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JFD supports highly successful NATO submarine rescue system aircraft loading exercise with the US Air Force

07/02/202307/02/2023 Paolo Valpolini A400M, AN124, C17, C5, C5ISR, JFD, NSRS, submarine rescue, US Air Force

7 February 2023 – World-leading underwater capability provider, JFD, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, supported a very successful

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DARPA: Final Flight of HAWC Program Screams Through the Sky

31/01/202331/01/2023 Paolo Valpolini DARPA, HAWC, hypersonic, US Air Force

1/30/2023 – The joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) completed yet another successful flight test.

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Oshkosh Defense receives $543 million order for more JLTVs as follow-on contract award nears

16/12/202217/12/2022 Paolo Valpolini JLTV, Oshkosh, US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, USMC

Oshkosh, Wis. (December 16, 2022) — Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, announced today that the U.S. Army Contracting Command

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Boeing-Built X-37B Completes Sixth Mission, Sets New Endurance Record

12/11/202209/12/2022 Paolo Valpolini Boeing, NASA, OTV, US Air Force, USAF, X-37B

Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Nov. 12, 2022 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) set a

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MH-139A Grey Wolf to enter developmental testing, receives FAA Certification and Military Flight Release

25/08/202225/08/2022 Paolo Valpolini FAA, Grey Wolf, Leonardo, MH-139A, US Air Force

Duke Field, Fla.Aug. 23, 2022 — In mid-August 2022, the U.S. Air Force accepted ownership of four MH-139A Grey Wolf

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Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Jet to be Delivered to the U.S. Air Force

28/04/202228/04/2022 Paolo Valpolini Boeing, Red Hawk, Saab, T-7A, US Air Force

St. Louis, April 28, 2022 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has unveiled the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer jet to

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Oshkosh Defense receives $591.6 million JLTV order to continue filling capability gaps for U.S. military and International Allies

03/12/202103/12/2021 Paolo Valpolini JLTV, NATO, Oshkosh, TWV, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Navy

Oshkosh, Wis. (November 29, 2021) – The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) announced that it has awarded Oshkosh Defense,

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Field Aerospace upgrades more than 50 USAF T-1A flight decks

27/10/202127/10/2021 Paolo Valpolini Collins, Field Aerospace, FlightSafety, HEBCO, Nextant, SUPT, T-1A, US Air Force, USAF

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – October 26, 2021 – Field has completed over 50 CSO and Special Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) aircraft and 14

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Successful Joint Strike Missile missile drop from F-35A

20/03/202120/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini F-35A, FMA, Joint Strike Missile, JSM, Kongsberg, Norway, US Air Force

19 March 2021 – (Source Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency – FMA) – Forsvarsmateriell, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, was responsible

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Boeing Starts Production of T-7A Weapons Systems Trainers, Operational Flight Trainer

01/12/202001/12/2020 Paolo Valpolini Boeing, Simulator, T-7A, US Air Force

St. Louis, Dec. 1, 2020 — The U.S. Air Force is one step closer to receiving its next-generation trainer as

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