Pratt & Whitney contracted to carry out F135 engine modernisation study
Pratt & Whitney has received a contract from the F-35 Joint Program Office to carry out the F135 modernisation study and operational assessment.
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Tempest future fighter worth £25bn to UK economy
Team Tempest is a partnership between BAE Systems, Leonardo, Rolls-Royce, MBDA and the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office,…
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BAE to support USAF’s Skyborg Vanguard programme
BAE Systems has secured a $400m contract to support the US Air Force’s (USAF) Skyborg Vanguard programme. Under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, BAE Systems will compete for the development…
US AFCEC starts delivery of MTRS II robots to EOD units
The US Air Force (USAF) Civil Engineer Center’s (AFCEC) Readiness Directorate has started delivery of new robots to explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units. Known as the Man Transportable Robot…
Saab signs partnership agreement with Canada’s CRIAQ
Saab and the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).…
Russian Su-34 frontline bomber crashes during training flight
Russian Eastern Military District press office has reported that a Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bomber crashed during a training flight. The…
RAAF’s Loyal Wingman aircraft completes first taxi test
Boeing has announced that the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) first Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft completed low-speed taxi test for…
US approves sale of SLAM-ER missiles, Recce pod and HIMARS to TECRO
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of AGM-84H standoff land attack missile expanded response (SLAM-ER) Missiles to Taipei…
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View MoreBoeing defense charges present new challenge for suppliers amid Covid-19
On the 31 July, Spirit AeroSystems announced further job cuts following the recent production slowdown of the Boeing 737 MAX. Whilst 1,100 jobs are to be cut on commercial programmes,…
Covid-19 and the current defence aerospace opportunity
With the Covid-19 crisis impacting both commercial and defence sectors of the aerospace industry, the critical first stage of measures was the injection of cash through the defence supply chain…
Covid-19 and Military Aerospace MRO solutions to force readiness sustainment
With Covid-19 closing specific sites, as well as impacting different military locations differently, measures developed to counter supply chain attacks and operational tempo sustainment support stress limitations can now be…
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Virtual sterling? Bank of England ponders digital currency
The world of banking is poised for a step-change as many central banks ponder the introduction of a digital currency,...
CTO Talk: Q&A with Forescout’s Robert McNutt
Robert McNutt is the CTO of Forescout, a cybersecurity company that specialises in protecting the 'enterprise of things'.
Amazon Halo: Will the company’s foray into the wearables market be a success?
Amazon has officially entered the wearable device market, with the launch of its new wellness service Amazon Halo, which combines "a suite of AI-powered health tools"...
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Defence supply chains unlikely to change due to Covid-19, says GlobalData Poll
A recent poll from GlobalData indicates that the majority of respondents expect defence supply chains not to be structurally influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. 37% of respondents answered that post-COVID-19…