Yearly Archive: 2020

RFA Tanker Tiderace Returns to Sea After Five-Month Revamp

RFA Tanker Tiderace Returns to Sea After Five-Month Revamp

Tanker RFA Tiderace left the best berth in Liverpool and returned to sea for trials after a five-month revamp on Merseyside.

The 39,000-tonne vessel departed the Cruise Liner jetty on Liverpool’s world-famous waterfront to prepare for renewed front-line duties supporting Royal Navy operations aro…

EDA Ministers Focus on Sustaining EU Capability Development

EDA Ministers Focus on Sustaining EU Capability Development

BRUSSELS — The European Defence Agency’s (EDA) Steering Board in the composition of Defence Ministers discussed today how to sustain EU capability development in times of disruptive challenges. Defence Ministers pointed to the need for more collaborative projects, efficiency gains and economies of …
Northrop Continues to Support USAF Infrared Countermeasures

Northrop Continues to Support USAF Infrared Countermeasures

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded an order to provide Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support to the U.S. Air Force. The $151.3 million award was received as part of an existing indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.

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UK Space Industry Group Calls for More SME Engagement in Satcoms

UK Space Industry Group Calls for More SME Engagement in Satcoms

STEVENAGE, England — The UK’s space industry leader Airbus, has teamed with KBR, Leidos UK, Northrop Grumman and QinetiQ to bring new thinking to future space solutions and to launch the Open Innovation – Space initiative.

The aim of Open Innovation – Space is to further increase SME involveme…

Italian Bell 505 Flies Over 1,000 Hours in Less Than Year

Italian Bell 505 Flies Over 1,000 Hours in Less Than Year

As one of the most capable aircraft in its class, the Bell 505 Jet X Ranger is admired for its versatility, visibility, and reliability. And our customers know this all too well. Elicompany, an operator based in central and northern Italy, recognizes the benefits of owning and operating a Bell 505, …
Islanda: la Task Force Air 32nd Wing ha ottenuto la FOC

Islanda: la Task Force Air 32nd Wing ha ottenuto la FOC

La Task Force Air 32nd Wing Nothern Lightning II, dopo un iniziale periodo di familiarizzazione al nuovo e particolare contesto operativo, ha raggiunto la completa capacità operativa (Full Operational Capability – FOC), ottenendo dai valutatori della NATO la certificazione necessaria a garantire la sicurezza dei cieli in Islanda nell’ambito delle operazioni di Air Policing, in accordo agli standard operativi previsti.

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