China gets first-hand insight into Western fighter with UAE exercise
A joint United Arab Emirates (UAE)-China airborne training exercise dubbed Falcon Shield 2024 has potentially provided Beijing with access to…
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Richard Thomas
Richard is editor-in-chief for defence and transport at GlobalData. He has worked the UK defence beat since 2014, and previously the defence and diplomatic beats in Muscat, Oman, from 2008-2013.
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UK Protector drone fleet to near 50% strength by 2024-end
The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF) RG Mk1 Protector drone fleet will near 50% of its planned strength by the…
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GlobalData: JP Morgan and Houlihan Lokey top NA M&A financial advisers
JP Morgan and Houlihan Lokey were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the North American region during…
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USAF C-130J fleet receives airborne threat warning systems
BAE Systems is delivering AN/ALR-56M advanced radar warning receivers to the US Air Force (USAF) to help protect C-130J Super…
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Canada’s CF-18 Hornet fighter upgrade programme reaches IOC
The first six CF-18 Hornet fighters upgraded via the Hornet Extension Project (HEP) have been delivered to the Royal Canadian…
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Bangladesh receives first C-130-configurable AeroMedical Evacuation System
Aerospace maintenance and systems provider Marshall has delivered of the first AeroMedical Evacuation System (AMES) to the Bangladesh Air Force,…
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US DoD contracts F-16 Viper Shield EW for allied countries
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $520.4m fixed-price contract modification for Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) suite…
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KF-21 fighter engine plans matches South Korea’s aim for 40 aircraft by 2028
South Korea’s aspirations to have a first batch of 40 KF-21 Boromae fighters delivered by 2028 has been backed up…
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Lockheed Martin awarded $1bn modification for OPIR network
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a near-$1bn contract modification for Phase 2.1B of the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) main mission…
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Advent sells CAES to Honeywell as old UK Cobham brand is picked apart
Honeywell has moved to capture a cornerstone supplier to the US Navy SPY-6 naval radar capability with the acquisition of…