian Army seeks micro-UAVs
3rd June 2020
Responses from domestic and foreign vendors to an Indian Army RfI for micro-remotely piloted aircraft systems (Type B) will close on 26 June. The military ...
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Air Warfare
Kongsberg secures F-35 air-to-air pylon contract
3rd June 2020
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace confirmed on 3 June that it has secured a contract with Marvin Engineering, for the provision of air-to-air pylons for the ...
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Defence Helicopter
PREMIUM: Montenegro claims first Bell 505 military helicopter order
3rd June 2020
The Montenegro Air Force has placed a €3.3 million ($3.69 million) order for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters for training missions. The deal ...
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Air Warfare
Airbus A400M achieves paratrooper simultaneous dispatch certification
3rd June 2020
The Airbus A400M transport aircraft has achieved certification of its simultaneous paratrooper dispatch capability and completed full industrial development of the paratrooping deployment capacity. The ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: China accused of driving 5G security wedge between the UK and US
2nd June 2020
A US senator has weighed into the debate surrounding the UK reassessing whether to allow China’s Huawei telecommunications agency a role within its 5G cyber ...
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Defence Helicopter
Lockheed Martin to retrofit Seahawk mission computers
2nd June 2020
Lockheed Martin has secured a $37.83 million order to retrofit MH-60R/S Seahawk mission computers (MCs). This will see the Generation III, V and VI MC ...
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Digital Battlespace
RAF selects Collins Aerospace FasTAK Gateway data link
2nd June 2020
The RAF has selected Collins Aerospace FasTAK Gateway system to improve its tactical data link capabilities, the company confirmed on 1 June. FasTAK Gateway features ...
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Air Warfare
Canada releases report on CAF Snowbirds incident
2nd June 2020
The Canadian Department of National Defence released its Airworthiness Investigative Authority report following the crash of a CAF Snowbird aircraft on 17 May which left ...
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Defence Notes
Embraer defence business feels COVID-19 pain
2nd June 2020
Despite Brazilian manufacturer Embraer making steady progress on key military programmes including the A-29 Super Tucano light attack and KC-390 tactical transport aircraft, the company’s ...
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Training
NZDF changes Southern Katipo 20 training exercise plans
1st June 2020
The New Zealand Defence Forces (NZDF) confirmed on 29 May that its Southern Katipo 20 training exercise has been scaled back as a result of ...
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Air Warfare
Will the Tu-22M3 bomber get another hypersonic missile?
1st June 2020
The status of a new type of Russian hypersonic missile may have been revealed following recent flight tests of a heavily-upgraded version of the Tu-22M3 ...
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Digital Battlespace
Leonardo IPSA 6 continues E-SCAN radar tests
1st June 2020
Leonardo’s ISPA (Instrumented Series Production Aircraft) 6 has joined other Eurofighter Typhoon test aircraft with the E-SCAN radar after a lay-up period in November 2019. ...
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky secures contract modification for USMC H-53K services
29th May 2020
Sikorsky on 28 May secured a modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract worth $17.9 million for support services for the USMC’s H-53K fleet. The ...
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Special Operations
USSOCOM orders De Havilland Canada Dash 8
29th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has placed a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with Leidos for one De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft. The contract is valued at ...
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Defence Helicopter
PREMIUM: Bell 429 positioned for Australian SOF requirement
28th May 2020
Babcock is offering the Bell 429, in conjunction with the helicopter OEM, for the Australian Army’s requirement for special operations helicopters under Project Land 2097 ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: US watching brief turns the screw on Russia’s Libyan foray
28th May 2020
A recent series of declassified intelligence images published by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) showing Russian fighter jets positioned in Libya looks to have unravelled consistent attempts ...
