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General Atomics Aeronautical – Taking Information Dominance to the Next Level
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US Air Force has big plans for the F-47
The USAF Chief of Staff has claimed that the sixth-generation fighter would allow for guaranteeing “air superiority for generations to come”.
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India and France seal Rafale-M deal as plans for local assembly advance
Inter-governmental agreement signed as final assembly line plans inch closer.
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Update: India’s Rafale-M deal postponed
New Delhi had been gearing up to sign a Navy Rafale deal as talks swirled around a potential assembly line in Nagpur.
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Spain unveils new multi-billion euro defence investment plan
The new plan outlined how Spain would reach 2% of its GDP spend on defence by 2025, with €1.9 billion earmarked for new equipment acquisition with several land, naval and air platforms disclosed to be replaced or upgraded.
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Military Logistics
Renewing RNZAF’s fixed-wing fleet
21st September 2016
Responses to two New Zealand RfIs for both transport and maritime patrol aircraft are due on 30 September. The Future Air Mobility Capability (FAMC) requirement …
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Training
Typhoon simulator whips up a storm (video)
21st September 2016
Former Luftwaffe pilot Raffael Klaschka gives Shephard a first-hand look at a Eurofighter Typhoon simulator. The simulator is used for both basic and advanced training, the latter will …
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Digital Battlespace
UK buys BriteCloud missile countermeasures
20th September 2016
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has purchased 'a significant number' of Leonardo's BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoys (EADs), a missile-jamming countermeasure, for the UK Royal …
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Defence Helicopter
Hungarian Mi-17 repairs begin
20th September 2016
Russian Helicopters will repair four Mil Mi-17 transport helicopters operated by Hungary, according to a contract signed in July, the company announced on 13 September. …
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Digital Battlespace
Airbus D&S signs new Skynet partners
19th September 2016
Airbus Defence and Space (D&S) has added three more service providers to deliver Skynet military satellite communication services to Australian, New Zealand and US forces. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Cormorant UAV expands flight testing
19th September 2016
Urban Aeronautics’ wholly owned subsidiary Tactical Robotics has expanded the flight testing of its Cormorant UAV as it works to expand the system's flight envelope. …
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Defence Helicopter
ADAS 2016: Royal Thai Navy welcomes new H145Ms
19th September 2016
Five H145M light utility helicopters arrived at the Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) U-Tapao air base on 8 September. They will enter service in November to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ADAS 2016: RT sell Skystar to Asian country
19th September 2016
An unnamed Asian country will receive five Skystar 330 systems that will be put to use in an ISR role, as well as communications applications. …
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Defence Helicopter
ADAS 2016: Top five Philippine procurements (video)
19th September 2016
In the face of domestic insurgency and an increasingly belligerent China, updating or replacing military equipment in the Philippines is a matter of increasing urgency. …
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Defence Helicopter
RAN MH-60R in first rescue mission
19th September 2016
HMAS Perth, an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and its embarked MH-60R multi-mission helicopter recently supported a civilian search and rescue mission …
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Defence Helicopter
Taiwan rejects MH-60R offer
19th September 2016
Sources at the inaugural Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Exhibition in Taiwan in mid-September informed Shephard that the island had turned down a proposal from …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Taiwan mulls at-sea unmanned technology
19th September 2016
The Camcopter S-100 appeared at Taiwan’s Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Exhibition as the Austrian manufacturer aligns it towards Coast Guard Administration (CGA) requirements. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DARPA launches Aerial Dragnet
16th September 2016
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched the Aerial Dragnet programme to map small UAS in urban terrain, it was announced on …
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Military Logistics
MTS receives missile test set orders
16th September 2016
Marvin Test Solutions (MTS) has received orders for multiple MTS-206 Field Test Sets, the company announced on 14 September. The MTS-206 is a portable test …
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Defence Helicopter
AAD 2016: Airbus, Denel to cooperate on Rooivalk
16th September 2016
Airbus Helicopters and Denel Aviation announced on 15 September that they are entering a cooperative arrangement to enhance and modernise South Africa's Rooivalk attack helicopter. …
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Defence Helicopter
Spain gets first NH90 helicopters
16th September 2016
The Spanish Army has taken the delivery of the first two NH90 tactical transport helicopters from the Airbus Helicopters, it was announced on 14 September. …
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Defence Helicopter
Airbus opens H215 production in Romania
16th September 2016
Airbus Helicopters has opened a production unit for its H215 medium-size utility helicopter in Ghimbav, Romania, it was announced on 13 September. The company plans …
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Digital Battlespace
AAD 2016: Show is under surveillance
16th September 2016
Reutech is testing its latest radar system by tracking aircraft flying at the AAD exhibition in Pretoria. The company is developing the system to meet …
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Military Logistics
AAD 2016: C-130J offered up
16th September 2016
Lockheed Martin has been touting its latest C-130J Super Hercules model to South Africa are ‘in talks’ with the government. Speaking at AAD Richard Johnston, …
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