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Naval Warfare

Canada awards Seaspan a construction contract for the first Coast Guard’s Polar Icebreaker

CCGS Arpatuuq will be the first heavy cold weather vessel entirely built in Canada.

Air Warfare

Lockheed Martin “bullish” on future of its F-16 programme

The company foresees demand for around 300 Block 70/72 F-16s from customers across the globe and is targeting around a 23 to 26 aircraft delivery total for 2025.

Land Warfare

Poland working to increase artillery capability

Poland’s old Russian 122mm 2S1 self-propelled (SP) artillery system is being replaced by Krab and K9 SP artillery systems which both fire standard NATO 155mm ammunition.

Land Warfare

EMOC 120mm lightweight mortar system targeted at British Army requirement

EMOC can be fitted with an 81mm or a 120mm smooth bore barrel and when in the travelling position is horizontal. For firing, it is deployed over the rear arc until the baseplate contacts the ground.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ North America Unveils Route Clearance Robot to Detect Mines and IEDs

11th December 2008

QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its …
Defence Helicopter

UK Channel 4 news claims documents reveal Chinook HC2 was deemed unsafe before 1994 Mull of Kintyre crash

10th December 2008

Documents released to the UK’s Channel 4 news show that the Chinook HC Mk2 was deemed unsafe by the Rotary Wing Test Squadron (RWTS) at …
Defence Helicopter

Royal Navy profiles 792 Naval Air Squadron, target drone operators

10th December 2008

There are 11 squadrons based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose comprising helicopters, Hawk jets, Jetstream turboprop aircraft and, perhaps less well known, a squadron …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Sanswire's UAV Joint Venture Conducts Flight Test and Receives Additional Working Capital

10th December 2008

Sanswire Corp. announced that it has completed a series of flight tests of a new segmented airship design based on a single swiveling engine technology …
Defence Helicopter

CPI Aerostructures Announces $2.8 Million Contract Award from Sikorsky

10th December 2008

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation valued at $2.8 million for the S-70B SEAHAWK helicopter. CPI …
Uncrewed Vehicles

USS Freedom (LCS-1) Littoral Combat Ship Commissioning Highlights US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV

9th December 2008

The U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), was prominently displayed on …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Star SAFIRE III part of Fire Scout simultaneous radar and EO/IR video capability demonstration

9th December 2008

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that its Star SAFIRE III was an integral component of Northrop Grumman Corporation's latest successful MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned …
Defence Helicopter

EADS North America Receives Order For 39 Additional UH-72A Lakotas

8th December 2008

EADS North America has received a contract from the U.S. Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters, extending production under contract of the …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky Aerospace Services and US Army Renew Partnership for Corpus Christi Army Depot UH-60 Work

8th December 2008

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of an $840 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to provide technical, logistical, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ASTM UAV Committee Approves New Flight Authority Guide, Launches Work on Proposed Recovery System Standard

8th December 2008

Subcommittee F38.01 on Airworthiness, part of ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, has approved a new standard for flight authority and is …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SAIC Presents UAV Communications, Inc. 2008 Small Business of the Year Award

8th December 2008

Science Applications International Corporation announced that it has presented UAV Communications, Inc. (UAV) SAIC's 2008 Small Business of the Year Award. Tony Moraco, SAIC senior …
Defence Helicopter

AFS Nears Certification for Bell 430 Engine Inlet Filter

8th December 2008

Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS) anticipates near-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for the Bell 430 helicopter. With …
Defence Helicopter

Five JetRangers Arrive for Iraqi Air Force Pilot Training - Five more to follow

7th December 2008

KIRKUK - Five Bell Jet Ranger 206B helicopters arrived here aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 3. The rotary aircraft were shipped over from the …
Defence Helicopter

US Air Force officials release amendment #7 to CSAR-X RFP

6th December 2008

Air Force officials released Amendment 7 to the Request for Proposals for the Combat Search and Rescue helicopter Dec. 5. The amendment contains minor changes …
Defence Helicopter

First flight US Black Hawk HH-60L MEDEVAC with integrated TopOwl and Pathfinder

5th December 2008

Thales [has] announced that, as a member of the Lockheed Pathfinder team, its TopOwl helmet-mounted display is currently integrated with the Pathfinder advanced pilotage system …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Co-operational Agreement between Cetix and Stromek for ROV hangar solutions

5th December 2008

The two companies will market and sell integrated ROV hangar solutions for the sub sea market on a world wide basis. The hangar solution combine …
Defence Helicopter

Vector Aerospace Sponsors Lecture On Helicopters In Modern Warfare

5th December 2008

The General, who has extensive first-hand experience at the highest levels of command in counter-insurgency operations, will analyse the role of the helicopter in meeting …
Defence Helicopter

Aero Vodochody submits tender offer to purchase PZL-Swidnik

5th December 2008

Aero Vodochody, the largest aviation manufacturer in the Czech Republic, submitted its tender offer regarding the purchase of PZL-Swidnik and thus has entered the next …
Defence Helicopter

FDC/aerofilter Receives Transport Canada Acceptance AS350 B3 Dual Hydraulics IBF System STC

5th December 2008

IBF industry leader FDC/aerofilter announced today that its FAA STC'd filtration system for the dual-hydraulic system AS350 B3 has been accepted by Transport Canada. The …