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FIA2016: Lockheed Martin and Roketsan to Develop SOM-J for Turkish F-35
Lockheed Martin and Roketsan have signed a follow-on contract to finalise development of the Stand Off Missile-Joint Strike Fighter (SOM-J) cruise missile for the Turkish F-35 programme. The SOM-J is a...
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FIA2016: OGMA & Saab Sign Long-Term MRO Service Agreement
OGMA and Saab have entered into a long-term MRO Service agreement. Under the agreement, OGMA will provide repair and overhaul services at its Alverca facility in Portugal, as well as on-site support to...
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FIA2016: Kongsberg & Raytheon Detail JSM/NSM Future
Kongsberg Defence Systems and Raytheon announced at FIA2016 that are finalising plans to assemble, integrate and test the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the US. The two companies also plan to produce...
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FIA2016: MBDA BRIMSTONE News Detailed
The latest version of MBDA’s BRIMSTONE precision strike missile has formally entered service on the RAF’s TORNADO GR4. This upgrade is a significant step in the spiral development of the BRIMSTONE...
View ArticleFIA2016: Lockheed Martin Completes Rapid SNIPER Pod Deliveries to RNLAF
It was announced at FIA2016 that Lockheed Martin recently completed rapid delivery of 14 SNIPER Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), outfitting a squadron in...
View ArticleFIA2016: GD to Deliver Mission System for Brazilian Super LYNX 300
At FIA2016, Leonardo Helicopters (previously AgustaWestland Limited) awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems–UK a contract by to provide mission system equipment for the Brazil Super LYNX upgrade...
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FIA2016: Leonardo FALCO EVO Goes to the Middle East
Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s FALCO EVO unmanned air system (UAS), has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. A surveillance and intelligence-gathering...
View ArticleFIA2016: Airbus DS CN235 in Turkey
Airbus Defence & Space (DS) has authorised the Turkish Air Force’s 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Centre (2nd ASMC) in Kayseri as a regional support and maintenance centre for Airbus CN235 aircraft...
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FIA2016: Roketsan Weapons Arm Future C295
At FIA2016, an MoU was signed between Airbus DS and Roketsan to integrate Roketsan's CIRIT 70mm laser-guided missile, LUMTAS laser-guided long range anti-tank missile, and TEBER laser-guided bomb onto...
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FIA2016: UK Will Re-engage Maritime Patrol With P-8A POSEIDON; Skills...
The announcement by the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) on the first day of the Farnborough airshow confirming that it will purchase nine Boeing P-8A POSEIDON Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)...
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FIA2016: Continuous Eurofighter TYPHOON Development
Flight trials of the E-Scan radar have begun following the successful completion of ground tests using a UK Eurofighter TYPHOON test aircraft, clearing the path towards full integration of the radar,...
View ArticleFIA2016: F-35 Blueprint for Affordability
U$85 million. That is what the F-35 LIGHTNING II will cost operators under volume production conditions. At least, that is the target price for the F-35A variant according to an announcement made by...
View ArticleFIA2016: Thales and Elettronica Strengthen EW Ties
Thales and Elettronica chose Farnborough this week to announce (and sign) a Memorandum of Understanding that will take both companies further forward in collaboration on joint development and marketing...
View ArticleFIA2016: GDUK Delivers LINK 16 for Export AW159
General Dynamics Mission Systems–UK has worked closely with Leonardo Helicopters (previously known as AgustaWestland) to develop and integrate a LINK 16 datalink system for the first export variant of...
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FIA2016: US and UK strengthen cooperation in autonomous systems
UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne and US Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall announced at Farnborough 14 July that the two nations have committed to a joint programme to accelerate the impact of...
View ArticleFIA2016: Eurofighter capability enhancement update
At Farnborough 2016, Eurofighter and its partner companies provided a detailed update on the various strands of its update programmes for the TYPHOON, focusing on the trials taking place for radar and...
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FIA2016: Saab’s GLOBALEYE “strategic hub of future air forces”
Claiming several features as unique and ‘best of breed,’ Saab executives at Farnborough put enormous effort into briefing the characteristics, capabilities and compelling nature of the company’s...
View ArticleFIA2016: Airbus DS Wins UK Cryptographic Contracts
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded three new contracts by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide cryptographic key management technology for three additional RAF platforms.Already in use on RAF...
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Inzpired to qualitative assessment
“Innovation lies at the heart of our company: it is our fundamental premise,” says Hugh Griffiths, CEO of Inzpire, a small British company going places in a hurry in the training and mission support...
View ArticleUK 2015 Defence Exports Decline; But Security Sector Continues Growth
Figures released on Tuesday 26 July by the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Defence & Security Organisation (DSO) show that in 2015 the UK’s defence export figures based on orders won were £7.7...
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