RTX's Collins Aerospace has received a $19 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to equip a fleet of new H-47 Chinooks for the UK Royal Air Force with its Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) avionics management suite.

BAE Systems will collaborate with German military systems specialist ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, part of the HENSOLDT Group, to explore ways to combine their technology and experience across the European defence market.

Raytheon today announced that its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMD) successfully completed its most complex live-fire exercise to date, detecting and defeating a tactical ballistic missile.

Avon Protection has been awarded three contracts by the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) ASPIRE HMI (Advanced System for Protection and Integrated Reduction of Encumbrances Hood/Mask Interface) programme, which is executed by the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND).

A specialist aviation training provider is primed for further international growth with a new base in Ireland after getting the green light to deliver the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s cabin crew attestation course.

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) has announced the appointment of Simon Dobinson into the role of Assistant Chief Constable, Territorial, Crime and Support.