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GDELS unveils Nemesis 155mm SPG at FEINDEF

GDELS has unveiled the Nemesis self-propelled artillery system, combining the ASCOD chassis with KNDS’s Artillery Gun Module to enhance European artillery capabilities.

US approves $1.45 billion sale to UAE for CH-47 Chinooks and F-16 sustainment

Both the possible sale for six Chinook helicopters and F-16 sustainment will bolster existing UAE fleets and the country’s position as a US partner and ally, according to the DSCA.

US Army cancels FTUAS and the MQ-1 Gray Eagle as part of the Army Transformation Initiative

Last week, it was revealed that the US Army intended to cancel the long-running Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS). The revelation, no doubt part of the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), came a week after the force highlighted that it would cancel the procurement of Gray Eagle aircraft.

Naval Warfare

US Coast Guard faces the “greatest readiness challenge since World War II”, says Homeland Security Secretary

The service currently has diverse problems in its procurement programmes and capability gaps in its inventory, writes Shephard’s North America editor Flavia Camargos Pereira.

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Defence Helicopter

Aviation assets provide capability, flexibility for 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Haiti

5th February 2010

Local Haitians look up to the sky while a thundering sound grows louder as a Marine helicopter appears over top a field of palm trees …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI expands fee-for-service Unmanned Aircraft Systems capabilities

5th February 2010

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it is expanding its fee-for-service unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capabilities. …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon awarded $58 million for Patriot Tactical Missile upgrades

5th February 2010

Raytheon Company has been awarded a $58.2 million contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles. The US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AAMCOM), …
Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin receives $243 million from the US Air Force for Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Lot 8 production

5th February 2010

Lockheed Martin has received a US Air Force contract valued at $243.5 million for an eighth production lot of the JASSM cruise missile. The award …
Digital Battlespace

ViaSat award continues widespread adoption of MD-1366 EBEM modems

5th February 2010

ViaSat has received additional orders for its MD-1366 EBEM modems including the Ethernet Service Expansion Module (ESEM) baseband interface. To create and standardize on more …
Defence Helicopter

Luminator introduces dual mode thermal imaging camera and infrared LED searchlight

5th February 2010

Luminator, a Luminator Technology Group (LTG) company, announced the creation of a dual mode thermal imaging camera and infrared (IR) LED searchlight. The combination of …
Defence Helicopter

Aero has signed three new contracts

5th February 2010

Aero has acquired three new contracts in an amount totaling over EUR 150 million. Aero will become a supplier of the cockpit for the legendary …
Digital Battlespace

ViaSat follow-on contract continues LinkWayS2 broadband modem adoption as US Government standard for tactical Satcom

5th February 2010

ViaSat has received additional orders for its LinkWayS2 satellite modem systems to support US government networks. The system includes US Department of Defense approved transmission …
Defence Notes

easyJet announces passenger stats for January 2010

4th February 2010

easyJet has announced passenger and load factor data for its services in January 2010. Passengers carried totalled 3,142,629, a 10.7% increase on the 2,839,617 carried …
Defence Notes

Wizz Air expands in Romania

4th February 2010

Wizz Air is to expand its fleet in Romania and introduce new flights. From 26 June, Wizz Air will base a fourth aircraft in Bucharest …
Defence Notes

January traffic figures announced by Southwest Airlines

4th February 2010

Southwest Airlines has announced its traffic figures for January 2010 featuring a load factor increase of 9.3 pp. The airline flew 5,499,087,000 revenue passenger miles …
Defence Notes

4th SSJ100 joins flight test campaign

4th February 2010

The fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 – prototype SN 95005 – has performed its maiden flight at Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The aircraft was captained by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s …
Defence Notes

Republic Airways announces January 2010 traffic

4th February 2010

Republic Airways Holdings has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for January 2010. The company generated 1,516,303,000 revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 119% increase from the …
Defence Notes

JetBlue January traffic stats released

4th February 2010

JetBlue Airways has reported its preliminary traffic results for January 2010. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January totalled 2,106,871,000, a 9.1% increase on last January’s …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Singapore 2010: USMC unmanned cargo trials begin well

4th February 2010

Following on from contracts announced in August last year the US Marine Corps (USMC) Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has completed the first of two evaluations aimed …
Defence Helicopter

Singapore 2010: US continues to push MH-60R for region

4th February 2010

The US team behind the development of the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter is in discussion with Australia, Denmark and India about possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Singapore 2010: Venus on view

4th February 2010

ST Electronics, part of ST Engineering, has taken the opportunity of the Singapore Air Show to exhibit one of the prototypes of its Venus USV …
Military Logistics

Singapore 2010: A civic duty for A400M?

4th February 2010

In what could be a last attempt to capture further customers for the A400M in Asia, Airbus Military has decided to see whether there could …
Digital Battlespace

AFCEA WEST : Thales spotlights Cradle Vehicle Adapter deliveries

4th February 2010

Thales Communications has used the venue of West 2010, co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the US Naval Institute, to highlight the recent start of deliveries …