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Indonesia

Indonesia’s first C-130J-30 in production

14th September 2021

After much speculation over the last couple of years, it has finally been confirmed that the Indonesian Air Force has ordered the C-130J Super Hercules

BriteCloud

DSEI 2021: BriteCloud set to begin flight trials with US F-16s

14th September 2021

Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 expendable active decoy is quickly progressing towards flight trials with Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcons assigned to the US Air National Guard

DSEI 2021

DSEI 2021: Leonardo launches 'Team AW149 UK' to support NMH bid

14th September 2021

Leonardo announced the launch of Team AW149 UK during the first day of the DSEI conference at the ExCeL London Centre in Newham, East London, on September 14

Countermeasures

DSEI 2021: Leonardo signs SPA with UK MOD on airborne survivability

14th September 2021

Leonardo has signed a Strategic Partnering Arrangement with the Royal Air Force, Defence Equipment & Support and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to develop platform-level integrated protection systems for UK military aircraft

Altitude Angel

DroneLogbook Turns to Altitude Angel to Power Platform

14th September 2021

Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Cloud will be used to power DroneLogbook’s compliance management platform

BVLOS

Wingcopter Drones Fly Blood Samples in Germany

14th September 2021

Greifswald University Hospital, German air ambulance service DRF Luftrettung and Wingcopter successfully test the safe transport of blood samples by drone, significantly speed up emergency care in rural areas

ANRA

ANRA Delivers Medicines from the Skies in India

14th September 2021

ANRA Technologies will begin delivering vital medicines by drone in India as part of an initiative called "Medicine From The Sky"

Aerosoft

New Austrian Destination for Microsoft Flight Simulator

14th September 2021

Aerosoft has announced Kufstein-Langkampfen Airfield for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.

London Heathrow (LHR)

Heathrow urges government to ditch amber list

14th September 2021

The hub looks to the new travel review in securing UK's competitiveness

Aviation Recovery

Emirates continues to resume pre-pandemic routes

14th September 2021

The services coincide with the Expo 2020 Dubai, a six-month long event, with eligible customers receiving a free day pass

BAE Systems

BAE Systems wins UK synthetic flight training deal

13th September 2021

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems contracts valued at more than £220m to deliver synthetic training for pilots training to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon, the latest example of the steady growth of digital alternatives trumping physical solutions