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General Atomics Aeronautical – Taking Information Dominance to the Next Level
With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.
Naval Warfare
US Coast Guard to receive the largest single acquisition funding in its history
The nearly $25 billion investment will cover USCG procurement of cutters, aircraft, helicopters, training simulators and Polar capabilities over the next four years.
Air Warfare
UK to receive 27 additional F-35 aircraft by end of decade
The number of aircraft was stated by UK Defence Secretary John Healey during a Defence Committee hearing. It follows on from the UK’s decision to purchase F-35A aircraft to boost its nuclear deterrence, although hurdles and questions about the order still remain.
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Europe turns to industrial and procurement co-operation with Ukraine as supplies continue
Equipment has continued to flow into Ukraine from the European Union (EU), NATO and western countries as the war against Russia continues but other types of support with longer-term prospects are appearing.
Land Warfare
Australia invests $1.4 billion in additional AMRAAM buy
Some of the missiles ordered can be used on the F/A-18F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler and the F35-A Lightning.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Parrot’s new microdrone ANAFI UKR breaks cover
While the Paris Air Show marked the first time the ANAFI UKR has been publicly shown, the ISR drone has been in use with various armed forces for the last eight months, Parrot told Shephard.
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France and Sweden sign defence roadmap as Naval Group positions FDI frigate for Swedish surface ship programme
A pact signed at the Paris Air Show has seen Sweden turn to the French FDI frigate to lead its next-gen surface combatant fleet amid shifting security dynamics in the Baltic Sea.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Indo Defence 2018: Turkey looks east for first Anka export
9th November 2018
Turkish Aerospace made a statement at this year’s Indo Defence with a full scale model of its Anka UAV on display. The company is pursuing …
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Digital Battlespace
Finland, Bittium sign agreement
9th November 2018
Bittium Wireless and the Finnish Defence Forces have signed a framework agreement for Bittium's Tough Comnode terminals and related accessories, Bittium announced on 5 November. …
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Military Logistics
Safran opens new facility in Sydney
9th November 2018
Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia has established a new high-technology facility in Sydney, which was officially opened by the Australian government on 6 November. The …
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Digital Battlespace
Indo Defence 2018: InfoGlobal’s EFD poised for the skies
9th November 2018
Testing of InfoGlobal’s electronic flight display (EFD-5.5) is ramping up further to an explicit interest from the Indonesian Air Force for its C-130 Hercules, Shephard …
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Digital Battlespace
Zhuhai Air Show 2018: Quantum radars, laser weapons and technology galore
8th November 2018
China likes to talk up its technological prowess, often in a peremptorily way, but at least there was evidence of the directions the country is …
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Special Operations
USSOCOM looks to optical dominance
8th November 2018
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is exploring improvements and enhancements to visual augmentation systems and related auxiliary technologies, with the overall goal of establishing …
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Digital Battlespace
Azure demos 3U Switchblade RF receiver
8th November 2018
Azure Summit Technology has successfully demonstrated a four-channel 3U open VPX software-definable radio frequency (RF) receiver to the US Navy. Azure is in the process …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Zhuhai Air Show 2018: China goes all out for stealth UCAVs
8th November 2018
A fascinating aspect to Airshow China 2018 was the presence of multiple stealth UCAVs designed to penetrate enemy airspace, including the CH-7 from China Aerospace …
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Training
FlightSafety to build USMC training devices
8th November 2018
FlightSafety International has been selected by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division to design and manufacture flight training devices for the AH-1Z and …
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Digital Battlespace
Harris delivers sixth GPS III navigation payload
8th November 2018
Harris Corporation has delivered the sixth of ten contracted advanced navigation payloads to Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force’s GPS III satellite programme. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
CAA launches UAS regulation training course
8th November 2018
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority International has launched a new one-day training course covering UAS regulations. The course, titled ‘Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulation’, …
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Defence Notes
Indo Defence 2018: Indonesia’s defence capabilities enhanced through sharing practices
8th November 2018
The island nation of Indonesia is one of independence; however, through ongoing and new transfer of technology (ToT) programmes the indigenous production of equipment is …
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Defence Helicopter
Indo Defence 2018: Profense sets the pace with M134
8th November 2018
Profense’s M134 Gatling Gun has been operational in Indonesia since 2014, a purchase the company believes is down to the weapon's key features, such as …
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Military Logistics
Indo Defence 2018: Lockheed's herculean effort for Indonesian Air Force
8th November 2018
Lockheed Martin is pushing its C-130J Super Hercules to replace the legacy C-130B/H aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force. Currently, Indonesia operates 20 C-130s and five …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon receives KuRFS radar contract
7th November 2018
Raytheon has received a $191 million contract from the US Army for its Ku-band radio frequency (KuRFS) radars. KuRFS is an advanced electronically scanned array …
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Land Warfare
Romania to buy three more Patriot systems
7th November 2018
The Romanian government has signed an agreement with the US Army for the purchase of three additional Raytheon Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Zhuhai Air Show 2018: Z-10ME attack helicopter breaks cover
7th November 2018
The Aviation Corporation of China (AVIC) displayed a Z-10ME attack helicopter at Zhuhai Air Show 2018, this being an export version of the Z-10 attack …
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Military Logistics
ORBCOMM, Savi to track, monitor DoD assets
6th November 2018
Savi and ORBCOMM have secured a multi-million dollar order to deliver telematics products and services that will track and monitor around 24,000 military assets for …
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Training
P1AR to provide hoist training for USCG
6th November 2018
Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) has received a contract from the US Coast Guard to provide hoist operator training for flight mechanic aircrew operating the …
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UK to receive 27 additional F-35 aircraft by end of decade
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Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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Europe turns to industrial and procurement co-operation with Ukraine as supplies continue
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Australia invests $1.4 billion in additional AMRAAM buy
