Funding of £300 million will go towards training personnel on the FIRCTS programmes to meet a growing demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) platforms.
Given the geopolitical gravity, analysts have said the defence and security agreement established falls short of what is needed for future UK-EU co-operation.
Poland first issued a requirement for up to 24 helicopters and associated training systems in January 2024.
The order includes jammers for Australian EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft follows an order for deployment on US Navy Growlers in December last year and an announcement in March that full-rate production was near.
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11th September 2017
The Navy Special Warfare Basic Training Command (NSWBTC) SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) Land Warfare Team has released plans to use vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) UAVs to …
11th September 2017
Honeywell has launched its first commercial UAS inspection service under a collaboration with Intel, the company announced on 6 September. The InView inspection service will …
11th September 2017
The US Army delivered the final elements of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to South Korea on 7 September, completing a rapid …
11th September 2017
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has expanded its Team Reaper Australia solution bid for Australia's Project AIR 7003 to nine industry partners, the company announced …
10th September 2017
Polish outfit WB Group is putting together a future development plan for its Warmate loitering munition, that will include mixed-platform teaming and alternative payloads. The …
8th September 2017
Atlas Dynamics has developed a new fixed wing UAS called the Atlas Blue-J, the company announced on 5 September. With a wing span of 3.5m, …
8th September 2017
Airbus Helicopters has issued an alert service bulletin (ASB) in relation to Tiger pilots changing from autopilot to manual operation during challenging environments. The safety …
8th September 2017
Across Europe militaries have received a wide range of helicopters to bolster their fleets for different missions this year. Shephard takes a closer look at orders …
8th September 2017
BAE Systems has received a $76 million contract from the US Navy to help develop communications and electronics systems for the Naval Air Warfare Center …
8th September 2017
Cubic Global Defense has received a contract worth more than $25 million from an undisclosed customer in the Asia-Pacific region for the delivery of three …
7th September 2017
Northrop Grumman has received a contract worth $265 million from the US Air Force for aircraft maintenance and logistics support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications …
7th September 2017
Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system has successfully passed its preliminary design review (PDR), the company announced on 5 September. The company’s AOEW …
7th September 2017
The Science and Technology Directorate at United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has identified technology areas of interest associated with C4. USSOCOM Science and Technology …
7th September 2017
Patience is the name of the game for Thales as it awaits a final decision by Poland’s government for the provision of the Watchkeeper X …
7th September 2017
European missile manufacturer MBDA is continuing its Sea Venom anti-ship missile trials and Shephard has learnt that all firings so far have been successful. The first …
6th September 2017
The Orbiter 1K loitering munition, manufactured by Israel-based Aeronautics, was on display at the MSPO exhibition and conference just days after an export license to …
6th September 2017
As the misuse of small UAVs become an increased threat, Hensoldt spoke to Shephard about its counter UAS system, the XpellerTM, earlier in 2017.
6th September 2017
UAV programmes in Europe are dominated by France and the UK with work continuing on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) design between the two nations. The …
6th September 2017
MD Helicopters has been awarded a US$1.38 billion contract for 150 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters, with the initial 30 bound for Afghanistan, the US DoD …
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