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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21st October 2016
Kratos Defense and Security has been awarded a $54 million contract to provide the US Marine Corps with five Marine Common Aircrew Trainers (MCAT). The …
20th October 2016
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the completion of a major upgrade of its 17 CC-130J Hercules transport aircraft on 18 October. The upgraded aircraft …
20th October 2016
Textron Systems has demonstrated its Aerosonde hybrid quad (HQ) SUAS variant in front of existing and prospective customers from the military and commercial sectors. The …
20th October 2016
The focus on unmanned systems at Euronaval continued on Thursday as DCNS and Airbus Helicopters revealed a design for a new VTOL system for the …
20th October 2016
Rheinmetall is providing the training for Brazil’s new KC-390 transport aircraft and believes that this work will allow a further expansion of training services. The …
20th October 2016
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has selected Toll Helicopters to deliver AW139 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training in Australia, the company announced on 18 October. The AW139 Level D …
19th October 2016
CAE has been awarded defence contracts worth over CAD$100 million for training and support services to military customers, it announced on 18 October. Under two …
19th October 2016
Aurora Flight Sciences’ Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) has flown a Cessna Caravan aircraft in a demonstration flight, the company announced on 17 October. …
19th October 2016
The US Navy has awarded a five-year contract to BAE Systems to continue providing sustainment and testing support for its air traffic control (ATC) and …
19th October 2016
Two weeks after cancelling the deal to procure H225M helicopters from Airbus Helicopters, the Polish government now appears to be hedging its bets and sharing …
19th October 2016
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a $12.6 million contract with Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), a US Department of Defense organisation, to explore …
19th October 2016
The US Navy has selected Finmeccanica's Osprey AESA radar for its newly-upgraded Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, the company announced on 17 October. Under the …
19th October 2016
The Australian Army's CH-47F Chinook helicopter has completed the first of class flight trials aboard the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Canberra class landing helicopter dock …
19th October 2016
The upgrade of Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) took a major step forward, as revealed in a Heli-One press …
18th October 2016
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) and Airbus Helicopters Japan have signed a performance-based logistics (PBL) contract for Airbus Helicopters' HCare customer fleet availability service, …
18th October 2016
Helitune’s onboard rotor blade tracker, RT-TipTrak, has been selected as the standard blade tracker for installation on AW189 and AW169 aircraft. Designed for internal or …
18th October 2016
The first lot of Taurus KEPD 350K stand–off missiles have been handed over to the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) by MBDA Deutschland-Saab Dynamics …
18th October 2016
Aeryon Labs has introduced an integrated UAS onboard computing platform called Vector, designed for real-time video processing, the company announced on 12 October. Vector is …
18th October 2016
A prototype of a modernised Mi-28 combat helicopter has begun flight testing at the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, Russian Helicopters announced on 13 October. The …
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