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General Atomics Aeronautical – Taking Information Dominance to the Next Level
With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.
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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.
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Teledyne FLIR upgrades Black Hornet 4 UAS
Integration and expanding capabilities are among the objectives for Teledyne FLIR to further develop its family of uncrewed systems.
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Spain signs for two Quantum Systems UAS reconnaissance platforms
The Vector and Twister systems will be utilised for medium and short-range ISR missions across the Spanish Armed Forces.
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UK delays E-7 Wedgetail initial operational capability to 2026
The E-7 Wedgetail programme had been classified as ‘red’ in a previous UK government report, denoting that it would either not meet cost, timeline or capability targets.
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Defence Helicopter
MSPO 2016: Russian Helicopters grows East European business
6th September 2016
Despite the unfavourable political environment in recent years, Russian Helicopters is about to start reaping the fruits from its persistent effort to set up a …
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Defence Helicopter
MSPO 2016: Polish attack helicopter contenders (video)
6th September 2016
Poland has a requirement for a new attack helicopter to replace its ageing Mi-24 Hind fleet. The Kruk (Raven) programme could see as many as …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Insitu orders Orbital propulsion systems
6th September 2016
Australia's Orbital will supply additional propulsion systems for the Insitu ScanEagle UAS under a USD$9.7 million order announced on 5 September. This is the second batch …
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Defence Helicopter
Land Forces 2016: Viper bares fangs in Australia
6th September 2016
Bell Helicopter executives believe their AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter is shaping up as a strong contender for the Australian Army. While officials at Land Forces …
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Training
Kratos aerial gunnery training for Sweden
6th September 2016
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is to provide helicopter aerial gunnery training for the Swedish armed forces under an arrangement announced by the company on …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New small UAS Zephyr simulator introduced
6th September 2016
Little Arms Studios has developed a small UAS training simulator called Zephyr, the company announced on 1 September. Zephyr has been developed for UAS training organisations, …
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Defence Helicopter
MSPO 2016: Bell plans advance on Kielce
2nd September 2016
Polish defence officials are understood to be planning to outline their defence modernisation priorities to industry on 7 September at MSPO in Kielce. With uncertainty …
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Training
KC-46 training centre set to open
2nd September 2016
The US Air Force has dedicated its new training centre for the KC-46 Pegasus aircraft ahead of the commencement of training of students. The centre, …
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Training
CAE USA prepares for US Army training
2nd September 2016
CAE USA has begun training the initial cadre of instructor pilots on three new Grob G120TP aircraft for the US Army’s Fixed-Wing Flight Training programme. …
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Defence Helicopter
Auditors savagely criticise Australian Tigers
2nd September 2016
Australia’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) fleet has come under severe criticism in a report issued by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) on 1 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
RAN tests ScanEagle from HMAS Newcastle
2nd September 2016
First-of-class flight trials have been carried out to assess the operability of the ScanEagle UAS from a Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate, the navy …
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Defence Helicopter
Insurgencies shape ME rotary procurement
1st September 2016
Jordan’s geographical positioning in the Middle East is likely to be heavily influencing its military procurements in recent years. The country’s neighbouring borders are Iraq …
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Training
US Navy test range centre breaks ground
1st September 2016
Construction of a new operations centre for the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's (NAWCAD's) Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) has officially begun with a …
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Defence Notes
MSPO 2016: Israeli companies target Polish market
1st September 2016
Poland’s ambitious programme to modernise its armed forces is one of the biggest in Europe, and with billions of dollars likely to be spent over …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
USAF expands UAS pilot eligibility
1st September 2016
The US Air Force (USAF) has expanded eligibility requirements for its RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS pilot programme, with airmen in all air force specialty codes …
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Defence Helicopter
Cobras over Sirte – AH-1Ws enter the conflict
31st August 2016
In an echo of the role British Apache attack helicopters played in the 2011 intervention in Libya, US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Cobras have entered …
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Defence Helicopter
Sensors heading for Middle Eastern UH-60s
31st August 2016
An undisclosed Middle Eastern country is to receive eight Wescam MX-10D EO/IR designating turrets, L-3 Communications has announced. The delivery of the payloads, which started …
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Military Logistics
US AFRL focuses on biofuels
31st August 2016
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is playing a key role in the development and commercialisation of biofuels as an environmentally friendly alternative fuel …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Canada orders RQ-21A Blackjack UAS
31st August 2016
The Canadian Department of National Defense is set to acquire the RQ-21A Blackjack UAS, with an agreement for the UAS signed with the US Navy, …
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