Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: MEV gives kiss of life to in-orbit satellites
The reality of on-demand satellite servicing took a giant leap forward with the successful docking of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) to a client ...
Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: MicroLite brings persistent surveillance to small UAVs
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems used the Singapore Airshow to unveil the MicroLite lightweight EO/IR sensor, which offers new capabilities for airborne wide-area persistent surveillance missions. Developed ...
Digital Battlespace
How Canada is enhancing its SATCOM coverage
Expanding its commitment to the space domain, Canada’s defence policy commits to ‘increased and predictable’ funding to deliver new capabilities, such as earth observation, space ...
Defence Helicopter
IDEX 2019: UAE's 407 MRH sees continued success (video)
Thirty 407MRH light attack helicopters are currently in operation with the UAE. Lyle Becka, VP of operations at NorthStar Aviation runs through the capabilities and ...
-
Defence Helicopter
Singapore 2010: NZ company continues Iridium success
4th February 2010
The Colombian Air Force is equipping its rotary and fixed wing aircraft with a new Iridium satellite communications and tracking system, it has emerged. The ...
-
Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA Aviation 2010: Need for VTOL UAS' is urgent, say US commanders
8th January 2010
Operational experience in Afghanistan and Iraq is frequently highlighing the need for the fielding of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS), ...
-
Defence Helicopter
AUSA Aviation 2010: US Army Special Operations hunt for new aircraft
8th January 2010
The United States Army Special Operations Command is looking at a range of helicopter technologies as it searches for a new aircraft with the speed ...
-
Defence Helicopter
AUSA Aviation 2010: CIRCM programme moving ahead
8th January 2010
The US Army is on the verge of releasing a request for proposals (RfP) for a new directed infrared countermeasures system to defend helicopters against ...
-
Defence Helicopter
AUSA Aviation 2010: Army to fast track search for Kiowa replacement
8th January 2010
The United States Department of Defense is looking to fast-track its analysis of alternatives (AoA) process as it searches for a new Armed Aerial Scout ...
-
Digital Battlespace
NATO and US connect networks in Afghanistan
17th December 2009
NATO is on the verge of creating a common mission network, linking the US CENTRIX system with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Mission Secret ...
-
Defence Helicopter
Tiger proves credentials in Afghanistan
16th December 2009
The Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter has proven its operational worth in support of combat operations in Afghanistan, according to the commander of the French detachment’s ...