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Paris Air Show 2025: GA-ASI unveils the PELE air-launched UAV

The air-launched PELE has been designed to extend the sensing capabilities of the MQ-9B and its user service through various payloads.

Paris Air Show 2025: Portugal signs for sixth C-390 Millennium aircraft with 10 options for future European acquisition

Portugal was the second country to purchase the C-390 Millennium aircraft for its air force, originally signing for five aircraft in 2019. This order marks the first time an operator has signed an additional order for the C-390.

Naval Warfare

Ireland orders Thales towed array sonar

Ireland has a large Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) which extends 370km (200nm) offshore and contains 75% of the transatlantic subsea cables which carry $10 trillion in financial transactions daily. The country is investing to increase protection and surveillance of these waters.

Land Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: MBDA bets on carmaker to help make new one-way effector

The One-Way Effector (OWE) is a ground-launched missile or drome designed to act as a swarm to overwhelm air defence systems. It was displayed for the first time in Paris this week.

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Air Warfare

UK NMH programme will not see helicopters delivered to British Armed Forces until 2027

1st March 2024

Airbus, Leonardo and Lockheed Martin have progressed through to the Invitation to Negotiate phase of the New Medium Helicopter competition, but the initial goal of introducing new helicopters by 2025 remained unattainable.
Air Warfare

US Marine Corps completes second XQ-58A Valkyrie flight test

29th February 2024

Originally designed by Kratos for the USAF, the XQ-58A will serve as a vital testbed for emerging technologies and capabilities of the US Marine Corps.
Air Warfare

NHIndustries to boost NH90 support as parts from Australian MRH90s return to Europe

29th February 2024

In October 2024, Australia announced it was standing down its version of the NH90, the MRH90. NHIndustries has been using the opportunity to salvage systems from the aircraft and boost it supply stocks for other users.
Air Warfare

Bell and Leonardo to cooperate on tiltrotor technology

29th February 2024

The partnership between Leonardo and Bell has signalled a step towards advancing next-generation rotorcraft capabilities as the two company's embark on NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) Concept Study.
Land Warfare

BAE wins contract to support Danish CV90s

29th February 2024

Initially developed in the late 1980s and entering full-rate production in 1993, BAE Systems Hägglunds’ Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) has since entered service with 10 European countries. Spanning five iterations following continuous development and upgrades, the platform’s latest variant has been the MkIV.
Air Warfare

What is wrong with the US Armed Force’s rotary-wing aviation fleet?

28th February 2024

Following more than two months of operational stand down of CV-22 Ospreys, two separate crashes of AH-64D Apaches have forced the US Army National Guard to ground its entire helicopter fleet.
Naval Warfare

Plans halted for joint German-Dutch frigate replacement

28th February 2024

Cooperation between the governments of Germany and the Netherlands on a replacement air defence frigate project for their respective fleets will likely be cancelled.
Land Warfare

British Army’s new Apaches come online as the force confronts new challenges

28th February 2024

The British Army’s new fleet of attack helicopters are a major step-change from the previous various and the force has a strong focus on the opportunities for spiral development and crewed-uncrewed teaming.
Air Warfare

Singapore announces F-35A order as it looks to diversify its future fighter fleet

28th February 2024

Singapore’s announcement of the procurement of eight F-35As has solidified the country’s commitment to enhancing national security and has seen it join select nations in operating multiple variants of the Lockheed Martin fighter aircraft.
Land Warfare

Germany follows Austria and orders Skyranger air defence systems

28th February 2024

Unveiled at Eurosatory 2004, the Oerlikon Skyranger is a mobile ground based air defence system (GBAD) which can be deployed against air targets at short and very short range and against ground targets. The system for Germany is the missile and gun system alone mounted on Boxer IFVs.
Air Warfare

KAI develops MUM-T alongside fighter program

28th February 2024

KAI has been developing manned-unmanned teaming and air-launched effects technologies to be operated alongside its domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter.
Uncrewed Vehicles

Israel’s SpearUAV positions Viper loitering munitions for tactical and strategic functions

27th February 2024

SpearUAV’s Viper family of loitering munitions has been developed to provide effects across multiple domains.
Air Warfare

US Army continues pivot to large-scale combat operations from counter-insurgency in the shadow of world events

27th February 2024

US Army Aviation has been pivoting to face a different kind of war. On the platform front that has meant investing in proven systems and improving platforms already in service.
Land Warfare

ST Engineering updates Singapore Army’s standard service weapon

27th February 2024

STE boosts firearms portfolio with updated SAR 21 and Ultimax 100 variants, revealing it has been targeting sales via updates to the legacy assault rifle and light machine gun.
Naval Warfare

NATO’s largest exercise for decades is shaping future transatlantic security

27th February 2024

Steadfast Defender 24 (STDE24), the main NATO multi-domain exercise for 2024, has seen large-scale national and multinational live exercises taking place across the whole NATO area. Among the challenges it has attempted to tackle have been the increased lethality of uncrewed systems and how to enhance amphibious landings in cold environments.
Land Warfare

Malaysian Army self-propelled howitzer acquisition programme faces a blurry future

27th February 2024

The schedule, number of platforms and total estimated cost of the Malaysian Army’s 155mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) acquisition programme has remained undefined despite the procurement effort having been announced back in the 2010s.
Air Warfare

UK’s New Medium Helicopter requirement takes a step forward

27th February 2024

The UK MoD has published a draft plan to buy between 36 and 44 aircraft under its long-awaited New Medium Helicopter (NMH) acquisition programme to replace RAF Puma HC2, Army Air Corps Bell 212, RAF Bell 412 and Airbus AS365 Dauphins used by Special Operations Forces.
Digital Battlespace

SitaWare Headquarters C4ISR system selected for Italian Army

27th February 2024

SitaWare Headquarters, a C4ISR solution for tactical communication, interoperability, collaborative planning and situational awareness across the battlespace, has been in service with multiple nations worldwide.
Air Warfare

The Netherlands selects Airboxer UAV

27th February 2024

Manufactured by High Eye, the Airboxer, or HEF 32, is a rotary-wing VTOL UAS designed to conduct maritime ISR applications. Powered by a twin-cylinder petrol engine and following a classic single-rotor helicopter configuration it can carry a payload up to 5kg.