Rolls-Royce secures defence services contract valued at $1.2 billion

Rolls-Royce say it has  secured a five-year 'MissionCare' contract valued at $1.2 Billion to maintain AE 1107C engines on U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force V-22 aircraft.

US Ambassador to Denmark wants kingdom to buy more F-35s

The US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark is asking the country to buy more F-35 jets.

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.

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