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Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
Air Warfare
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
The UAE’s Edge Group has been positioning itself as a key defence and technology partner to Indonesia, where it has been focusing on naval platforms, UAVs and long-term industrial collaboration.
Defence Notes
UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost
The UK’s National Security Strategy brings together the recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Strategic Security Review, AUKUS Review and Industrial and Trade Strategies. At the same time, the UK made a commitment to reach defence spending of 5% of GDP by 2035 and Germany committed to 3.5% by 2029.
Air Warfare
US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.
Defence Notes
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
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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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Naval Warfare
Navy awards General Dynamics $10m for sub maintenance and modernization work
15th April 2010
The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $10.2 million contract modification to perform maintenance and modernization work on the USS Miami (SSN-755), …
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Digital Battlespace
Nine year £50m in-service support contract award for MASS
13th April 2010
Mass Consultants Ltd (MASS), a Cohort plc company, has been awarded a nine year in-service support contract valued at over £50m by the UK Ministry …
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Digital Battlespace
Power Technology expands offering of military lasers with ITAR registration
12th April 2010
Power Technology, Inc. (PTI), a premier laser manufacturer and leader in the Photonics Industry for over 40 years, announced today it is now International Traffic …
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Defence Helicopter
FIDAE 2010: Boeing pitches consortium for Chinook operations in Latin America
5th April 2010
Boeing is floating the idea of an international consortium to operate Chinooks in Latin America. Joe McAndrew, VP of International Business Development for Europe, Israel …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin conducts successful PAC-3 MSE intercept flight test
1st April 2010
Lockheed Martin's enhanced version of the combat-proven PAC-3 Missile , the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE ), successfully intercepted a threat representative tactical ballistic missile …
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Digital Battlespace
Bye bye Nimrod MR2
31st March 2010
The Royal Air Force's (RAF's) fleet of Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol aircraft have carried out their last operational flights today. The sorties marked the end …
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Defence Helicopter
Indian LCH flies
31st March 2010
India's first indigenous attack helicopter has taken to the air for the first time. The first prototype (TD-1) of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) took to the …
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Defence Notes
MBDA and UK MoD agree long term partnering arrangement for supply and support of Complex Weapons
29th March 2010
MBDA is pleased to announce it has agreed a long term partnering arrangement with the UK MOD for the development and supply of new Complex …
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Defence Helicopter
FIDAE 2010: New LEAP for light attack helicopters
24th March 2010
Elbit Systems and ATK are working on a joint programme to provide a lightweight low-cost armament package for light helicopters. The system, called the Light …
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Military Logistics
FIDAE 2010: Lockheed Martin hopeful of C-130J sale to Chile
24th March 2010
Lockheed Martin says it is hopeful of a C-130J sale to the Chilean Air Force. Lockheed Martin director of international business development in the Americas, …
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Defence Notes
easyJet announces new chief executive
24th March 2010
easyJet has chosen Carolyn McCall as its new chief executive to replace the outgoing Andrew Harrison. McCall, who will also become a board member of …
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Defence Notes
Associations issue statement on global sectoral approach to aviation and climate change
22nd March 2010
The heads of a group of airline associations – Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), Association of European Airlines (AEA), …
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Defence Notes
SSJ100 cold soak trials successfully completed
22nd March 2010
Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95004 has completed its cold soak trials in Yakutsk and returned to the Zhukovsky-based Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company flight test centre …
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Defence Notes
SwiftBroadband gets upgraded by Inmarsat
19th March 2010
New enhancements have been revealed by Inmarsat for its SwiftBroadband aeronautical connectivity service. Inmarsat’s network now supports a new higher speed SwiftBroadband streaming class, which …
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Defence Notes
Embraer 2009 profit down, but market looking upwards
19th March 2010
Embraer has reported its fourth quarter 2009 and fiscal year 2009 results with each parameter showing a profit. Net income for the company was $146.4 …
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Defence Notes
Virgin America announces 2010 fleet and route growth
18th March 2010
Virgin America has revealed network expansion plans – including Canada for the first time – to position the airline for strong growth in 2010 and …
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Defence Notes
GOL completes maintenance centre expansion
18th March 2010
GOL has announced the completion of the expansion to its aircraft maintenance centre in Confins (Minas Gerais), where the company performs a full range of …
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Defence Notes
airBaltic launches seasonal Riga?Visby and Riga?Lulea flights
18th March 2010
For the summer season, airBaltic is to begin serving the Swedish cities of Visby and Lulea, to offer convenient connections from its Riga hub. “After …
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Defence Notes
Blue Air expands at London Luton
18th March 2010
Blue Air is adding more flights to Romania from London Luton Airport from 28 March, expanding the network from the airport with daily flights to …
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![Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion]()
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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![Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)]()
Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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![UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost]()
UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost
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![US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities]()
US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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![Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion]()
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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![UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost]()
UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost
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![US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities]()
US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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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
