Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Ireland mulls a major leap forward in air capabilities
Ireland has raised the possibility of purchasing air combat interceptor aircraft, as a major increase in capability for the Air Corps if the proposal goes ...
Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: Loyal Wingman takes up position
Boeing has handed over the first prototype of a Loyal Wingman large multirole UAV to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), with the first flight expected ...
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Saab hails X-band AESA trial
Saab completed the first flight trial of its new X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter radar on 8 April. The company stated on 24 ...
Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: Coyote Block 2 UAV killer on target for IOC and sales
Raytheon expects to begin full-rate production of Coyote Block 2 (pictured), a counter-UAS (C-UAS) UAV which is used with the Howler C-UAS system, in 2020. ...
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Defence Notes
Avalon 2015: USAF confident F-35 will meet targets
25th February 2015
The re-baselining of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme has been successful and ongoing improvements in areas such as support and ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon 2015: IAI suggests new roles for Australian Herons
25th February 2015
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) believes the expanded capabilities of the Heron 1 UAV operated by the Royal Australian Air Force can provide a way for ...
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Digital Battlespace
Avalon 2015: Australian Wedgetail fully operational by mid-year
25th February 2015
Full operating capability (FOC) is expected to be declared for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Wedgetail E-7A airborne early warning and control aircraft before ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon 2015: Rocket firings planned for Fire Scout
24th February 2015
Northrop Grumman plans to do a test firing of an Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) from the new version of its Fire Scout rotary ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon 2015: Global Hawk flies in for airshow
23rd February 2015
The US Air Force will be exhibiting a Global Hawk RQ-4 high-altitude long-endurance UAV at the Australian Airshow near Melbourne after flying an aircraft to ...
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2014: UK SharpEye radar deliveries started
14th October 2014
Kelvin Hughes has begun delivery of its X-Band SharpEye SxV lightweight mobile surveillance radar to an undisclosed UK customer. Adrian Pilbeam, vice president of Kelvin ...
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2014: IAI to field C-IED suite by mid-2015
13th October 2014
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) expects be ready to field its ELI-3375 counter-improvised explosive device and counter-mine suite (CIMS) by the middle of 2015. The company ...
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2014: Ultra radio show
13th October 2014
Ultra Electronics has displayed for the first time its dual channel Orion X505-G radio at AUSA in Washington DC and revealed details of the radio’s ...
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2013: New weapon stations showcased
23rd October 2013
Two Kongsberg remote weapon stations (RWS) in new vehicle and weapon applications are on display for the first time at the AUSA exhibition in Washington ...
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2013: Elbit Systems bullish about US market
23rd October 2013
The first US sequester saw swingeing cuts to defence and other budgets, and as another round of potential cuts looms there is nervousness and ‘whistling ...
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2013: Apache receives new day sensor
23rd October 2013
The first US Army aviation Apache battalion equipped with a fully-upgraded Arrowhead targeting system is expected to be fielded in mid-2017 depending on what is ...
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2013: MBDA advances SPEAR
22nd October 2013
MBDA Missile Systems expects to conduct platform integration trials of its SPEAR network-enabled precision surface attack air-to-ground missile (ATGM) late next year. The company is ...
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2013: ArmorSource advances helmet order
22nd October 2013
US company ArmorSource is expecting to deliver the first 1000 test article samples of 375,000 helmets ordered by the US Defense Logistics Agency by 21 ...
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2013: Field and forget sensors showcased
21st October 2013
Lockheed Martin used AUSA to release more details on its Self-Powered Ad-hoc Network (SPAN) system of integrated ‘field-and-forget’ sensors. Designed to provide alerts for the ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2013: Lockheed Martin furthers unmanned offering
21st October 2013
Lockheed Martin has completed the first trials of its Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) and is planning for another trial in January before further tests ...
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2013: Raytheon showcases mast-mounted FLIR
21st October 2013
Raytheon has displayed its Long-Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (LRSS) with FLIR sensor on Danish company Falck Schmidt’s telescopic mast for the first time in ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2013: Textron unveils BattleHawk launcher
21st October 2013
Textron Defense Systems has completed arena level trials of its BattleHawk squad-level loitering munition as part of a demonstration to the US Army and is ...
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Defence Helicopter
Avalon: Australian Aerospace chief confident of Tiger service entry
28th February 2013
Australian Aerospace is confident that problems which have plagued the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter have been solved and it will soon be declared operational and ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon: Please stop droning on
28th February 2013
There’s a word not being used around the Australian Airshow or at least only being whispered in dark corners away from the prying ears of ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon: Australian opposition hints at return to BAMS
28th February 2013
Northrop Grumman has noted a commitment by Australia’s conservative opposition that Australia would return to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system, but is not ...
