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Defence Notes

Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up

The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.

Air Warfare

Rolls-Royce wins $711 million contract to support UK Royal Air Force Typhoon engines

The contract covers maintenance and service for the EJ200 engine that powers the UK Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.

Naval Warfare

Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?

The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.

Land Warfare

How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication

A Ukrainian company in a race against Russian jammers has been demonstrating how the country’s innovative start-ups have been beating the West at its own game.

Featured Industry Spotlights

Land Warfare

Need more flexibility in battle management system delivery?

Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

Introducing the MITR-M1 Half Mask: Tactical respiratory protection for every scenario

Land Warfare

Need to develop AI-powered red pictures for battlefield situational awareness?

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Defence Helicopter

VMR-1 dives in: Cherry Point search and rescue team trains to save lives

25th January 2010

The bitter cold and freezing Atlantic waters did not stop the search and rescue team of Marine Transport Squadron 1 from diving in during SAR …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky unveils $20 million CH-53K helicopter Precision Components Technology Center

25th January 2010

Sikorsky Aircraft has formally opened its new Precision Components Technology Center, launching a new path toward strategic competitive excellence beginning with the manufacture of CH-53K …
Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems signs agreements to purchase balance of Azimuth Technologies' shares

25th January 2010

Elbit Systems announced today, further to its announcement on November 12, 2008, that on January 24, 2010 a merger agreement was signed with Azimuth Technologies …
Defence Helicopter

French Air Force Puma aids shipwrecked fishing boat crew

25th January 2010

A French Air Force Puma has come to the aid five people from a shipwrecked fishing boat off Biscarosse. The aircraft from the 1/67 "Pyrénées" …
Naval Warfare

General Dynamics awarded $118 million by US Navy for Common Missile Compartment work

22nd January 2010

General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $118 million contract modification by the US Navy to continue concept studies, engineering and design of a …
Defence Helicopter

NH90 NFH starts a demonstration tour in Australia

22nd January 2010

The NH90 NFH (NATO Frigate Helicopter) naval helicopter has arrived in Brisbane, Australia. It has been transported from Milan Italy to Brisbane in one of …
Defence Helicopter

School takes students to new heights

22nd January 2010

Airmen take off into a high-flying career upon graduating from a classroom that hovers 500 feet above the ground. Students training at the 23rd Flying …
Defence Helicopter

Osprey's provide MEUs with a new tool for humanitarian aid missions

22nd January 2010

When calamity strikes and only a trail of desolation remains, no other Marine Air Ground Task Force is better prepared to support a full spectrum …
Defence Helicopter

Kongsberg delivers second generation Helicopter Operations Surveillance System to the US Navy

22nd January 2010

Kongsberg Maritime has successfully delivered the first Helicopter Operations Surveillance System (HOSS) for amphibious ships to the US Navy as part of an $11,000,000 Naval …
Digital Battlespace

NATO C3 Agency to assess Internet Routing in Space

22nd January 2010

On 23 November 2009, a space-tolerant router designed by Cisco streaks into orbit aboard a satellite owned by Intelsat Ltd. The router is currently part …
Defence Helicopter

Spanish Fisherman Flown Ashore

22nd January 2010

A fisherman from the Spanish fishing vessel Bogavante Segundo was airlifted and flown to the Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske by a rescue Sea King helicopter …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Insitu demonstrates Electronic Fuel Injection technology on Heavy Fuel Engine

22nd January 2010

Insitu successfully flight-tested electronic fuel injection (EFI) on its heavy fuel engine (HFE). This achievement is a key risk-reduction milestone for the company's small tactical …
Digital Battlespace

ViaSat awarded first Limited Production order for MIDS JTRS terminals

22nd January 2010

ViaSat has been awarded a Limited Production (LP) order valued at $14.4 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminals …
Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman will enter competition as prime contractor for Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense contract

22nd January 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation today said it will enter the competition as a prime contractor for the US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) …
Defence Helicopter

Bell Names Kohler to Head Canada Operations

22nd January 2010

Bell Helicopter has promoted Barry Kohler, currently Bell’s vice president of Commercial Programmes, to president of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited. He succeeds Eric Cardinali, …
Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems to supply various types of Laser Based Systems valued at $50 million

21st January 2010

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded contracts in an aggregate amount of approximately $50 million to supply various types of laser based systems …
Digital Battlespace

Secure tactical radio for peacekeeping forces

21st January 2010

FMV, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, has placed an additional order for Sectra's crypto for secure tactical radio. The encryption is used by Swedish peacekeeping …
Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin selects Protonex to enhance HULC Power Supply Technologies

21st January 2010

Lockheed Martin has selected Protonex Technology Corporation to develop power supply concepts that will enable the HULC robotic exoskeleton to support 72+-hour extended missions. Protonex …
Military Logistics

HDT Engineered Technologies (HDT) wins Collective Protection Shelter Systems contract with Canadian Department of National Defence

20th January 2010

HDT Engineered Technologies (HDT), a leader in design, development and production of integrated, deployable solutions for government, commercial and military customers, won the Collective Protection …