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Defence Notes
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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Defence Notes
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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Defence Helicopter
Marine aviators complete operational assessment of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon system with 8-for-8 performance
10th February 2010
Aviators from the US Marine Corps have completed their operational assessment of BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, scoring eight direct hits in eight …
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Defence Helicopter
Northrop Grumman begins full rate production of US Navy's Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System for Heavy Lift Helicopter fleets
10th February 2010
The Department of the Navy's CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet will continue to receive new Northrop Grumman Corporation-designed, built and tested Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure …
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Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter celebrates maiden flight of CH-53GA right on schedule
10th February 2010
The CH-53GA medium-lift military transport helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight over the Bavarian town of Donauwörth today before an admiring crowd of approximately 150 …
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Defence Helicopter
SAR-H: United Kingdom selects Soteria Consortium to provide dedicated search and rescue services for the next 25 years
10th February 2010
Sikorsky Search and Rescue (SAR) S-92 helicopters are expected to provide turnkey helicopter services in the United Kingdom well into the 21st century as the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
EADS Defence & Security delivers second batch of DRAC UAVs to French Ministry of Defence
10th February 2010
On 25 January 2010, EADS Defence & Security delivered 35 specially modified new unmanned air vehicle (UAV) DRAC systems to the French Army to enhance …
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Digital Battlespace
Romanian proposal to Host US Missile Defense System similar to failed courtships by Poland and the Czech Republic
10th February 2010
Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), has released a statement today regarding the recent announcement by the president of …
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Defence Helicopter
SAR-H: CHC selected as Preferred Bidder for 25-year UK SAR Contract
10th February 2010
CHC Helicopters, through its membership in the Soteria consortium, has won preferred bidder status on a 25-year contract to provide comprehensive search and rescue (SAR) …
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Defence Notes
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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Defence Notes
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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Defence Notes
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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Defence Notes
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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Defence Notes
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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Defence Notes
airBaltic reports 12% traffic increase in January figures
9th February 2010
airBaltic carried 199,085 passengers in January 2010 from its main bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn, an increase of 12% over the same month in …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [France]
Programme Background Requirements The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is one of the new PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security) projects. PESCO was established ...
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [Spain]
Programme Background Requirements The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is one of the new PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security) projects. PESCO was established ...
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements The 2021-2023 Documento Programmatico Pluriennale (DPP) - a multi-year defence planning document from the Italian MoD - includes a plan to acquire eight "Patrol Ships", ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)
Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Italy)
Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...
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OPVs
Polish Coast Guard OPVs
Programme Background The Polish Coast Guard is acquiring a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) intended for the control of the external borders of the European Union. ...
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Corvettes
European Patrol Corvette (EPC) [Romania]
Programme Background Requirements Romania has a longstanding requirement for new multirole corvettes aimed at modernising its first-line combat vessels. In particular, as of 2023, the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Orbiter 3 (Croatia)
Programme Background The Croatian government launched a competitive tender for the procurement of a short-range UAV in October 2017. Although the tender was opened on ...
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Corvettes
Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
Programme Background Requirements Greece is looking to procure a new class of corvettes to replace part of the ageing Elli-class frigates. As the country is ...
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OPVs
OPV P71 (Malta)
Programme Background Malta is to receive an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) called P71 to complement the P61 OPV. Plans were first announced for a new OPV ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker (North Macedonia)
Programme Background In its Long-Term Defence Capabilities Development Plan (LTDCDP) published in 2019, the North Macedonian MoD outlined plans to acquire Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Surplus M1117 Guardian ASV (Greece)
Programme Background The Greek Army operates a large, yet elderly fleet of armoured vehicles. As a result, it is seeking to acquire surplus vehicles from ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Type 16 Mobile Combat Vehicle [Japan]
Following the delivery of the first Type 16 MCV prototype to the JGSDF in 2013, funding for the first 36 Type 16 MCVs was released ...
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Transport
C-130 Replacement- Chile
One potential answer was the KC-390, for which it signed a letter of intent for six, but which now appears not to be on the ...
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Tanks
Leopard 2A8+ (Germany)
Programme Background Germany has operated the domestically produced Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 2 since its inception in the 1970s. Spanning now eight versions, the Leopard 2A8 is the ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
LOTUS
The LOTUS, Low Observable Tactical Unnamed System, is a tactical UAV especially designed for border patrol ISR operations. The development of the project is funded by ...
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Major networking projects
Ballistic Missile Defence
In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces.
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
EMPAR
The European Multi-function Phased Array Radar (EMPAR) operates in the C band, concurrently performing 3D detection, multiple target tracking and missile guidance. Fitted on board ...
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Major networking projects
IABMS
Integrated Air Battlespace Management System (IABMS) is a modular real-time air defence and C4I system of systems that has been fielded and implemented at fixed, ...
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Tanks
EMBT
KNDS (KMW + NEXTER Defense Systems) presented its first joint product, the EMBT (European Main Battle Tank) demonstrator, at the June 2018 Eurosatory defence exhibition. The EMBT mounts ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Talarion
The Talarion is a next-generation MALE UAV for reconnaissance, detection, classification and tracking of targets (land and sea) as well as detection, recognition and identification ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200
UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV. The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Pro VTOL
The Pro VTOL is a fixed-wing UAV from DeltaQuad. It is available in three models, the Map, View and Cargo variants, which primarily impact the attached payload. ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
CV90 Armadillo
The Armadillo APC, unveiled at Eurosatory 2010, is based on BAE Systems’ CV90 IFV design. It has been modified to provide a higher degree of ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
One 150
The One 150 is a tactical UAV manufactured by Primoco UAV. The UAV is designed for commercial and military use and can be configured to ...
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Loitering munitions
K12
The K12 is a loitering munition developed by the Estonian company Terramil. Designed to conduct short-range strikes against armoured targets, it was first displayed at IDEX ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
AR3
The AR3, or AR3 Net Ray, is an autonomous small-UAS designed to support land-based and maritime missions, including communications support, infrastructure surveillance, ISTAR and pollution monitoring. Manufactured by Tekever, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Astero
Manufactured by Nordic Wing, the Astero is a fixed-wing mini UAV designed for ISR missions. The drone is equipped with a NightHawk 2 camera. In the ...
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Loitering munitions
AQ 400 Scythe
The AQ 400 Scythe is a simple and cost-effective loitering munition manufactured by Terminal Autonomy, formally One Way Aerospace. The drone has been designed to be ...
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Destroyers
Horizon Class
The Horizon-class destroyers are air defence ships built for the Italian Navy (Orrizonte) and the French Navy (Forbin) under the European Horizon programme. The project came ...