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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3rd April 2018
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has kicked off a new project that aims to improve Royal Australian Navy vessels’ safety, speed and fuel consumption …
3rd April 2018
AeroVironment has introduced a new version of its Puma UAS, the Puma 3 small UAS, at the AUSA Global Force Symposium 2018. The new UAS …
3rd April 2018
Shephard caught up with Col Clair Gill, commander, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, who spoke about its role in Operation Atlantic Resolve in October 2017. The …
3rd April 2018
Safran Helicopter Engines has been selected as the engine supplier for Qatar’s NH90 fleet, the company announced on 28 March. The 28 NH90 military helicopters …
2nd April 2018
Leonardo has begun delivering its BriteCloud decoy to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), the company announced on 28 March. The countermeasure protects fighter jets …
2nd April 2018
Thales will support NASA's UAS traffic management (UTM) activity under an agreement announced on 27 March. This agreement will allow Thales to engage with NASA …
2nd April 2018
Air Covers has received a contract to provide environmental protective covers to the German Bundeswehr for its NH90 helicopters. The covers were requested to reduce …
1st April 2018
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), together with the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation organisation within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, have begun a …
30th March 2018
Bell Helicopter has been awarded a delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for engineering and logistics in support of the US Navy’s …
29th March 2018
Leonardo has signed an agreement with the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of National Defence to supply four additional M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers, the …
29th March 2018
Raytheon’s BBN Technologies is developing technology to direct and control swarms of small UAS and UGVs, the company announced on 26 March. The new technology …
29th March 2018
Singapore has taken delivery of its first MBDA Aster 30 SAMP/T surface-to-air missiles (SAM), with the first image revealed to the public in a Republic …
29th March 2018
MBDA has received a £400 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Brimstone air-to-surface missile Capability Sustainment Programme (CSP), the company …
29th March 2018
With its sights fixed on the task of renewing its helicopter and aircraft fleet, the Nepali Army Air Wing decommissioned two Alouette III helicopters on …
29th March 2018
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) landing ship dock HMAS Choules has conducted first of class flight trials for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter, the RAN announced …
28th March 2018
BIRD Aerosystems has delivered a nationwide C4I system to an unnamed customer, the company announced on 26 March. The new system incorporates information from different …
28th March 2018
As senior officials in the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) suggest that the balance between manned and unmanned platforms is shifting to the latter, a …
28th March 2018
General Dynamics One Source has received the Geospatial, Research, Integration, Development and Support (GRIDS) III contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers Army Geospatial …
28th March 2018
Profense LLC has used this week’s AUSA Global Force exhibition and symposium to unveil its PF556 minigun, a new model system that fires linked 5.56x45mm …
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