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Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
Air Warfare
Avalon 2025: Australia’s missile and ordnance plans excite companies
Australia’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) industrial plan is ambitious and promises big spending in an effort to create a local and sovereign capability. Companies at last week’s Australian International Airshow near Melbourne were making their pitches.
Naval Warfare
Russia and Ukraine agree maritime ceasefire – then Russia attaches strings
Tentative peace in the Black Sea broke down almost immediately amid Russian demands for a financial climb-down from the EU.
Defence Notes
UK Chancellor commits £2 billion to make the country a “defence industrial superpower”
Rachel Reeves announced port upgrades, protected budgets for innovation and investment in novel technologies.
Land Warfare
Babcock secures £1.6 billion MoD contract extension to support British Army readiness
The five-year contract extension will be applied to the existing 10-year DSG Service Provision and Transformation Contract.
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Defence Notes
ATR foresees two stable years after 2009 goals met
19th January 2010
ATR has announced its annual results for 2009, highlighting the fact that the goals it set for last year were all met despite the difficulties …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing, Oto Melara sign contract for SDB co-production in Italy
19th January 2010
Boeing has signed a $34 million contract with Italian defense company Oto Melara to co-produce the Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB I) weapon system …
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Digital Battlespace
Sagem wins French government contract for Version 5 of the SLPRM mission planning system for French combat aircraft
19th January 2010
In late December 2009, French defense procurement agency DGA announced the contract award to Sagem (Safran group) for the development and supply of SLPRM V5, …
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Naval Warfare
Royal Australian Navy test-fires Raytheon Standard Missile-2
18th January 2010
The Royal Australian Navy fired Raytheon Company's Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA anti-air warfare missile during recent tests on board the HMAS Melbourne. "With this firing, …
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Defence Notes
Flybe increases Birmingham?Glasgow services
15th January 2010
Flybe is to increase significantly the frequency on its Birmingham–Glasgow route following bmibaby’s reduction of services on the route. Mike Rutter, Flybe’s chief commercial officer, …
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Defence Notes
Frontier begins seasonal Oklahoma?Florida services
15th January 2010
Frontier Airlines has announced the launch of seasonal nonstop service between Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) and two Florida destinations. Service between OKC …
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Defence Notes
Air Nostrum signs first GMA for ATR-600 series
15th January 2010
Air Nostrum and ATR have announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA), valued at some $25 million, for the supply of spare parts …
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Defence Notes
Cimber Sterling offers consumer protection against airline bankruptcy
15th January 2010
Cimber Sterling says it is the first airline company in Denmark to offer its customers maximum consumer protection under the new Travel Guarantee Fund Act, …
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Defence Notes
New owner for Low-Fare & Regional Airlines and Inflight Online
15th January 2010
Shephard Group sells commercial aviation portfolio to LARA’s former publisher The Shephard Group and HMG Aerospace announce the purchase by the latter of the Shephard …
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Defence Notes
AirAsia inaugurates Kota Kinabalu?Taipei service
15th January 2010
AirAsia has celebrated its maiden flight to Kota Kinabalu from Taipei with a celebration at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, making the airport its second …
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Defence Notes
New owner for Low-Fare & Regional Airlines and Inflight Online
15th January 2010
Shephard Group sells commercial aviation portfolio to LARA’s former publisher The Shephard Group and HMG Aerospace announce the purchase by the latter of the Shephard …
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Defence Notes
Pinnacle obtains $10m credit facility
14th January 2010
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has closed on a $10 million credit facility with Independent Bank of Memphis, Tennessee. "We are delighted to establish this relationship with …
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Defence Notes
Republic loses Menke, updates branded ops integration plan
14th January 2010
Republic Airways Holdings has announced that Sean Menke, EVP and chief marketing officer for Republic's branded operations, has resigned and will leave the company at …
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Defence Notes
New Indaer sales and marketing team announced
14th January 2010
Aerospace maintenance, engineering and technical services company Indaer has unveiled its new sales and marketing organisation. Jovani Idrobo is appointed director, commercial services. Based in …
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Defence Notes
Vueling reports passengers figures for 2009
14th January 2010
Vueling has announced that it carried 8.2 million passengers during 2009, with an average seat-load factor of 73.7%, a 3.4 percentage point (pp) increase over …
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Defence Helicopter
Mk3 Chinook joins the ranks, finally
13th January 2010
The RAF could deploy its new Mk3 Chinooks to the Afghan theatre as early as this summer, it was revealed today. Secretary of State for …
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Defence Helicopter
What's next for the UK's military helicopter fleets?
13th January 2010
While the introduction of the Chinook was making headlines at RAF Odiham there was further discussion about the government's new Future Helicopter Strategy first announced …
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Defence Notes
Flybe closes sale?leaseback with Nordic Aviation Capital
13th January 2010
Flybe has closed a sale and leaseback transaction with Nordic Aviation Capital for four Bombardier Q400 aircraft recently delivered new. The value of the transaction …
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Defence Notes
SR Technics to consolidate component services activities
13th January 2010
SR Technics has announced plans to consolidate its component services organisation, and all supporting functions currently performed at London-Stansted, in Zurich. The company says the …
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Babcock secures £1.6 billion MoD contract extension to support British Army readiness
