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General Atomics Aeronautical – Taking Information Dominance to the Next Level
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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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Digital Battlespace
Triumph to support Raytheon's NGJ Inc 1 work
23rd December 2016
Triumph Group will provide equipment for Raytheon’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase work on the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Increment 1 (NGJ Inc 1) …
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Defence Helicopter
Airbus continues US Army UH-72A support
23rd December 2016
Airbus Helicopters will support the US Army's UH-72A Lakota fleet of utility and training helicopters under a Contractor Logistics Support contract announced on 21 December. …
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Defence Helicopter
Russia moves rotary from Syrian airbase
23rd December 2016
The key T4 airbase in Syria, a perceived next target for Daesh in its operations in Syria, could be emptied of Russian aircraft and moved …
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Defence Helicopter
Myanmar bulks up on helicopters and aircraft
23rd December 2016
The Myanmar Air Force inducted four Airbus Helicopters H120 rotorcraft in a ceremony to mark the service’s 69th anniversary on 15 December. These are believed …
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Digital Battlespace
Israeli company enters DIRCM arena
22nd December 2016
Israeli company Bird Aerosystems is close to inking a deal with its first customer for a newly-developed self-protection kit that shields an aircraft from heat-seeking …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to produce LLC 7M encryptor
22nd December 2016
Raytheon will produce next-generation encryption devices to protect military tactical data transmissions under a $32 million contract announced on 21 December. The system to be …
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Training
Boeing, Saab complete first T-X flight
22nd December 2016
The first flight of the aircraft under development by Boeing and Saab for the US Air Force's (USAF's) T-X advanced pilot training programme has been completed, …
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Defence Notes
Growing threats shape Middle East (video)
22nd December 2016
The Middle East region continues to play a major part in world politics, particularly when it comes to defence and security.Growing threats in the region …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Israel wants more Hermes 900s
22nd December 2016
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has said that it expects to receive additional Hermes 900 UAS in 2017 as the fleet moves toward Full Operational …
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Defence Helicopter
Kazakhstan takes delivery of Mi-35Ms
22nd December 2016
The Kazakhstan Air and Defence Force took on strength in the first half of December with four Mil Mi-35M attack helicopters added to its fleet. …
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Digital Battlespace
Improved data links for F-16 FMS
21st December 2016
Foreign military sales customers for the US F-16 aircraft are to benefit from improved tactical Link 16 communication capabilities for the aircraft. Rockwell Collins and …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Watchkeeper all-weather capability ‘not true’
21st December 2016
The British Army’s multi-billion pound Watchkeeper unmanned aerial system (UAS) fleet should no longer be considered an ‘all-weather’ capability, following two crashes caused by flying …
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Defence Helicopter
Solutions to stand the heat
21st December 2016
Two companies that provide on board solutions for civil and military helicopters are confident that, with recent acquisitions combined with new products, the Middle East …
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Defence Helicopter
Chilean H215M deliveries complete
21st December 2016
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the tenth and final H215M helicopter to the Chilean Army, the company announced on 19 December. The aircraft will be …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Qinetiq targets Meggitt in latest acquisition
21st December 2016
In a bid to expand its global reach UK based company Qinetiq has announced the acquisition of Meggitt Target Systems for the sum of £57.5 …
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Digital Battlespace
IAI delivers CAEW aircraft to Italy
21st December 2016
The first Conformal Airborne Early Warning and Control System (CAEW) aircraft has been delivered to Italy, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on 19 December. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Everett to provide UK medevac services
20th December 2016
Everett Aviation will provide helicopter medical evacuation (medevac) services to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) …
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Military Logistics
RAAF C-27J Spartan achieve IOC
20th December 2016
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) C-27J Spartan fleet has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), the Department of Defence announced on 16 December. Four of …
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Military Logistics
UAE presence expands in Africa
20th December 2016
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement to establish a second foreign military base in the Horn of Africa. The new base, according to …
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