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Airbus certifies A400M Cargo Hold Tanks refueling unit

Posted on February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 by alert5

The A400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refueling unit was recently certified, clearing the way for the cargo plane to be cleared for full air-to-air refueling operations as a tanker.


Photo: Airbus
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

RAF Engineer becomes first ever U.K. female military three-star Commander

Posted on February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 by alert5

Sue Gray, an RAF engineer, has been promoted to the rank of Air Marshal. She is the first woman to become a three-star officer in the British Armed Forces.


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MBDA’s SPIMM system is meant to protect supply ships

Posted on February 21, 2019 by alert5

MBDA has introduced its SPIMM (Self-Protection Integrated Mistral Module) system, based on the SIMBAD-RC system, at Navdex 2019.


Credit: MBDA

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Posted in Air Defense, Navy

Canada has submitted formal bid to buy Eurohawk

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by alert5

Canada has submitted a formal bid to buy the Eurohawk from Germany and could face competitive bid from NATO as well, Reuters reports.

Luftwaffe 99-01 RQ-4B EuroHawk ILA 2012 1
Julian Herzog [GFDL or CC BY 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in UAV

Watch the first launch of the Marte ER missile

Posted on February 21, 2019 by alert5

MBDA has uploaded the video from the first launch of the Marte ER missile back in Nov. 9, 2018.

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Posted in Industry

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