BAE Systems Aawarded £210m to Further Successor Submarine Design
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems on the 10th of February £201m to further the design of a successor to the Royal Navy’s Vanguard class submarines. The…
South African Navy Welcomes New Damen ATD Tug 2909 into Fleet
On 4 February 2016 the South African Navy took delivery of a second South African-built Damen ATD Tug 2909 at the naval base in Simon’s Town. Escorted by SA Navy’s…
MBDA Delivers ASRAAM Missiles for F-35 Integration
MBDA has commenced deliveries of a quantity of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles(ASRAAM)for the forth coming integration of this infra-red air dominance missile on to the UK’s F-35B.The first missile…
IDIS Debuts HD 30x PTZ Camera Featuring Smart UX Controls For More Powerful Video Surveillance
Global video surveillance powerhouse IDIS has unveiled a new Full HD 30x Optical Zoom PTZ Camera, a highest-tech surveillance camera featuring gamechangingSmart UX Controls.Theseintuitive “slingshot” and “rubber band” style controls…
Airbus Helicopters’ H145 Demonstrates its Ability to Perform Offshore Missions
The twin-engine multipurpose helicopter H145 has successfully proved its operational capabilities for challenging offshore missions. During a two-day flight trial in late January the established offshore operators Wiking Helikopter Service…
F-35 Airframe Begins Third Phase of Structural Testing
A third phase of durability testing on an F-35 Lightning II airframe is due to begin at our Military Air & Information site in Brough, East Yorkshire. Each phase of…
Certification of the Rig’N Fly Automatic Oil Platform Approach Mode for the H225
Airbus Helicopters has received EASA certification for the Rig’N Fly (Rig Integrated GPS approaches with eNhanced Fly-ability and safetY), an avionics enhancement designed to provide automatic rig approaches for offshore…
TAI Sets its Sights on Polonization and Cooperation Opportunities on the Polish Kruk Program
TAI – Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc., Turkey’s center of excellence in defence and aerospace industries and PGZ – Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, one of the largest defence groups in Europe comprising…
Lockheed Martin Awarded JCSAT-17 Satellite Contract From SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SJC) has awarded Lockheed Martin on the 3rd of February a contract for JCSAT-17, a satellite based on the A2100 common design. “We’ve built a number…
New and Improved Orion Crew Module Arrives at Kennedy Space Center
The Lockheed Martin and NASA Orion team has secured the 2,700 lb. Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) Orion crew module into its structural assembly tool, also known as the “birdcage.” The crew…