Digital Battlespace
Insight: Air power and the space between
The capabilities that space flight and technology can bring to the military arena are still relatively infant at this time but infinite possibilities remain as …
Military Logistics
Insight: Still on track
Whilst an understated part of global militaries’ vehicle portfolios, railway transportation still forms a backbone for the transportation of goods, services, personnel and national duties. …
Digital Battlespace
Paris Air Show: Gen III display system gives vision of the future (video)
Designed to better fuse the F-35 operators with their aircraft, the Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System from Collins Aerospace represents the baseline standard from …
Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Behind the facade (video)
For a Paris Air Show that promised so much, has the pre-event anticipation been matched by the outcome, and what insights can be drawn from …
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Naval Warfare
Paris Air Show: Carry on Poseidon (video insight)
20th June 2019
Following AAR's recent overhaul completion of the US Navy's first P-8A Poseidon MPA, company officials are to push on with the seven-year ID/IQ contract and …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Fighting talk (video)
19th June 2019
Two days into the 53rd edition of Paris Air Show and the Shephard editorial team takes a look back at the fast-jet highlights, conceptual models …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Under wraps on the flight line (video)
16th June 2019
As the 2019 edition of the Paris Air Show thrusts into public view, Shephard examines some of the platforms on display, others being kept under …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Holding patterns for investment in UK aerospace
13th June 2019
Holding patterns in aerospace are no longer being associated solely with the skies but also on the ground as the possible impact of a non-effective …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Who will lead on tackling drone misuse?
11th June 2019
The criminal act of endangering an aircraft is outlawed across the UK with penalties for offenders ranging from monetary fines to prison sentences of up to …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Gripen speeding through flight tests
10th June 2019
The Gripen E’s flight testing programme is ramping up as Saab pushes the platform harder in the skies to meet the ever-evolving fighter jet demands …
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Training
Paris Air Show: Smarter sim usage for Swedish Air Force
10th June 2019
The time spent by service personnel in the synthetic environment versus in real-life training scenarios should not be an either-or situation, the Swedish Air Force …
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Digital Battlespace
Weakest link eliminated in international exercise
4th June 2019
The wide availability of Link 16 is now removing interoperability issues between air power platforms during challenging international training exercises. At an Arctic Challenge Exercise …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab's Arexis jamming pod nears flight testing
23rd May 2019
Ahead of schedule the Saab electronic attack jamming pod for its Arexis electronic package is moving forward to flight tests this year after an original …
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Defence Notes
Sweden seeks defence growth if budget demands met
22nd May 2019
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 …
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Defence Notes
Saab open to expanding Gripen global manufacturing
21st May 2019
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 …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Europe 2019: Kirintec display EW prowess
17th May 2019
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 …
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Naval Warfare
UDT 2019: UK ‘SubClub’ targets export opportunities
16th May 2019
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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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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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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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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Uncrewed 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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Uncrewed 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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Uncrewed 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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Uncrewed 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 …
