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Land Warfare

Technology transfer: how well does it work?

Technology transfer is trumpeted by many companies as a way to tap into new markets, win contracts and expand supply and manufacturing capability. It is often used in the area of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) and these requirements are a way to see how – and if – they work.

Air Warfare

Why is the US far behind Russia and China in the space warfare domain?

While Beijing and Moscow have been working on anti-satellite weapons at an accelerated speed, Washington still does not have capabilities to defeat them, with one US legislator describing the situation as “the Cuban Missile Crisis in space”.

Land Warfare

The challenge of making the inflatable illusion and training centre

Faking aircraft, yanks and vehicles has a storied history through the previous century but there are others uses for inflatable systems such as more detailed and classified military equipment and training structures.

Land Warfare

Singapore’s DSTA and Sweden’s FMV to collaborate on land systems

New agreement between Singapore’s DSTA and Sweden’s FMV signals deepening cooperation on land systems, with potential focus on counter-UAS and mobile air defence solutions.

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Defence Notes

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft wins MRJ work

8th February 2010

At its annual media briefing in London, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced that it is to provide Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MJET) with design integration and …
Defence Helicopter

EADS Defence & Security to increase the efficiency of helicopter missions

8th February 2010

In future, the German Armed Forces will operate their helicopter fleet using a standardised operations support system which not only enables operational readiness to be …
Defence Helicopter

Team K-MAX demonstrates successful unmanned helicopter cargo re-supply to US Marine Corps

8th February 2010

Lockheed Martin Corporation and Kaman Aerospace have demonstrated to the US Marine Corps the capability of the Unmanned K-MAX helicopter to resupply troops by unmanned …
Military Logistics

Defense Solutions Holding executes agreement in support of Iraq foodstuffs contract

8th February 2010

Defense Solutions Holding announced today that it executed an agreement with a major European commodity supplier to fulfill its requirements to the Government of Iraq …
Military Logistics

Boeing to continue providing F/A-18 engineering services to Royal Australian Air Force

8th February 2010

Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been awarded a $1.5 million contract for the provision of engineering support services …
Defence Helicopter

H-1 WSSA Team Earns CMMI Certification

8th February 2010

January 15 proved an exceptional day for the H-1 program’s Weapons System Support Activity (WSSA) team at China Lake, CA, when it received word it …
Defence Notes

Republic simplifies fleet, drops Lynx and Q400s

5th February 2010

Republic Airways Holdings has announced it will transition the regional service operated by Lynx Aviation Bombardier Q400 turboprops to Embraer 170 and 190 jet service …
Defence Notes

New services in Frontier?s summer schedule

5th February 2010

Frontier Airlines has announced its summer 2010 schedule with the addition of seven new destinations from its Denver International Airport (DEN) hub, increased frequencies to …
Defence Notes

OnAir selected for Airbus A350XWB

5th February 2010

OnAir has been selected by Airbus as the first connectivity solutions provider to be linefit offerable on A350 XWB. OnAIr is currently the only service …
Military Logistics

CACI awarded estimated $190 million contract to provide logistics analysis and training support to US Navy and Marine Corps

5th February 2010

CACI International announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk, Detachment Philadelphia, to provide technical …
Defence Helicopter

Low-flying helicopters cause only limited stress in dairy goats

5th February 2010

Goats do not experience significant stress from a flying helicopter according to the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR). According to the NLR, Goats experience a …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Harfang UAV marks a year in Afghanistan

5th February 2010

The French Air Force Harfang UAV detachment at Bagram, celebrates its first birthday in February on Afghan soil. During its first year of operations The …
Defence Helicopter

NH-90 to Bardufoss

5th February 2010

Norwegian defence chiefs have decided that operational training and evaluation (OT & E) of the NH-90 will be implemented at Bardufoss. It is the recommendation …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing Modernized High Frequency Communications System achieves service milestone

5th February 2010

Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, announced today in Singapore that its Modernized High Frequency Communications System (MHFCS) has reached …
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 …