lørdag 4. juli 2026

Vi feirer Canada i dag - Vår gode venn og alliert som vi kan stole på

For oss som er med i VP Intl. mottar vi dette fine bladet.

Det er i dag fire dager siden Canada Day.

Canada Day er Canadas nasjonaldag. Den er en føderal lovfestet høytid og feirer årsdagen for Den kanadiske konføderasjonen, som fant sted 1. juli 1867, da de tre separate koloniene De forente kanadiske statene (Ontario og Quebec), Nova Scotia og New Brunswick ble forent til et enkelt herredømme innenfor det britiske imperiet, kalt Canada. (Wikipedia).

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fredag 3. juli 2026

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Multibillion-dollar contract secures ‘major step forward’ for GCAP fighter jet

Japan, Italy and the U.K. have handed a £4.6 billion ($6.1 billion) development contract to their national champions building the GCAP jet. Read More

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Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence
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AeroVironment Gets $500M US Army C-UAS and C-sUAS Contracts

By The Editor on Jul 03, 2026 06:50 am

AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $500,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of commercial counter-unmanned aerial systems and counter small-unmanned aerial systems capabilities. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 29, 2029. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W912CH-26-D-A073). […]

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Pentagon Establishes Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems

By The Editor on Jul 03, 2026 06:45 am

The Pentagon has announced the comprehensive consolidation of all Unmanned and Autonomous Systems (UxS) under a newly established, direct-report position to the Deputy Secretary of War. This strategic priority aims to rapidly accelerate the development, procurement, and fielding at scale of autonomous capabilities, which are essential to maintaining the United States’ decisive military advantage. “This […]

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Airbus and Brave1 Partner to Boost Ukrainian Defence Innovation

By The Editor on Jul 03, 2026 06:40 am

Airbus Defence and Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brave1, Ukraine’s central government-led defence technology coordinator. Functioning as a joint innovation platform for the country’s ministries, military, and private tech sector, Brave1 serves as the main hub to fast-track cutting-edge battlefield technologies from concept to combat deployment. This agreement marks Brave1’s first industrial […]

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Quantum Systems Raises $1.2Bn Series D Raising Valuation to $8Bn

By The Editor on Jul 03, 2026 06:30 am

Quantum Systems has announced the signing of its $1.2 billion Series D financing round, valuing the company at ~ $8 billion on a post-money basis. The round was co-led by Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus and Advent, and supported by a high-calibre syndicate of crossover and long-term institutional investors including BOND, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Wellington […]

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