P-8A Poseidon ‘a continuing success’ on export market say analysts
The P-8A programme continues to hum along. The US Navy, the primary customer for the aircraft, currently has a requirement for 117 P-8As.
British Skynet satellites reach 50 year milestone
Airbus is celebrating 50 years of providing secure military satellite communications to the UK with the 50th anniversary of the first Skynet satellite.
French soldiers killed in helicopter crash on deployment in Mali
Thirteen French soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided during operations in Mali.
Airbus hoping to combine British Tempest jet project with Franco-German effort
Guillaume Faury, the chief executive of Airbus has called for a single European fighter jet programme, merging British and continental European efforts.
US lose drone over Libyan capital
An unarmed American remotely piloted aircraft was lost over Tripoli, Libya.
NATO to spend $1 billion to upgrade AWACS aircraft fleet
NATO is to upgrade its ageing fleet of E-3 AWACS aircraft at a cost of $1 billion, the Alliance announced on Wednesday.
MBDA Mistral 3 missile goes through testing
MBDA say it has demonstrated the increased capabilities of the Mistral 3 missile by successfully intercepting a moving target at a range of over seven kilometres.
European Helicopter Tactics Symposium draws ‘lessons from past operations’
Around 50 helicopter tactics specialists attended the 10th Helicopter Tactics Symposium.
UAE to procure additional GlobalEye from Saab
The UAE will buy two additional GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft from Saab.
Meggitt signs six year $130m contract with the US Defense Logistics Agency
Meggitt PLC has signed a six year $130m requirements contract with the US Defense Logistics Agency for the supply of fuel bladders.
