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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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The first aircraft delivery timeline confirmation comes as Belgium weighs up an additional F-3A buy from Lockheed Martin.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Russian Helicopters unveils VRT300
21st July 2017
The VRT300 is the latest VTOL drone to be unveiled by Russian Helicopters. It is developed by the company’s newly-established design department, VR-Technologies, it uses …
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Defence Helicopter
L3 Wescam receives MX-15 orders
21st July 2017
L3 Technologies’ Wescam has received an order from Airbus Helicopters to provide MX-15 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems for installation on multiple fleets of H225M Caracal …
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Digital Battlespace
New EW systems for Su-30SM delivered
21st July 2017
Russian electronics specialist KRET has delivered a new podded electronic countermeasures system (ECM) for the Su-30SM multi-role fighter.The delivery of the SAP-518SM system was announced …
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Digital Battlespace
TAT to deliver cooling systems to Thales UK
21st July 2017
TAT Technologies has been selected by Thales UK to design, develop, supply and maintain a thermal management cooling system for a Thales radar system, the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SeaGuardian in sonobuoy tests
20th July 2017
The SeaGuardian could have a future sonobuoy deployment capability with early stage tests confirmed as being carried out by manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI). …
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Training
CAE wins defence contracts worth C$175 million
20th July 2017
CAE has been awarded defence contracts worth more than $175 million to provide simulation products, training services and in-service support for the US and Canadian …
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Defence Helicopter
CPI wins Black Hawk fuel assemblies contract
20th July 2017
CPI Aerostructures has secured a five-year contract worth $21 million to manufacture and supply fuel panel assemblies for Sikorsky's UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, the company …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAV demonstrator Sagitta makes maiden flight
20th July 2017
Airbus Defence and Space has for the first time flown its Sagitta UAS technology demonstrator, the company announced on 18 July. Sagitta flew autonomously for around …
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Training
ASDOT team crumbles
20th July 2017
Following on from the Cobham Special Missions announcement of 14 July that it had teamed with Draken International for the UK’s Air Support to Defence …
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Training
HAL’s HTT-40 production continues
20th July 2017
Hindustan Aeronautics' (HAL's) second HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft prototype has completed its first flight.According to HAL, the aircraft flew as expected for around one hour, executing …
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Digital Battlespace
Aussie GPS technology used on US cube satellite
20th July 2017
Australian GPS technology, developed by the University of New South Wales in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Group, has been included in the …
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Defence Helicopter
Kaman signs H-60 cockpit deal
19th July 2017
Kaman Aerospace has signed a new five-year contract with Sikorsky for the manufacture of H-60 cockpits under the US Department of Defense's multi-year IX H-60 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Leonardo DRS wins C-UAS contract
19th July 2017
Leonardo DRS has received a contract worth $16 million from the US Army to develop a counter-UAS (C-UAS) system to protect soldiers from enemy UAS …
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Training
360ISR training for NATO’s JISR
19th July 2017
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) training provider 360ISR has recently completed the provision of two courses to European customers, through which the nations received an …
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Defence Notes
Typhoon in Brimstone live firing
19th July 2017
MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile has been fired from a Eurofighter Typhoon for the first time.The integration of the weapon is part of the Phase 3 …
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Training
USMC trials tech in Talisman Saber
19th July 2017
The involvement of the USMC’s 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 in Australia was punctuated by experimentation with new equipment under …
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Digital Battlespace
IAI, Honeywell partner for GPS anti-jam system
19th July 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop an advanced GPS anti-jam navigation system, IAI announced on …
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Defence Helicopter
KBRwyle wins task order from US Army
18th July 2017
KBRwyle has received a three-year task order to provide programmatic support to the US Army’s Program Executive Office (PEO) for Aviation at Redstone Arsenal in …
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Defence Helicopter
Mi-171Sh-VN shown for first time
18th July 2017
The latest military derivative of the Mi-8/1 family, the Mi-171Sh-VN has been revealed at MAKS 2017 near Moscow. In its new guise, this latest Hip …
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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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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
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Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
