The ADVEW system is intended to give the Super Hornet improved detection and countermeasure capabilities.

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The agenda included updates on Agile Combat Employment (ACE), countering unmanned aerial vehicles (C-UAVs), and military partnerships.

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A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas has conducted the first-ever landing on the volcanic island of Jan Mayen, Norway, delivering a U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

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A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas has conducted the first-ever landing on the volcanic island of Jan Mayen, Norway, delivering a U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

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QinetiQ US has been selected to support the U.S. Army in shaping specifications for the Future Advanced Long-range Common Optical/Netted-fires Sensor (FALCONS) system.

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Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division has been awarded a $10.855 billion contract to build up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps, according to the company.

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The Royal Thai Air Force has placed an order for an Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+).

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The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye has achieved a milestone in cooperative airpower by completing in-flight refuelling with three French tanker platforms for the first time, the UK Defence Journal understands.

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The platform made its final operational flight following more than 173,000 flying hours on combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

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The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £19.68 million contract to SixWorks of Farnborough to sustain and grow the NEXUS to Core (N2C) Air Information Platform (AIP).

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