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Leonardo introduces BriteCloud 55-T to safeguard military transport aircraft

Air June 12, 2018

At the Electronic Warfare Europe 2018 conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, Leonardo officially announced the next variant of its BriteCloud missile decoy system, the BriteCloud 55-T. Manufactured in Luton, BriteCloud 55-T employs sophisticated miniaturised jamming technology to protect large-scale military transport aircraft – such as Leonardo’s own C27-J Spartan and a host ...

Britain welcomes first four F-35 jets to RAF Marham

Air June 8, 2018

The first of Britain’s  next-generation F-35 fighter jets have arrived home two months ahead of schedule in a major milestone for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. The first four of Britain’s new cutting-edge aircraft arrived into RAF Marham their new home in Norfolk after a trans-Atlantic flight from the ...

CAE contract Rockwell Collins for CC-295 full-flight simulator display

Air June 8, 2018

CAE has contracted Rockwell Collins to provide its Panorama collimated display for the CC-295 full-flight simulator (FFS). The move forms part of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) programme. Panorama will now be installed onto the CAE built CC-295 FFS to prepare Canadian aircrews for operations in ...

Point Mugu welcomes MQ-4C Triton welcomed to the fleet

Air June 7, 2018

Northrop Grumman and the US Navy officially welcomed the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system to the fleet with a ceremony to celebrate the commencement of flight operations. Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu is home to the maintenance detachment of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP)-19 DET Point Mugu, the Navy’s first ...