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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.
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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.
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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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Air Alg?rie receives first ATR 72-500 from latest order
11th February 2010
In a ceremony organised in Toulouse, Air Algérie has taken delivery of the first ATR 72-500 of the four it ordered in 2009. Air Algérie, …
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Flybe lands in Bournemouth
11th February 2010
Flybe has announced its first ever route from Bournemouth with a service to Manchester which begins on 27 May. The year-round six times a week …
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SkyWest, Inc declares 59th consecutive quarterly dividend
11th February 2010
SkyWest, Inc's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on 31 …
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Varsity Express makes Newcastle second destination from Oxford
10th February 2010
Varsity Express is to offer a second week-daily service to Edinburgh from London Oxford Airport from 5 April, and will add a second destination, Newcastle, …
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AirTran to launch service to Tunica, Mississippi
10th February 2010
AirTran Airways plans to begin service in Tunica, Mississippi from 6 May 2010, claiming the first scheduled air service from a major airline to the …
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Colgan Air January performance data released
10th February 2010
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has released capacity and operational results for its Colgan Air subsidiary for January 2010. The carrier generated 41,279,000 revenue passenger miles (RPMs), …
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Pinnacle Airlines reports January traffic stats
10th February 2010
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has released capacity and operational results for its Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary for January 2010. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totalled 339,312,000, a …
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Combined January traffic announced for SkyWest and ASA
10th February 2010
SkyWest, Inc. has released the combined traffic figures for its two airline subsidiaries, SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) during January 2010. The two …
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Sixth Wizz Air route to Italy from Budapest
10th February 2010
Wizz Air has announced the launch of a new flight from Budapest to Pisa, making the latter the sixth Italian city served by the airline …
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AirAsia adds to KL?Hangzhou service
10th February 2010
AirAsia’s long-haul, low-fare affiliate, AirAsia X is to increase the frequency on its route between Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou, the gateway to Shanghai, by moving …
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Vueling reports January 2010 traffic
10th February 2010
Vueling Airlines has announced its January 2010 passenger traffic, showing that it carried almost twice the amount of passengers as the same month last year, …
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airBaltic to launch Riga?Tehran service
10th February 2010
On 8 June, airBaltic will launch a thrice-weekly service between its Riga base and Tehran, Iran, for passengers travelling via the Latvian capital to/from Europe, …
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Baboo operates first E-190 service into London City
10th February 2010
The first commercial service using the Embraer 190 into London City Airport has been operated by Baboo on its Geneva–London City route. “Today is a …
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AirAsia moves into Vietnam with share in VietJet Air
10th February 2010
AirAsia has acquired a 30% equity stake in VietJet Aviation JSC (VietJet Air) to create a Vietnam-based joint venture low-fare airline named VietJet AirAsia which …
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Lufthansa Systems navigation charts for Air Dolomiti
9th February 2010
Air Dolomiti is to use navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems with the two companies having recently signed a 10-year-contract for the usage of Lido/RouteManual. The …
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easyJet selects WorkBridge ground planning software
9th February 2010
easyJet has selected WorkBridge to supply resource planning software for all the airline’s ground handling operations. WorkBridge and its software platform will provide planning support, …
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airBaltic adds frequency on Riga?Brussels
9th February 2010
airBaltic has announced an increase in the number of flights it will offer from Riga to Brussels during the summer of 2010, with two services …
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GOL selects Rockwell Collins datalink and MMR for 737s
9th February 2010
GOL has selected Rockwell Collins to provide CMU-900 Communications Management Units (CMU) for its fleet of Boeing 737NGs, which will also be equipped with the …
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JetBlue begins Orlando?Montego Bay route
9th February 2010
JetBlue Airways has inaugurated service between Orlando International Airport and Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Jamaica. The new daily flight becomes JetBlue's 23rd …
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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
