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Farnborough 2018: Zephyr production facility opens (video)
Wtih the Zephyr S UAV undergoing flight tests in the US, Airbus formally opened its low-rate production facility in Farnborough where a number of systems ...
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Fincantieri plans FFG(X)-centric upgrades to Marinette Marine site
Fincantieri could initiate an industrial development process at its shipbuilding facility at Marinette Marine that would enable the site to build two frigates per year, ...
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Delta Digital Video converters approved for FRP
Lockheed Martin has approved full rate production for Delta Digital Video to deliver multiple Model VSC/900 Universal Video Format Converters for use in the Electronic ...
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Germany orders more RMMV logistics trucks
Rheinmetall will supply the German military with 1,000 additional logistic vehicles under an order worth €382 million, announced on 13 January.The order is the third ...
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US government to order 50 C-130s
A Multiyear III award has been finalised between the US government and Lockheed Martin covering the delivery of 50 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The award, ...
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Singapore Airshow 2018: Transport aircraft taking off (video)
While the likes of the F-35B may be considered the star at this year's Singapore Airshow the transport and tanker aircraft on display play an equally ...
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Babcock awarded Royal Navy gun system support work
7th October 2019
Babcock has won a three-year Gun System Automation (GSA) 9 in-service support contract from the Royal Navy. It includes an option to be extended by ...
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Marshall selected to provide NASAMS containers
4th October 2019
Marshall Aerospace and Defence (ADG) has been selected by Kongsberg to provide container systems to house the fire distribution centre for one of its National ...
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Rolls-Royce to support T56 turboprops
3rd October 2019
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract with a ceiling value of $109.3 million to deliver support for the T56 family of aircraft turboprop engines. This ...
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Raytheon contracted for SDB II support
3rd October 2019
Raytheon has been awarded $200 million for the Small Diameter Bomb II Life Cycle Support Contract III. This provides lifecycle support work related to the ...
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Harland & Wolff rescue by energy firm leaves door open for ‘secondary revenue’ streams (updated)
1st October 2019
The potential rescue of the Belfast-based marine industry service provider and former shipbuilder, Harland & Wolff (H&W;) had re-opened the prospect that the site could be ...
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Shifting military operations set to impact base camp requirements
1st October 2019
A transition from counter-insurgency to peer-on-peer military operations could necessitate smaller, more autonomous base camps with less dependence on lengthy logistics supply chains; smaller, easily ...
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Boeing contracted for more KC-46 tankers
1st October 2019
Boeing has been awarded $2.63 billion for Lot 5 production aircraft, initial spares, and support equipment for the Us Air Force's KC-46 tanker/transport programme. The ...
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Kongsberg subcontracts Marvin for F-35 work
1st October 2019
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a NOK162 million ($17.82 million) contract with Marvin Engineering for the supply of air-to-air pylons for the F-35 Joint ...
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A400M performs dry contacts with H225M
24th September 2019
The Airbus A400M has carried out its first air-to-air refueling contacts with a helicopter in flight trials over the south of France. Over the course ...
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French Air Force receives KC-130J tanker
23rd September 2019
The French Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of its third C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, delivered in the KC-130J tanker configuration.The aircraft will give the ...
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First Global 6000 delivered to German Air Force
23rd September 2019
Bombardier has delivered the first Global 6000 jet to the German Air Force, the company announced on 17 September.This is the first of three jets ...
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Park Air System to upgrade Chilean ATC radios
23rd September 2019
Northrop Grumman’s Park Air Systems is to upgrade Chile’s airspace communications equipment, the company announced on 17 September. This is the third consecutive time that ...
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BAE Systems wins Arleigh Burke-class work
20th September 2019
BAE Systems will maintain and repair two US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers under contracts worth $170.7 million announced on 18 September. The company’s San ...
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UAE follows Saudi in joining US-led Gulf flotilla
19th September 2019
The UAE followed Saudi Arabia on 19 September in joining a US-led force to protect Gulf shipping as tensions with Iran soared following twin attacks ...
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MSV(L) prototype construction begins
18th September 2019
Vigor has laid the keel for the US Army’s new landing craft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)) at its Aluminum Fabrication Facility in Vancouver, ...
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Assembly of Japan's KC-46A begins
18th September 2019
Boeing has begun assembly of the KC-46 tanker for Japan at its 767 production facility in Everett, the company announced on 17 September. Work has ...
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JPALS in land-based demo
17th September 2019
Raytheon has demonstrated the ability for a land-based version of its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) to be rapidly set up to support ...
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50th MT30 gas turbine complete
17th September 2019
Rolls-Royce has completed the 50th MT30 gas turbine, which will now be despatched for the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force’s 30FFM frigate. The turbine will ...
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CSIRO, Piotrek team for lithium battery tech
16th September 2019
Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and Japanese specialist chemical manufacturer, Piotrek, are collaborating to commercialise Australian-developed battery technologies ...
