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On display at RIAT (video)
Shephard editors Grant Turnbull and Helen Haxell take a look at the flight line at RIAT 2017 and talk through some of the key platforms that …
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ASDOT gains pace
The UK’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) requirement has been ratcheted up following the declaration that Cobham Special Missions had signed a teaming …
Training
Australia shortlists simulation requirement
Australia has down-selected two consortia to compete for its JP 9711 Core Simulation Capability (CSimC) requirement. CSimC is aimed at upgrading and expanding the Australian …
Defence Notes
Air Power 2017: USAF relearning peer capabilities
The US Air Force is having to relearn capabilities required for operations against peer or near-peer opposition following extended operations over Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. …
Defence Notes
Air Power 2017: Flexibility vital for RAF success
Novel partnerships must be improved to ensure the Royal Air Force is equipped to operate in increasingly contested operational environments, a former director of the United …
Naval Warfare
Air Power 2017: UK MPA squadrons announced
The reformation of 120 Squadron and 201 Squadron, RAF, will see the first P-8 Poseidon MPAs operated from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray to protect the …
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Defence Notes
Air Power 2017: CAS highlights partnerships
12th July 2017
As the Royal Air Force (RAF) looks forward to its centenary in 2018, the Chief of the Air Staff has highlighted partnerships as key for …
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Defence Notes
Air Power 2017: RAF looks to regain competitive edge
12th July 2017
Having 'lost its competitive edge' in air warfare, the Royal Air Force (RAF) needs to exploit technologies such as cloud computing and airborne communications networks, a …
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Digital Battlespace
Air Power 2017: AWACS upgrades questioned (video)
12th July 2017
Billions of pounds allocated to upgrading the Royal Air Force’s ageing fleet of E-3D Sentry aircraft could be better spent purchasing a more advanced off-the-shelf …
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Defence Notes
Air Power 2017: Brazil getting to Gripen (video)
11th July 2017
The Brazilian Air Force provides Shephard with an overview and closer look at the capabilities of the Gripen E. The single-seat fighter jet's first flight took place in …
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Defence Notes
Air Power 2017: UK F-35 training takes off
11th July 2017
Preparations for the F-35B Lightning II's arrival to the UK continue apace with the announcement on 5 July that 207 Squadron will be training future Royal Air …
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Defence Notes
Air Power 2017: 21st Century partnerships in the spotlight (video)
10th July 2017
Air Power Association (APA) President Air Marshal (Ret’d) Greg Bagwell speaks to Shephard Media about the focus of the 2017 Air Power Conference, scheduled for …
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Defence Helicopter
Diminished returns for UK equipment
7th July 2017
A reduction in platform numbers is a recurring theme in the UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations publication, with the headline loss being a 37% …
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Defence Notes
First firing for MBDA’s Sea Venom
7th July 2017
MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile has successfully completed its first firing at the Île du Levant test range in France, the company announced on 4 …
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Training
UK announces six-year Apache training contract
3rd July 2017
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a six-year £48 million Apache helicopter training contract on 28 June. The contract with Aviation Training International will train …
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Digital Battlespace
UK awards IFF upgrade contract
26th June 2017
Leonardo has received a contract worth over $323 million from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the upgrade of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) …
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Defence Notes
MBDA seeks munition revolution
22nd June 2017
European missile house MBDA has unveiled a new family of gliding smart munitions, but officials played down suggestions it could compete as a Small Diameter …
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Digital Battlespace
UK MoD confirms Sentinel fleet cut
16th June 2017
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed reports that it will retire one Sentinel R1 aircraft, reducing the Royal Air Force's operational fleet to …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe: Typhoon goes 5th gen (video)
6th June 2017
The Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the most advanced multirole fighters in the world, and now there are plans afoot to upgrades the sensors and …
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Defence Notes
Typhoon trials Brimstone
15th March 2017
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon has successfully completed a new series of flight trials with MBDA's Brimstone air-to-surface weapon at BAE Systems' site …
Air Power Conference 2017
Shephard Media reports from Air Power Conference 2017 in London, an opportunity to debate what the uncertainties of our geopolitical world mean for the application of air and space power in the 21st century.
To get in touch with the news team, contact:
Helen Haxell: helen.h@shephardmedia.com and @HelenHaxell
Beth Maundrill: beth.m@shephardmedia.com and @gunshipgirl
Richard Thomas: richard.t@shephardmedia.com and @RT_Shephard
Alice Budge: alice.b@shephardmedia.com
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