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The RAF Sport team has announced Atlantic Aviation Group Defence Services (AAGDS) as its latest partner to further reignite sporting activity across the Royal Air Force (RAF) following its pandemic suspension. The aerospace and defence company, based at RAF Brize Norton, is supporting a range of sports including rugby union, golf, ...


Lockheed Martin has announced it will bring new F-16 manufacturing work to its facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The work will generate 80 new jobs in the city and the company plans to lease a new building to accommodate it. Wayne Davis, director at Lockheed Martin’s Johnstown site, says Lockheed Martin continues to ...


The Republic of Kazakhstan has placed an order for two Airbus A400M aircraft and becomes the ninth operator together with Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Malaysia and Luxembourg. With delivery of the first aircraft scheduled in 2024, the contract includes a complete suite of maintenance and training support. Together ...


Northrop Grumman have completed successful flight testing of a V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with new features including GPS-denied navigation and target designation capabilities. “The enhanced V-BAT offers a near zero footprint, flexible vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability that is based on a platform deployed operationally today, to address the U.S. ...


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