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Paris Air Show 2025: GA-ASI and Saab partner on AEW MQ-9B capability, demo to fly by 2026

The AEW capabilities are seen to slot into Saab’s wider AEW offering as a complementary extension to its portfolio, while augmenting the MQ-9B’s own range of uncrewed aircraft.

US lawmakers signal F-35 investment commitment of $10.7 billion in FY2026

Although it remains unclear how the US DoD has advanced in fixing issues with the F-35 programme, the multi-billion dollar fund has been included in the FY2026 defence bill.

Paris Air Show 2025: Teaming success for E-7 and MQ-28 as Ghost Bat targets Europe

Boeing has announced the successful flight trial of a MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aerial system (UAS) teaming with an E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft against an airborne target.

Air Warfare

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.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Lynx Radar Capabilities Demonstrated During Patrol Operations On Southwest U.S. Border

23rd October 2008

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that its Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Marines look to UAS for expanded EW capabilities

22nd October 2008

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is currently evaluating a range of new UAS payload subsystems that will expand the role of unmanned vehicles in …
Defence Helicopter

New GENTEX Helmet Designed for Sikorsky X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator

22nd October 2008

The historic first flight of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator featured the use of a helmet crafted by GENTEX especially for the X2 Demonstrator. …
Defence Helicopter

US Department of Defense Cancels Bell Helicopter's ARH Contract

17th October 2008

On Thursday 16 October the US Department of Defense released the following statement: DoD Announces Non-Certification Of Armed Reconaissance Helicopter Program Today, the Department of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded Office of Naval Research Contract in Support of Multi-Vehicle Cooperation for Air and Sea Vehicles

16th October 2008

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today the award of a Phase II contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the area of multi-vehicle cooperation …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI Receives $242M Contract Award for Additional Shadow Tactical UAS

15th October 2008

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a contract totaling $242.1 million …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Israel Aerospace Industries announces delivery of the 1st Heron UAV to Canada

15th October 2008

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) delivered today the first Heron UAV system to the Canadian Air Force. IAI and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) as …
Defence Helicopter

Raytheon Nets $17.9 Million Award for Prototype Sensor

15th October 2008

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a $17.9 million contract to develop a sensor system prototype to give helicopter crews full day or night …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Scandicraft provides geo-tagged images taken from mini-UAV via satellite link

14th October 2008

The Norwegian UAV service provider Scandicraft demonstrated the Incident Support Imaging System (ISIS) at the UN-organized disaster management exercise Triplex. Scandicraft provided geo-tagged aerial images …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Deep Down Expands ROV Fleet Through Mako Technologies

14th October 2008

Deep Down, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DPDW) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mako Technologies, LLC ("Mako") is expanding its fleet of Remotely Operated Vehicles …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DCNS achieves automatic UAV landing on frigate

13th October 2008

On 9 and 10 October 2008, DCNS successfully landed a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in automatic mode on French Navy frigate Montcalm while the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI's One System Ground Control Station Automatically Launches and Lands Sky Warrior UAV

13th October 2008

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron company, announced today that its One System Ground Control Station (OSGCS) has demonstrated successful automatic …
Defence Helicopter

Bell Helicopter receives contract for 15 additional H-1 aircraft

12th October 2008

Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, announced that the U.S. Navy has exercised an option under its contract with Bell to purchase Lot 5 of the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US Navy introduces remotely operated submarine rescue vehicle to the world

10th October 2008

The US Navy has announced that effective September 30, 2008 the Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS-SRS-RCS) is the primary deep sea rescue asset for …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Subsea 7 Apprentices Scoop Local and National Awards

10th October 2008

Subsea 7 Inc (OSE Symbol: SUB), one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies, has announced that two of its Aberdeen based apprentices …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aurora Flight Sciences is Part of Northrop Grumman BAMS Team

10th October 2008

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it will be a supplier on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4N aircraft for U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Mini unmanned vehicle demonstrates capabilities for MAWTS-1 Marines

10th October 2008

An unmanned aerial vehicle system was tested by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 personnel Oct. 1, to see how it could be incorporated …
Uncrewed Vehicles

UAV controlled by Skilligent software completes its initial flight testing program

9th October 2008

Skilligent LLC and Siam UAV Industries Co., Ltd. today announced that an intensive program of flight testing has confirmed robustness, stability and high performance of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

EADS North America Delivers the DT35/DT45 Jet-Powered Aerial Target for US Army Operational Demo

9th October 2008

EADS North America has delivered a complete jet-powered target drone system to the U.S. Army for operational evaluation in the training of missile defense crews …