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Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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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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Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
New presidential directives for UAV production are intended to remove bureaucratic barriers and support suppliers.
Air Warfare
Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
As European countries increase their defence budgets, the Paris Air Show will look to how the aerospace industry’s responds, with programme progression, new technology and industrial partnerships all expected to take centre stage at Le Bourget.
Naval Warfare
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
Hyundai and Hanwha recently unveiled advanced frigate and submarine designs while South Korea eyes new export markets and resolves internal rivalries
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![Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility]()
Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility
In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).
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![Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700]()
Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700
The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.
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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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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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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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Defence Notes
New Tallinn?Stockholm route for airBaltic
18th March 2010
On 1 June, airBaltic will launch a new route linking the Estonian capital of Tallinn with the Swedish capital, Stockholm. According to Tero Taskila, chief …
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Defence Notes
Porter adds on Ottawa and Montreal routes from Toronto
18th March 2010
Porter Airlines is to expand its service on the key Toronto–Montreal and Toronto–Ottawa routes significantly, offering up to 84 combined daily flights. Flights between Billy …
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European Commission must investigate state aid, says ELFAA
18th March 2010
The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has called on the European Commission to investigate what it sees as state aid cases concerning SAS, Malev, …
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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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![Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry]()
Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
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![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
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![Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance]()
Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
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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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![Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance]()
Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
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![Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry]()
Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
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![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
