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General Dynamics have been awarded a $244M contract with the US Navy to provide training services for the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS). Working alongside the Navy, General Dynamics will help to update curriculum and training-related programs for surface force operations and combat systems globally, across 15 learning sites and detachments and International Programs. […]

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A remotely piloted aircraft of General Atomics (GA-ASI) recently set an endurance flight company record. The MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system, a version of the firm’s Predator B product line, was configured in an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) clean wing mode. It took off on 16 May from Laguna Airfield at Yuma […]

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An agreement has been signed between the European Commission and the European Defence Agency, which sees the Commission entrusting the EDA with the management of the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR). Lowri Evans, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and the Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA), Jorge Domecq, signed […]

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The USAF combat rescue helicopter has reached a key milestone with an Air Vehicle Critical Design Review. This stage prepares the HH-60W helicopter to proceed to assembly, test, and evaluation. Developed by Lockheed Martin, with Sikorsky and USAF, the program team met with key partners from government and industry for an in-depth design review of […]

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The 15th International Day of UN Peacekeepers has been marked by a number of events in London. As part of the occasion, UK Armed Forces personnel were recognised for their efforts to support peacekeeping globally. More than 100 UK Service personnel are among 3500 personnel from around the world who have died serving as UN […]

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Aircraft manufacturing has continued to match 2016 levels over the first quarter this year. 2016 was a manufacturing success for the industry, with the highest levels of aircraft production seen for the UK. With 406 aircraft already delivered this year, 2017 is set to follow the production pace set last year, maintaining a positive outlook […]

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Companies are coming together at the EW Europe 2017 conference to discuss the changing nature of weapons and responses. EWOS Technical Sales Manager for Cohort plc company MASS, Paul Bradbeer, is set to lead a discussion on the challenges faced through the development of hypersonic weapons and how to counter them. Paul will say that […]

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RAF pilots from different locations will now be able to train together in virtual environments thanks to QinetiQ’s iASTC contract. The new system will allow the simulators at the Main Operating Bases to be connected, meaning RAF Typhoon pilots at RAF Coningsby, RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Waddington can train together in virtual environments. The project […]

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Maintaining sophisticated military equipment across land, sea and air is a difficult enough challenge when the required resources are readily available. So how can the military balance equipment availability with a reactive and compliant maintenance strategy and supply chain when the number of skilled engineers is limited? Here, Graham Grose, Vice President and Industry Director […]

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Pitching for and then fulfilling defence contracts might seem intimidating to the uninitiated, but the experience of one firm shows that it can be relatively plain sailing, as defence features writer Mark Lane reports. Housing hundreds of highly trained military personnel in high-quality temporary accommodation is a tall order. And it was one that had […]

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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released its latest guidance note for small business and enterprise users  about the WannaCry ransomware that was behind

  Cranfield University’s Dr Simon Harwood has long experience in defence R&D and procurement from different perspectives. Here he explains to defence features writer Peter Jackson how some challenges tend to recur and how the industry should face them. Fast-moving geopolitical events, accelerating technological advances, international terrorism and cyber warfare are driving fundamental re-examinations of […]

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It’s a truism that military personnel are subject to work-related health problems, but what is less appreciated is that one of the most prevalent injuries is to hearing. Defence features writer Mark Lane speaks to one supplier which believes it has a solution to the problem. Hearing problems – or at least an increased awareness […]

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Northrup Grumman was selected by the US Army to demonstrate its Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) earlier this year. The test, carried out at the 2017 counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) test at Yuma Proving Ground, demonstrated the radar’s multi-mission capability. Incorporating an Active Electronically Scanned Array fighter radar, mounted on a ground vehicle or […]

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