Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Space Force sticks with Rocket Lab despite curse of unlucky 13
Space payloads usually cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and their loss can be a huge setback for their operators. Launcher reliability is ...
Defence Notes
The latest general defence news from across the globe.
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM OPINION: UK juggles priorities as it assesses Middle East deployments
The International Maritime Security Construct recently opened its formal headquarters in Bahrain. The grouping of nations focusing on delivering maritime security in the complex Gulf region ...
Air Warfare
PREMIUM: Déjà vu reigns in Croatia
The Croatian government is to choose between four offers in its latest attempt to run a government-to-government tender for 12 fighter aircraft. Offers came from ...
Defence Notes
PODCAST: MSPO highlights, UK F-35 concerns and AlphaDogfight winner speaks
Welcome to Episode 37 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert ...
Naval Warfare
Raytheon to help improve Mk31 RAM
Raytheon is providing design agent and engineering support services to help improve the Mk31 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Guided Missile Weapon System, under a $60.5 million contract modification ...
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What is the Tor-M1?
To learn more about our Defence Insight service, arrange a free trial. With Western officials suggesting that Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was hit by ...
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Boeing Joins World Environment Center to Advance Global Sustainability Leadership
7th September 2008
The Boeing Company, the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined, is joining the World Environment Center ...
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Defence Notes
Saga Airlines Orders Two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s
7th September 2008
The Boeing Company and Saga Airlines today announced that the Istanbul-based airline has ordered two Boeing 737-800s with Blended Winglets. Saga Airlines has also secured two ...
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Delta Appoints President of DAL Global Services
7th September 2008
Delta Air Lines today announced that Cyril Turner, 46, has been appointed president of DAL Global Services (DGS), the airline’s wholly owned subsidiary providing aviation ...
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WAEA: Jetera to help airlines zero in on revenue prospects
7th September 2008
A NEW weapon in the war for ancillary revenues will soon be added to the airlines’ armoury. Leading IFE hardware provider Thales Avionics announced here ...
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WAEA: Big is beautiful, says IMS
7th September 2008
HANDHELD IFE market leader The IMS Company surfed into Long Beach on the crest of a wave of new product announcements – and it’s not ...
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WAEA: Bluebox Lite gets lighter
7th September 2008
BLUEBOX Avionics will unveil the second generation of its Bluebox Lite handheld IFE player when WAEA 2008 gets under way here tomorrow. The British company ...
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Defence Notes
Parker Chosen to Develop Hydraulic and Fuel Systems for Bombardier CSeries
5th September 2008
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that its Parker Aerospace segment has been chosen by Bombardier Aerospace to design ...
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Naval Warfare
ATK Awarded $97M Contract to Develop the Multi-Stage Supersonic Target for the US Navy
5th September 2008
Alliant Techsystems announced today that it has been awarded a $97 million contract for the design, development, integration, and test of the Multi-Stage Supersonic Target ...
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Defence Notes
QEST teams with Tecom to tackle Ku-band antenna market
5th September 2008
GERMANY’S QEST has become the second aspiring aero satcoms antenna supplier this year to take a US partner in its campaign to break into the ...
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CIT Aerospace Orders Ten More Airbus Single-Aisle Aircraft
4th September 2008
CIT Group Inc a leading global commercial finance company, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for a further ten A320 Family aircraft. With this ...
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AirTran Airways Relocates to Terminal 6 at LAX
4th September 2008
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, announced today that the airline will relocate to Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, ...
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easyJet announces new route from London Gatwick to Istanbul
4th September 2008
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today announced another new route from London Gatwick to Istanbul. The new daily route will launch on 12 December 2008, ...
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BAE Systems wins civil aircraft warehouse services contract
4th September 2008
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has won a three-year contract from Saab Aerotech for warehousing services covering aircraft spares for the Saab 340 and Saab 2000 ...
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IMS introduces wireless content delivery
4th September 2008
HANDHELD inflight entertainment leader The IMS Company says that it is now using an automated wireless system to deliver content for IFE systems to customer ...
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AirTran Airways Appoints Corporate Development EVP
3rd September 2008
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced that the airline has hired Steven A. Rossum as its executive vice president ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
US Navy UCAS Demonstrator On Track for First Flight
3rd September 2008
Northrop Grumman Corporation is on track for the first flight of its revolutionary Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat ...
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Defence Notes
ARINC poised to announce airborne Internet customer
3rd September 2008
AVIATION communications and IT provider ARINC expects soon to announce at least one airline commitment to its Oi onboard Internet service. The company said yesterday ...
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Triple treat for IMS
2nd September 2008
WITH just days to go to the joint WAEA/Aircraft Interiors Americas show in Long Beach, The IMS Company has seized the handheld IFE high ground ...
