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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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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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Defence Notes
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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Defence Helicopter
Albania signs up for Cougars
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 …
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Military Logistics
'Sparkling' first flight for A400M
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 …
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Naval Warfare
Alenia Aeronautica delivers the first ATR 42MP to the Nigerian Air Force
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 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Schiebel signs a contract with French DGA for lease of its Camcopter S-100
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 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Insitu ScanEagle Conducts Successful Maritime Demonstration for Canadian Navy
27th November 2009
Insitu has announced a successful flight demonstration of its first ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard Canadian Naval vessel HMCS GLACE BAY (MM 701). HMCS …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman Completes First Production Deliveries of the MQ-8B Fire Scout to the US Navy
24th November 2009
Northrop Grumman completed the first three MQ-8B Fire Scout production deliveries to the US Navy, which completes the first year of Low Rate Initial Production …
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Naval Warfare
Tomahawk Test Demonstrates Time-Critical Use
17th November 2009
A US Navy Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile was launched during an operational test Nov. 5 which demonstrated the effectiveness of the missile’s new anti-jam …
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Defence Helicopter
RAF Merlin damaged in training exercise
11th November 2009
An RAF Merlin has been damaged in a landing accident during pre-deployment training in California. According to reports, the aircraft rolled over during the early …
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Digital Battlespace
Sagem modernizes the navigation systems on France nuclear attack submarines
10th November 2009
French naval shipyards DCNS* has placed an order with Sagem (Safran group), on behalf of the French navy, for a new series of Sigma 40XP …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Nearly $10 Million to Design New Surface Ship Electronic Warfare System
3rd November 2009
The US Navy recently selected Lockheed Martin to provide its next-generation of electronic warfare (EW) systems for surface ships, which will significantly improve the Navy’s …
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Defence Helicopter
No Blue Eagles in 2010
26th October 2009
The Army Air Corps aerial demonstration team, the Blue Eagles is being put in abeyance for the 2010 airshow season. The team which perform helicopter …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
BAMS-D completes first deployment
21st October 2009
The Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator returned to Patuxent River Naval Air Station Oct. 1 after a successful first deployment to Central Command. During …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Navy Commissions New Merlin Active Dipping Sonar Maintenance Rig
21st October 2009
A new Active Dipping Sonar Maintenance Rig (AMR) has recently been commissioned at Royal Navy Air Station Culdrose, which will provide superior fault diagnosis facilities. …
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Russia and Ukraine agree maritime ceasefire – then Russia attaches strings
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Babcock secures £1.6 billion MoD contract extension to support British Army readiness
