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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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Uncrewed Vehicles
Italian MQ-9 to get reconnaissance pod
3rd June 2016
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) will integrate the RecceLite imagery reconnaissance pod onto a Predator B/MQ-9 UAS from the Italian Air Force, the company announced …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Predator B Big Wing flies 37 hours
2nd June 2016
The Big Wing Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAS variant has completed its longest endurance flight of 37 hours, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced on 1 June. The endurance …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Siteco launches Sky-Scanner payload
2nd June 2016
Siteco has announced the launch of a new Sky-Scanner LiDAR and imagery data collection system for UAVs that has been in development since 2015. The …
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Defence Helicopter
ILA 2016: Airbus Helicopters everyone's friend in Germany
2nd June 2016
As the competition to replace Germany’s CH-53G helicopters with a new platform heats up, Airbus Helicopters is keeping its options open. This takes place amid …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Sikorsky demos S-76 autonomous flight
1st June 2016
Sikorsky has successfully demonstrated a 30 mile autonomous flight of its Sikorsky S-76 medium-size commercial utility helicopter, it announced on 31 May. The demonstration completes …
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Defence Helicopter
ILA 2016: Sikorsky builds up heavy lift offering
1st June 2016
With a request for proposal (RFP) for Germany’s Heavy Transport (STH) helicopter programme expected in 2017, Sikorsky is ramping up its efforts to win the …
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Digital Battlespace
Airbus DS awarded German satcom contract
1st June 2016
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) has been awarded a $126.78 million contract by the German armed forces to provide commercial satellite communication services until …
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Military Logistics
KC-30A offloads 50 million lbs of fuel
1st June 2016
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) deployed for Operation OKRA has reached a major milestone, offloading 50 million pounds of …
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Defence Helicopter
Aussie Tiger achieves FOC… finally
1st June 2016
The Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) of the Australian Army achieved final operating capability (FOC) on 14 April, a mere seven years behind the original …
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Military Logistics
Team Spartan adds avionics partner
31st May 2016
Team Spartan, which is competing with the C-27J Spartan for Canada's Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue programme, has contracted avionics systems from Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC), …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SOFIC 2016: Airbus pushes Zephyr for military applications
31st May 2016
Airbus Defence & Space used the SOFIC exhibition to promote the potential military applications of its Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) system. ‘Zephyr is …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
China’s unmanned plans for SCS
31st May 2016
Unmanned technology is set to play a pivotal role in Chinese monitoring of the South China Sea, where Beijing has been robustly claiming territory and …
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Defence Helicopter
Ukraine advances Mi-24PU2 upgrade
31st May 2016
Ukraine's Mi-24PU2 helicopter upgrade has entered into flight testing phase, according to Ukoboronprom, the holding company that controls a vast majority of the country's arms …
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Training
EAATTC 16-2 commences in France
31st May 2016
The second 2016 European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course (EAATTC 16-2), sponsored by the European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) Partnership, has begun in France, the …
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Defence Helicopter
HMAS Canberra trials Chinooks
31st May 2016
The HMAS Canberra (L02), a Canberra class landing helicopter dock ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), conducted deck and handling trials with two Boeing …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Agilis comms solution released
31st May 2016
ST Electronics has released its fully integrated Agilis High Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) UAV Communication Solution for worldwide satellite connectivity, it announced on 27 May. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Aurora tests AACUS capabilities
30th May 2016
Aurora Flight Sciences has been testing the new capabilities of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) for the US Marine Corps (USMC), which announced it …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Raytheon, UVision to modify Hero-30
30th May 2016
Raytheon has signed a teaming agreement with UVision to work on small loitering UAVs to meet US military requirements, it announced on 27 May. Under …
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Digital Battlespace
Thales receives Gecko contract
30th May 2016
Thales has signed a contract with an undisclosed Southeast Asian country to provide its Gecko long distance optronic solution to detect and identify small-size UAVs …
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