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Land Warfare

Romania acquires additional Patriot air defence systems

The third Patriot order from the country comprised radars, control stations and missiles.

Land Warfare

First NATO exercise of 2025 set to begin with others to quickly follow

Exercise Steadfast Dart 25 (STDT25) kicks off a slate of six land and sea exercises NATO is conducting in the first half of this year.

Land Warfare

Italy set to begin evaluation of KF41 IFV

The KF41 is entering service in Hungary and a version of it is in the running to meet the US XM30 requirement. An order from Italy could be for as many as 1,050 vehicles.

Air Warfare

L3Harris develops Viper Shield EW system and makes strides on DiSCO development

The US tech company and defence contractor showcased its Viper Shield EW Suite and provided further details on its DiSCO platform in Washington, DC last month.

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Defence Notes

Pinnacle obtains $10m credit facility

14th January 2010

Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has closed on a $10 million credit facility with Independent Bank of Memphis, Tennessee. "We are delighted to establish this relationship with …
Defence Notes

Republic loses Menke, updates branded ops integration plan

14th January 2010

Republic Airways Holdings has announced that Sean Menke, EVP and chief marketing officer for Republic's branded operations, has resigned and will leave the company at …
Defence Notes

New Indaer sales and marketing team announced

14th January 2010

Aerospace maintenance, engineering and technical services company Indaer has unveiled its new sales and marketing organisation. Jovani Idrobo is appointed director, commercial services. Based in …
Defence Notes

Vueling reports passengers figures for 2009

14th January 2010

Vueling has announced that it carried 8.2 million passengers during 2009, with an average seat-load factor of 73.7%, a 3.4 percentage point (pp) increase over …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation's Weapon Data Link for Small Diameter Bomb Increment

14th January 2010

An advanced data link developed by Harris Corporation and ViaSat for Boeing's proposed Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) program has completed risk-reduction tests, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Urban Aeronautics AirMule completes first phase of flight testing

14th January 2010

The AirMule (formerly MULE), a single-engine, VTOL Cargo and MedEvac UAS developed by Urban Aeronautics, has successfully completed the first phase of its flight testing. …
Defence Helicopter

Busy start to 2010 for Culdrose SAR

14th January 2010

During the recent cold snap 771 Search and Rescue Squadron was kept busy responding to calls for help throughout Cornwall. The squadron's helicopters became flying …
Digital Battlespace

US Navy awards Lockheed Martin $33 million contract for JATAS technology demonstration

14th January 2010

The US Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $33 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the technology demonstration phase of the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Unmanned aircraft changing Soldiers' battlefield perspective

14th January 2010

Soldiers need the tactical advantages their unmanned aircraft systems provide to be integrated into their units, so they aren't forced to endure lengthy approval chains …
Military Logistics

First C-130J for Canada is rolled out

14th January 2010

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules produced for Canada leaves the company's paint facility in Marietta, Georgia. Canada's new fleet of 17 C-130Js will …
Defence Helicopter

Mk3 Chinook joins the ranks, finally

13th January 2010

The RAF could deploy its new Mk3 Chinooks to the Afghan theatre as early as this summer, it was revealed today. Secretary of State for …
Defence Helicopter

2009: A busy year for Search and Rescue bases

13th January 2010

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) helicopter search and rescue bases at Stornoway, Sumburgh, Lee On Solent and Portland completed 747 missions throughout 2009, according …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing awards AH-64D Apache Block III work to Science Engineering Services in Huntsville

13th January 2010

The Boeing Company has selected Science Engineering Services (SES) to perform disassembly, inspection and repair on AH-64D Apache helicopters in preparation for their upgrade to …
Defence Helicopter

What's next for the UK's military helicopter fleets?

13th January 2010

While the introduction of the Chinook was making headlines at RAF Odiham there was further discussion about the government's new Future Helicopter Strategy first announced …
Defence Notes

Flybe closes sale?leaseback with Nordic Aviation Capital

13th January 2010

Flybe has closed a sale and leaseback transaction with Nordic Aviation Capital for four Bombardier Q400 aircraft recently delivered new. The value of the transaction …
Defence Notes

SR Technics to consolidate component services activities

13th January 2010

SR Technics has announced plans to consolidate its component services organisation, and all supporting functions currently performed at London-Stansted, in Zurich. The company says the …
Defence Notes

airBaltic and Belavia team to offer more Riga?Minsk flights

13th January 2010

From 19 January, airBaltic will be increase its flights from Riga to the Belarusian capital Minsk from seven to 10 flights per week as a …
Defence Notes

Web check-in added by Wizz Air in three more countries

13th January 2010

Wizz Air reports that it has now fully deployed his web check-in service in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Web check-in is now available …
Land Warfare

Heckler & Koch to make new rifles in US facility

13th January 2010

Firearms maker Heckler & Koch announced today that it will manufacture two new rifle designs in a newly opened US factory in 2009. The new …