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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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Companies post mostly rosy results but warn of potential dark clouds
First quarter 2025 results have been dropping for companies in the past week but many of the US results come with a health warning in their forward-looking aspects about the potential impact of actions by the Trump administration.
Naval Warfare
Interview: DSTA collaborates with Leonardo, Thales and Safran for naval C-UAS
In an exclusive interview with Shephard, DSTA chief Ng Chad-son outlines how the agency is reshaping defence tech development through deeper collaboration with industry partners, from AI-enhanced radar to smart naval munitions.
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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.
Naval Warfare
How the Force Design 2028 will impact US Coast Guard acquisitions
The FD 2028 strategy intends to reduce the bureaucracy in procurement processes while speeding up the field of assets.
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Wizz Air traffic up 33% in 2009
7th January 2010
Wizz Air carried 7.8 million passengers in 2009 representing 33% growth year-over-year. Last year the company opened a new base in Prague, taking its total …
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airBaltic passenger figures rise 6% in 2009
7th January 2010
airBaltic has reported that it transported a total of 2,757,404 passengers in 2009, some 6% more than during 2008. Bertolt Flick, president and CEO of …
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December and full-year 2009 traffic announced for American Eagle and Executive Airlines
7th January 2010
American Eagle Airlines has reported December 2009 and full calendar year traffic figures for itself and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Executive Airlines. In December, American Eagle …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman & US Coast Guard complete critical design review of Nationwide Automatic Identification System
7th January 2010
The US Coast Guard and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of the core data exchange capability that will serve as …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing Defense unit realigns for growth, expansion into new markets
7th January 2010
The Boeing Company today announced organization and leadership changes within its Integrated Defense Systems unit that continue to reposition the company for growth in the …
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Defence Notes
First ATR 72-500s in Indonesian market introduced by Wings Air
6th January 2010
Indonesia’s Wings Air, the regional subsidiary of Lion Air, and ATR have celebrated the introduction of the first three ATR 72-500s to the Indonesian market. …
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Defence Notes
US Airways reports December and full 2009 traffic for Express subsidiaries
6th January 2010
US Airways has reported December 2009 and full calendar year 2009 traffic figures for its two wholly-owned subsidiaries which operate under the US Airways Express …
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Allegiant reports December and full-year 2009 traffic
6th January 2010
Allegiant Air has announced its preliminary passenger traffic results for December and for the whole of 2009. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month numbered …
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Defence Notes
December and full 2009 traffic announced by Horizon Air
6th January 2010
Horizon Air has reported its traffic figures for December 2009 and the full calendar year. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month totalled 211 million, …
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Defence Notes
Air Berlin signs with SR Technics for engine support
6th January 2010
SR Technics and Air Berlin have signed a ten-year engine maintenance contract covering a significant part of the engines on Air Berlin’s fleet which includes …
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AirTran reports December 2009 and full-year traffic
6th January 2010
AirTran Airways has reported traffic figures for December 2009 and the whole of last year including new December records for traffic, capacity and passengers carried. …
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Defence Notes
Flybe adds to summer services
6th January 2010
Flybe has announced a new weekly summer service from Humberside Airport to Malaga for 2010 with seats already on sale for travel effective 29 May …
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Jetstar and AirAsia get together to form LFA alliance
6th January 2010
Jetstar and AirAsia have announced that they are to form a new alliance to reduce costs, pool expertise and ultimately result in cheaper fares for …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin awarded $118 million contract to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods and LANTIRN ER navigation pods to Turkish Air Force
6th January 2010
Lockheed Martin has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) and LANTIRN Enhanced Resolution (ER) navigation pods to the …
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Defence Notes
Iceland Express adds Winnipeg to new 2010 destinations
5th January 2010
From June 2010, Iceland Express will fly twice a week from Reykjavik’s Keflavik International Airport to Winnipeg International Airport, adding the service to the Canadian …
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Restructuring starts as Mesa enters Chapter 11
5th January 2010
Mesa Air Group has begun a financial restructuring through the voluntary filing of petitions to reorganise under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in …
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Military Logistics
SAIC awarded $10 million contract to support US Air Force global strike command
5th January 2010
Science Applications International Corporation today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) to provide requirements …
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Defence Notes
Allegiant buys 18 MD-80s from SAS
4th January 2010
Allegiant Travel Company has signed an agreement to purchase 18 MD-80 aircraft from Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) in a cash deal. Allegiant expects to take …
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Defence Notes
easyJet plans another 21 new routes in 2010
4th January 2010
easyJet is to launch a further 21 new routes in 2010, taking the total number of routes to be launched across its European network in …
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