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Fallon: Expect UK Defense Review Late 2015
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told Parliament on June 8 that the new strategic defense and security review will report “towards the end of this year.”
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Kratos EPD Buy Boosts Ultra’s EW Goals in US
Rising US electronic warfare requirements and the opportunity to fill gaps in its capabilities in the sector were behind a move by Ultra Electronics to make its biggest ever acquisition — Kratos Defense & Security’s Electronic Products Division, said the British company’s CEO, Rakesh Sharma.
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Lockeed Big Winner in UK Helo Training Deals
Lockheed Martin has taken the lion’s share of an £80 million (US $122 million) investment by the British MoD in new synthetic training systems for Chinook Mk6 and Merlin Mk4 helicopter crew training. AgustaWestland and CAE are also winners.
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Taranis UCAV Set for New Flight Tests
A third and possibly final series of flight tests planned for Britain’s Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator is planned for later this year, according to the Ministry of Defence.
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BAE Studies Typhoon Common Weapon Rail
BAE Systems is scheduled to deliver a report to the British Ministry of Defence at the end of this month outlining how the Typhoon combat jets could carry multiple weapon types on a single wing-mounted launcher
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UK’s Ultra To Acquire EW Division of Kratos
British defense company Ultra Electronics has further increased its position in the US market with the June 1 announcement that it is paying US $265 million to acquire the electronic products division (EPD) of Kratos Defense & Security.
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No UK Spear Cap 3 Decision on F-35 until 2018
A decision on whether to purchase a homegrown missile or buy a US-developed rival to equip British F-35B combat jets with a medium-range strike weapon may not be made until at least 2018, according to the Ministry of Defence
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UK Seeks To Turn Soldiers Into Businessmen
The British government expects to award a contract to industry this summer to teach the military how to switch from fighting wars to understanding spread sheets.
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Tories Name Not-So-New MoD Team
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Procurement Minister Philip Dunne will both continue in their pre-election posts under the new government being formed by the ruling Conservative Party following the May 7 general election.
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UK Set To Start C-130J Upgrade Flight Tests
A Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules is set to take to the air in the next few days to recommence trials of a major upgrade to the aircraft that is so late it has already been rolled into a subsequent improvement program.
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Fallon: Expect UK Defense Review Late 2015
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told Parliament on June 8 that the new strategic defense and security review will report “towards the end of this year.”
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Kratos EPD Buy Boosts Ultra’s EW Goals in US
Rising US electronic warfare requirements and the opportunity to fill gaps in its capabilities in the sector were behind a move by Ultra Electronics to make its biggest ever acquisition — Kratos Defense & Security’s Electronic Products Division, said the British company’s CEO, Rakesh Sharma.
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Lockeed Big Winner in UK Helo Training Deals
Lockheed Martin has taken the lion’s share of an £80 million (US $122 million) investment by the British MoD in new synthetic training systems for Chinook Mk6 and Merlin Mk4 helicopter crew training. AgustaWestland and CAE are also winners.
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Taranis UCAV Set for New Flight Tests
A third and possibly final series of flight tests planned for Britain’s Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator is planned for later this year, according to the Ministry of Defence.
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BAE Studies Typhoon Common Weapon Rail
BAE Systems is scheduled to deliver a report to the British Ministry of Defence at the end of this month outlining how the Typhoon combat jets could carry multiple weapon types on a single wing-mounted launcher
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UK’s Ultra To Acquire EW Division of Kratos
British defense company Ultra Electronics has further increased its position in the US market with the June 1 announcement that it is paying US $265 million to acquire the electronic products division (EPD) of Kratos Defense & Security.
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No UK Spear Cap 3 Decision on F-35 until 2018
A decision on whether to purchase a homegrown missile or buy a US-developed rival to equip British F-35B combat jets with a medium-range strike weapon may not be made until at least 2018, according to the Ministry of Defence
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UK Seeks To Turn Soldiers Into Businessmen
The British government expects to award a contract to industry this summer to teach the military how to switch from fighting wars to understanding spread sheets.
-
Tories Name Not-So-New MoD Team
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Procurement Minister Philip Dunne will both continue in their pre-election posts under the new government being formed by the ruling Conservative Party following the May 7 general election.
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UK Set To Start C-130J Upgrade Flight Tests
A Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules is set to take to the air in the next few days to recommence trials of a major upgrade to the aircraft that is so late it has already been rolled into a subsequent improvement program.
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Fallon: Expect UK Defense Review Late 2015
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told Parliament on June 8 that the new strategic defense and security review will report “towards the end of this year.”
-
Kratos EPD Buy Boosts Ultra’s EW Goals in US
Rising US electronic warfare requirements and the opportunity to fill gaps in its capabilities in the sector were behind a move by Ultra Electronics to make its biggest ever acquisition — Kratos Defense & Security’s Electronic Products Division, said the British company’s CEO, Rakesh Sharma.
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Lockeed Big Winner in UK Helo Training Deals
Lockheed Martin has taken the lion’s share of an £80 million (US $122 million) investment by the British MoD in new synthetic training systems for Chinook Mk6 and Merlin Mk4 helicopter crew training. AgustaWestland and CAE are also winners.
-
Taranis UCAV Set for New Flight Tests
A third and possibly final series of flight tests planned for Britain’s Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator is planned for later this year, according to the Ministry of Defence.
-
BAE Studies Typhoon Common Weapon Rail
BAE Systems is scheduled to deliver a report to the British Ministry of Defence at the end of this month outlining how the Typhoon combat jets could carry multiple weapon types on a single wing-mounted launcher
-
UK’s Ultra To Acquire EW Division of Kratos
British defense company Ultra Electronics has further increased its position in the US market with the June 1 announcement that it is paying US $265 million to acquire the electronic products division (EPD) of Kratos Defense & Security.
-
No UK Spear Cap 3 Decision on F-35 until 2018
A decision on whether to purchase a homegrown missile or buy a US-developed rival to equip British F-35B combat jets with a medium-range strike weapon may not be made until at least 2018, according to the Ministry of Defence
-
UK Seeks To Turn Soldiers Into Businessmen
The British government expects to award a contract to industry this summer to teach the military how to switch from fighting wars to understanding spread sheets.
-
Tories Name Not-So-New MoD Team
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Procurement Minister Philip Dunne will both continue in their pre-election posts under the new government being formed by the ruling Conservative Party following the May 7 general election.
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UK Set To Start C-130J Upgrade Flight Tests
A Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules is set to take to the air in the next few days to recommence trials of a major upgrade to the aircraft that is so late it has already been rolled into a subsequent improvement program.
