DN - Defence Notes
Sweden seeks defence growth if budget demands met
With increased military activity in the Baltic Sea and Russia’s aggression in the air and on the ground, it is hardly surprising Sweden is looking ...
DN - Defence Notes
Saab open to expanding Gripen global manufacturing
Whilst Saab's Swedish production line can manufacture 24 Gripen aircraft per annum, the company is open to sharing technology know-how with allies looking to acquire the ...
DB - Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2019: Kirintec display EW prowess
The Mercury Blade 5 from Kirintec is the latest version of the company’s vehicle platform for jamming systems, and by the end of 2019 the ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
UDT 2019: UK ‘SubClub’ targets export opportunities
Whilst the UK might not build non-SSN submarines directly (or export them), the British government has turned its focus onto the domestic companies, across the ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2019: Leonardo’s BriteCloud squares up to US testing
14th May 2019
Announced on 13 May at AOC EW Europe, the US DoD has selected Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) to be assessed under the Office ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
UDT Europe 2019: French Navy frigates undergo sonar retrofit
7th May 2019
As part of the French MoD’s Frigate Sonar Capacity Upgrade public procurement programme, four French Navy frigates have seen their analogue sensors modernised by RTsys. ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2019: TMD receives order for NATO operations
7th May 2019
Manufacturer of professional microwave and RF products, TMD Technologies Limited (TMD) has received an order of its latest portfolio of Ka-band travelling wave tube (TWT) ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Less talk, more action from drone task force (video)
2nd May 2019
As AUVSI's 2019 edition of Xponential draws to a close, the Shephard Media team comprising of Richard Thomas, Editor-in-Chief, Helen Haxell, Air Editor and Senior ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Lord sensing the movement
2nd May 2019
Lord’s inertial systems are now in the seventh generation, spanning wireless, pressure, load and displacement and are being utilised throughout autonomous, navigational, robotic, unmanned vehicle ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Electrafly’s flying machine ready to test
2nd May 2019
Whilst OEMs are developing pilotless technology demonstrators for the urban air mobility (UAM) market, one start-up, Electrafly is exploring the art of the possible with a ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Xsens module goes smaller for more capability
2nd May 2019
Netherlands company Xsens has launched the next iteration of its inertial sensor module portfolio, the MTi 600 for the unmanned commercial market. The newest introduction to ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: GM fuelling army vehicles
1st May 2019
General Motors (GM) is pushing hard on electrification for autonomous vehicles and the company’s defence division is continuing its research into alternative fuel cell technology ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Collins Aerospace’s civil avionic solutions aid military missions
1st May 2019
The application of Collins Aerospace’s Pro Line Fusion avionics system is reducing crew workloads and being applied to military aircraft with ease due to its ...
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MTSN - Training/Simulation
ITEC 2019: A-ha moments for warfighter solutions
1st May 2019
Modelling and simulation research is determining that one major challenge, facing technological developments in this arena, is the relationship between human communication and interaction with ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: PrecisionHawk perfects its pilot game
1st May 2019
With its broad business model, PrecisionHawk has moved to react to the aggressive growth seen occurring within the commercial unmanned market through, among other efforts, ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: UAVOS pushing unmanned helicopters for lidar ops
30th April 2019
The future of lidar missions in oil and gas, mapping to power line inspections could very much be in the hands of unmanned helicopters, further ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Elios 2 present for inspection (video)
30th April 2019
Almost 18 months since Swiss company Flyability debuted Elios, the company has revealed the next iteration in its collision-tolerant inspection and exploration mini UAV portfolio, ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Conference insight highlights pace of change (video)
30th April 2019
The annual AUVSI Xponential has kicked off, with seminars and briefings starting the conference as it means to go on with focuses on the next ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: NASA pushing autopilot envelope for UAM
29th April 2019
NASA’s Cessna LC40 UAM testbed flight research aircraft is being utilised to champion industry and the agency’s research efforts in the field of flight automation, ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Finishing touches for Spanish Navy’s AB-212 upgrades
18th April 2019
Whilst delivery of the seven modernised AB-212 helicopters for the Spanish Navy is complete, Sener, one of the parties on the upgrade programme, continues in ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Rotorcraft Asia 2019: Aviation industry explores integration (video)
17th April 2019
As Rotorcraft Asia and Unmanned Systems Asia 2019 drew to a close, show organisers Experia Events detailed the efforts that aviation authorities are making in ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Unmanned Systems Asia 2019: Embraer X treads carefully
15th April 2019
Whilst industry can sometimes be seen to be taking a rather aggressive approach to urban air mobility (UAM), Embraer X, an established business unit of ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Rotorcraft Asia 2019: StandardAero builds regional presence
11th April 2019
Not dissuaded by the variety of regulatory and infrastructure challenges that face companies in Asia-Pacific, StandardAero has responded by growing its regional hubs and connections. ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Rotorcraft Asia 2019: Show review (video)
11th April 2019
Following a week of covering Rotorcraft Asia and Unmanned Systems Asia 2019 at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Shephard's show daily team take a ...
