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Modern armed forces could cope with the loss of some space-based capabilities, but disabling orbiting assets would be a 'game-changer' in the areas of imaging, positioning and ballistic missiles.Relatively small militaries, such as France or the UK, ...

Boeing received a $2.5 billion foreign military sales order for 19 P-8 maritime patrol aircraft for the US Navy, Royal Air Force and Norway.The USN is ordering 10 aircraft, the UK is ordering four aircraft and the government of Norway is ordering five aircraft.Thus far, ...

Ottawa plans to refurbish its fleet of 85 Bell CH-146 Griffon utility helicopters to extend the aircraft's life until at least 2031. ...

The US Marine Corps has ordered 25 additional Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters for $439.5 million.The helicopters are part of production Lot 16, the Department of Defense said in a notice on 18 January. Naval Air Systems Command is contracting the aircraft on behalf of the USMC. ...

The UK Royal Air Force is within days of completing its last combat deployment involving the Panavia Tornado GR4, as preparations gather pace for the ground-attack stalwart's formal retirement by 31 March. ...

US Air Force researchers are looking at using swarms of autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for search and rescue missions.The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), ...

Portugal is exploring the possibility of contracting advanced jet training for its air force pilots to an external provider that would acquire Leonardo M-346s for the operation. ...

Deliveries of the Boeing KC-46A to the US Air Force will rise sharply in the early part of 2019 following the delivery of the first two examples on 25 January, but will eventually level off at three aircraft monthly for the remainder of this year. ...

Airbus Helicopters saw positive momentum in the market last year, recording 381 net orders across its civil and military range, up 13.7% from 335 in 2017.In total, Airbus Helicopters recorded 32 cancellations, ...

France has signed a contract with a ceiling value of $89 million to buy an undisclosed number of FLIR Systems' Black Hornet 3 micro unmanned air vehicles for its armed forces.The contract will be managed and executed by FLIR in Hvalstad, Norway, the manufacturer says. ...

Poland has advanced plans to modernise its fleet of Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters operated by the nation's army aviation branch.Warsaw intends to conduct a dialogue with potential suppliers, running from July to September, to analyse the feasibility of the project, ...