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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
The first aircraft delivery timeline confirmation comes as Belgium weighs up an additional F-3A buy from Lockheed Martin.
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Indago VTOL UAV ready for operational deployment
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Lockheed Martin has announced that the Indago vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed its research and development phase and …
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AW completes autorotation tests for AW609 tiltrotor
1st May 2014
AgustaWestland has successfully completed autorotation trials for its AW609 tiltrotor programme at the Arlington facility in Texas, it has been announced. The tests were carried …
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European launch for Kelvin Hughes Single Mast Solution
30th April 2014
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Cubic wins Middle East air training support contract
29th April 2014
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Boeing awarded CSEL programme support contract
28th April 2014
Boeing will provide maintenance, engineering, training and support for the Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) programme under a new four-year $32.5 million contract from the …
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Northrop Grumman to supply FlightPro Gen III for H-1 programme
28th April 2014
Northrop Grumman will deliver FlightPro Gen III mission computers for H-1 helicopter programme flight tests, system integration laboratories and training. The company has received a …
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Aerotec eyes Moroccan with Gazelle upgrade
28th April 2014
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Industry stands by for next ASTRAEA phase
28th April 2014
Industry bids are being prepared for the next phase of a UK effort to ease the validation and certification of UAS in national airspace, an …
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Airbus pushes on with airborne data transfer solution
25th April 2014
Airbus Defence and Space has started the second development stage of its Dazzle laser beam data transferral system following an initial phase that exceeded expectations, …
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Turkish Army inducts first nine T-129As
25th April 2014
The Turkish Army has formally taken delivery of its first nine T-129A attack helicopters, as Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) completes the early-delivery (EDH) phase of …
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Lockheed Martin develops new control system for SUAS
25th April 2014
Lockheed Martin is migrating its Group 1 family of UAS to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel "Fly Light" flight control systems and mobile Ground …
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Airbus launches Zephyr 8 project
25th April 2014
Airbus Defence and Space announced on 23 April that it had launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world record …
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French Reaper reaches 500 Mali flight hours
24th April 2014
The French Air Force has reported that the Reaper detachment deployed in support of Operation Serval in Mali passed the 500 hour flight milestone on …
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Arcturus UAV enables VTOL for fixed-wing UAVs
24th April 2014
Arcturus UAV has introduced a new vertical takeoff and landing system to enhance launch and recovery processes for its T-20 and T-16 fixed wing unmanned …
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Sikorsky reports sales and profit growth
24th April 2014
Increased international and commercial sales have led to overall sales growth for Sikorsky after declining revenues for the division had a negative impact on parent …
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Optionally Piloted Black Hawk takes off
23rd April 2014
The Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OPBH) demonstrator currently in development between Sikorsky and the US Army has completed a successful first flight at Sikorsky’s Development …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
MDA to support Canadian DND UAV solution
22nd April 2014
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a CA$5 million contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) to provide support for the …
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UH-60M sale to Mexico approved by US State Department
22nd April 2014
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 18 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Mexico as part of a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) …
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Military Logistics
Leidos to manage NATO Fuel Monitoring System
21st April 2014
Leidos will manage the NATO Fuel Monitoring System (NFMS) under a new contract awarded by the NATO Support Agency (NSPA), announced on 21 April. The …
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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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![Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025]()
Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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![Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training]()
Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training
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![M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force]()
M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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![Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide]()
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
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![Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025]()
Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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![Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance]()
Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
