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US services test Raytheon ASTARTE AI-enabled software system

The solution was evaluated by the US Army and Air Force during the Project Convergence Capstone 5.

Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities?

Solutions that identify, engage and destroy targets with minimal or no human intervention are becoming critical on tomorrow’s battlefield.

Hegseth issues rallying cry for army transformation

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has outlined an ambitious plan to reform, reshape and redirect the US Army in an overhaul which would see a reduction in formations and less manned attack helicopters.

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Italian Army receives first UH-169D light utility helicopter

The delivery is the first in a total of 25 helicopters on order, with all deliveries expected to be completed by 2027.

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Sikorsky awarded $619M contract for MH-60R and MH-60S work

18th December 2008

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Ct., was awarded on Dec. 15, 2008 a, $619,903,014 firm fixed price contract for funding of second program year of multi-year …
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Lockheed Martin awarded $37M contract for MH-60R and MH-60S cockpits

18th December 2008

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $37,513,573 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 18 MH-60S Common …
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Bell awarded $102M contract to support UH-1Y and AH-1Z

18th December 2008

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc, Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a three year cost type requirements contract in the amount of $102,372,611 for repair of items …
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Australian Aerospace delivers first locally assembled NH-90

18th December 2008

Australia's Project AIR 9000 achieved another significant milestone today when the Australian Defence Force (ADF) formally accepted from leading regional defence contractor, Eurocopter subsidiary Australian …
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Tiger engines to be serviced in Germany and France

18th December 2008

From now on, the two engine specialists MTU Aero Engines in Munich, Germany and Atelier d'Industriel Aeronautic (AIA) in Bordeaux, France will be in charge …
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Elbit Systems To Perform Airborne Upgrade Projects in Europe Valued at $80 Million

18th December 2008

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts at a total value of approximately $80 million. Signed with European …
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StreamServe Persuasion Helps Eurocopter to Streamline Customer Communications and Boost Its Brand

18th December 2008

StreamServe, Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Document Presentment (EDP) solutions for business communications, announced today that the Eurocopter Group in France is using StreamServe …
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Elbit Systems' Skylark I LE selected by Israeli Ministry of Defense as Battalion Level Mini UAV

17th December 2008

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was selected by the Israeli Defense Ministry to answer the battalion-level IDF tender, calling for a wide procurement of …
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American Eurocopter Flight Simulator is Operational

17th December 2008

American Eurocopter announced today that the first full motion EC135/EC145 flight training device (FTD) is operational at the company's training facility in Grand Prairie, TX. …
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EADS North America hand over 50th and 51st UH-72A Lakotas

17th December 2008

EADS North America today delivered the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. This delivery marks another on-time milestone in the acquisition …
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Ministry Of The Interior Of Estonia Orders A Third AW139

17th December 2008

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that on December 4th the Government of Estonia gave approval for the Ministry of the Interior of …
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RAF Museum gets an early Christmas present - a MH-53 Pave Low

16th December 2008

Christmas spirits will be flying high at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford tomorrow, when it takes delivery of an extra special Christmas gift from …
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UK: East Anglian Air Ambulance has sufficient funds to allow second helicopter to fly 7 days a week

16th December 2008

Thanks to the commitment of its supporters, the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), operator of Anglia Two, the air ambulance serving Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, has …
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Eurocopter to hand over 50th UH-72A Lakota to US Army today

16th December 2008

What: EADS North America is hosting a ceremony to celebrate the delivery of the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. The …
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Iraq requests 26 Bell 407s and associated equipment through US FMS program

16th December 2008

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 26 Bell Armed 407 Helicopters, 26 Rolls Royce …
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Heli-One to Upgrade Super Pumas for Swedish Armed Forces

16th December 2008

Heli-One, an operating division of the CHC Group, announced today it has been awarded a new contract by FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Administration) to …
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UK MoD Confirms Future Lynx Programme

12th December 2008

It has been confirmed in a statement today, made by Defence Secretary John Hutton, that the Future Lynx contract signed in June 2006 by the …
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UK Government announces helicopter capacity increase for Afghanistan operations

11th December 2008

A significant increase in helicopter capacity for troops in Afghanistan is part of a package of measures to rebalance the Defence equipment programme towards the …
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RAF deploy to Afghanistan to build 'Rapid Environmental Hangars' for Army Apaches

11th December 2008

A team of 12 RAF personnel from RAF Wittering's No 5001 Squadron has been deploy to Afghanistan to build 'Rapid Environmental Hangars' to house the …