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£260m deal signed to keep RAF giants flying

Air February 19, 2018

A £260 million agreement with the United States Government to support RAF C-17 heavy lift transport aircraft into the next decade has been signed by the MOD, Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced. The Foreign Military Sale agreement will provide support for the RAF’s fleet of eight C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, ...

Lockheed Martin delivers airborne surveillance system for Finnish Defence Forces

Air February 16, 2018

A vigilant “Dragon Shield” airborne surveillance system developed by Lockheed Martin for the Finnish Defence Forces has achieved final operational capability. The milestone was achieved after the final flight test of the system, which evaluated compliance of the aircraft to civilian and military airworthiness requirements as well as system requirements verification. Lockheed ...

MOD submits its final Typhoon proposal to Belgium

Air February 16, 2018

The UK Ministry of Defence has submitted its final Eurofighter Typhoon offer to Belgium. The proposal comes with the full support of the governments of the four Eurofighter nations – Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK – as partners in Europe’s largest collaborative military aircraft programme. The proposal includes 34 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, ...

Embraer and SkyTech sign letter of intent for KC-390 aircraft

Air February 15, 2018

Embraer Defense & Security has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with aviation services company SkyTech for up to six new KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft. The aircraft are earmarked for multiple defence projects and both companies have also agreed on a potential strategic collaboration to jointly explore new business ...