Defence Notes
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Anduril and GA-ASI have raced ahead in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiative, securing contracts with the US Air Force to build production representative flight test platforms.
Ongoing discussions between Greece and Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael to acquire Spyder air defence systems underscored the resilience of international business ties despite geopolitical tensions.
The UAE defence conglomerate has put an aggressive strategy in place to increase its share of exports while navigating the growing gap between East and West.
This procurement would form part of the Indian Air Force’s plan to retire its fleet of MiG-21 fighters and replace them with the indigenous LCA Tejas Mk1As by 2025.
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13th September 2010
The US Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $13 million contract to upgrade the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod's (ATP) existing data link with an enhanced …
13th September 2010
The Boeing Company has received an additional task order of $23 million to complete the design of the 100-kilowatt Free Electron Laser (FEL) lab demonstrator. …
9th September 2010
The US Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin, successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials for upgraded Aegis Combat Systems installed aboard two Navy ships. The …
6th September 2010
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems worth circa £400M to supply the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS) …
11th August 2010
Lockheed Martin Canada satisfied a critical design review (CDR) milestone with the Canadian navy, marking a major step toward modernizing the combat systems on the …
11th August 2010
Ampex Data Systems Corporation announced their selection to provide the airborne and ground data acquisition systems for the Airborne Infrared Countermeasure Evaluation System (AICES) pod …
6th August 2010
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded an $11.5 million modification to a previously awarded contract to provide engineering and technical services for the AN/BYG-1 …
22nd July 2010
AgustaWestland is displaying one of the first A109 LUH (NZ) TrainingLight Utility Helicopters for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) at the Farnborough International …
22nd July 2010
The US Navy is reviewing its use of sonobuoys, which have for decades been one of the key tools of navy helicopter submarine hunters. During …
20th July 2010
Thales has delivered the first components for the Royal Air Force (RAF) CH-47 Chinook Project Julius cockpit upgrade programme. Two Chinook Mk2As, currently undergoing overhaul …
29th June 2010
The US Marine Corps has salvaged an RAF Merlin after the aircraft made a heavy landing in Afghanistan. Rotorhub.com has been told the incident occured …
26th June 2010
Boeing's long-endurance Phantom Eye UAV is set to begin flight trials from NASA's Dryden facility in California in the first quarter of 2011. The hydrogen-powered …
24th June 2010
The latest cadre of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor pilots are not experienced veterans of the Sea Stallion or the beloved Sea Knight, but members of the …
24th June 2010
Northrop Grumman Systems has agreed to pay the United States $12.5 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to a number of …
24th June 2010
Boeing engineers are working on a widescreen cockpit display with touch-screen controls that mimic those used on the iPhone. The company has set up a …
22nd June 2010
Boeing is putting forward three options for the relaunched US VXX Presidential Helicopter competition. The company is pushing the CH-47 Chinook, the licence-built AW101 (being …
22nd June 2010
Boeing is working on a C-17 derivative to meet the needs of the US Army's and Air Force's Joint Future Theater Lift (JFTL) programme. The …
21st June 2010
The NATO Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (ALTBMD) programme has taken a significant step toward providing NATO commanders with an enhanced capability to plan …
14th June 2010
The first day of Eurosatory gave Luc Vigneron, CEO of Thales, his first opportunity to brief the media at a major defence exhibition and gave …