Defence Notes
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A US DoD report questioned the adequacy of contested environment training for civilian mariners supporting surge sealift missions and called for improved inter-agency coordination to better prepare them for potential conflict zones.
The adapted SPYDER system extends the reach and lethality of the air defence coverage of army units in their area of operations.
The budget of more than €1.3 billion is a record figure for the Irish Defence Forces but almost a quarter is to meet to meet the pensions costs of Defence Forces Veterans and their dependents.
The Association of the US Army’s flagship conference and exhibition, the largest defence trade show in the US, returns on 14 October presenting one of the few chances for companies to publicly put their platforms to an audience of US decision-makers. Shephard takes a look at what’s in store for 2024.
Following a year on the front lines, another 2-CT Haweye MHS could be sent to Ukraine to join ongoing trials.
Contracts have been awarded for the Self-Propelled Howitzer Performance Demonstration programme as the US Army attempts to address issues related to its 155mm field artillery capacity.
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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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
21st December 2009
The Albanian Defence Ministry has signed a contract to purchase five Eurocopter AS532AL Cougars for its armed forces. The contract was signed during a ceremony …
14th December 2009
After months of setbacks and frustration, Airbus' controversial military airlifter, the A400M has finally flown. Seville's San Pablo airport was the venue and in front …
9th December 2009
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, delivered the first of two ATR 42MP Maritime Patrol aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as part of the …
1st December 2009
Following the success with the first UAS ever to fly at the Paris Air Show in June 2009, Schiebel has now won a contract with …