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CAE, Seeing Machines to upgrade Australian Hawk simulators
CAE Australia has been awarded a contract by Australia’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. It was announced on August 24, that CAE Australia are to support the upgrade of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) three full-mission Hawk Mk127 simulators with the eye tracking training system developed by Seeing Machines.
US Navy acquires MX-20 EO/IR sensors for Poseidon
L3Harris Technologies announced on August 17 that the US Navy has selected the company’s electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) airborne systems for its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, with deliveries set to be completed by the end of 2022
New Zealand sends C-130H(NZ) and personnel to Afghanistan
The New Zealand Defence Force has deployed around 80 military personnel alongside a RNZAF-operated Lockheed C-130H(NZ) Hercules aircraft to Afghanistan to support the ongoing evacuation efforts of coalition forces, civilians and collaborators from the country
Poland deploys F-16s to Iceland for the first time
As part of the NATO Icelandic Air Policing mission, the Polish Air Force has deployed multiple Lockheed Martin F-16C/D-52+ Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters to Iceland for a several-week deployment through September
Northrop Grumman opens Missile Defence Futures Lab in Alabama
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently opened its new Missile Defence Futures Lab (MDFL) in Huntsville, Alabama. The company’s new MDFL is a pioneering change with a precision to develop, test and field an integrated missile defence system.
French transports sent to Kabul to support mass withdrawal effort
With the ongoing deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, has sent airlift assets from the French Air and Space Force to support evacuation efforts
Legion Pod-equipped Avenger autonomously follows target aircraft
A GA-ASI-owned Avenger RPAS equipped with Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod has recently demonstrated its ability to track and follow targets of interest autonomously during a test flight over California
Belgium sends multiple airlift assets to assist Kabul evacuations
Due to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, the Belgian government approved evacuation operations from Kabul International Airport by Belgian defence air assets
Final US Navy E-2C completes PMI-2 process
The last US Navy-operated Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye to complete the planned maintenance interval two (PMI-2) at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) departed NAS North Island, California, on August 3
British P-8A Poseidon MRA1 drops first torpedo
A recoverable exercise variant Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo was dropped for the first time from a No 120 Squadron Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft over the Moray Firth, near RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland - the home of the RAF's P-8A fleet - in late July