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CTAI’s 40mm cannon gains new A3B airburst round for UAV defence
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Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390
Just this week Portugal signed for a sixth C-390 with the add-on of an option for 10 for other NATO countries. In April, Sweden signed for four and in December last year Slovakia agreed to buy three, while in the same month an undisclosed country agreed to buy two.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Fulgur air defence missile revealed in anticipation of potential market
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390
Just this week Portugal signed for a sixth C-390 with the add-on of an option for 10 for other NATO countries. In April, Sweden signed for four and in December last year Slovakia agreed to buy three, while in the same month an undisclosed country agreed to buy two.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Fulgur air defence missile revealed in anticipation of potential market
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DSA 2016: Malaysian UAVs gain experience
19th April 2016
Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM), a subsidiary of DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (Deftech) since 2013, is seeking to extend the range of its Aludra Mk5 UAV. …
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Naval Warfare
DSA 2016: MMEA patrol boats fulfil Destini
19th April 2016
Malaysian shipbuilder Destini have showcased a scale model of the New Generation Patrol Craft (NGPC) it is constructing for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). …
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Training
US Navy orders more ELGTRs
18th April 2016
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $25.8 million contract by the US Navy for the production of Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR), the company …
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Military Logistics
India & US sign logistics agreement
18th April 2016
There are frantic efforts between the US and India to get pending defence agreements signed. The first of three signed during Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon receives NGJ EMD contract
18th April 2016
Raytheon has received a $1 billion sole source contract from the US Navy for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) for Increment 1 of the Next …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
NASA readies FT4 UAS tests
18th April 2016
NASA will conduct a further series of test flights over the next two months to continue the validation process of technologies aimed at assisting the …
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Defence Helicopter
Brazil certifies weaponised Fennecs
18th April 2016
The Brazilian Army has completed qualification trials of a new integrated weapon system fitted to the service’s upgraded AS550 C3e (H125M) Fennec helicopters. Airbus Helicopters’ …
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Defence Helicopter
FDR image capability progresses
18th April 2016
Curtiss-Wright is actively evaluating the image recording capabilities for its Fortress Next Generation flight data recorder, Shephard has learned. The crash recorders, which are ED-112A compliant, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Royal Navy using UAS to navigate ice
18th April 2016
The Royal Navy’s HMS Protector ice patrol vessel is trialing the use of small UAS to navigate through the Antarctic region, the service announced on …
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Military Logistics
StandardAero to upgrade T56 engine
18th April 2016
StandardAero has received a $43 million contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to upgrade the Rolls-Royce T56-A-15 engines that power the force’s fleet of …
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Defence Helicopter
US Army orders 117 AH-64Es
15th April 2016
Boeing has received a contract worth around $1.5 billion from the US Army to remanufacture 117 AH-64D Apache attack helicopters into the new AH-64E version, …
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Military Logistics
Evolva to co-develop composites for US Navy
15th April 2016
Evolva has completed a limited purpose cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) for the development of novel advanced materials with the US Navy, the company …
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Training
NZDF stands up T-6C training capability
15th April 2016
The New Zealand Defence Force has stood up its new pilot training capability with all systems now delivered by Beechcraft Defense, CAE and Safe Air. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAV Solutions demonstrates two SUAS
15th April 2016
Two of UAV Solutions’ small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) have taken part in flight demonstrations for the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) Phase II …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia hunts for naval VTOL UAV
15th April 2016
Australia wants a small number of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAVs to develop experience in their use aboard Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships at …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon, USAF test GPS OCX
14th April 2016
Raytheon has successfully completed the first qualification test milestone for the US Air Force's (USAF) Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX), …
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Military Logistics
Rolls-Royce opens new SDC
13th April 2016
Rolls-Royce has opened a new service delivery centre (SDC) at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, the company announced on 11 April. The SDC will provide …
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Defence Helicopter
DSA 2016: Indonesian Panther ready to pounce
13th April 2016
Airbus Helicopters is looking to speed up deliveries of its new AS565 Panther MBe to launch customers Indonesia and Mexico, with deliveries now due to …
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Defence Helicopter
President-S for Russian Helicopters
13th April 2016
Russian Helicopters will fit a number of its helicopter types with its new President-S on-board defence system, it was announced on 6 April. Types to …
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