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Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700

The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380

Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: A400M production moved forward as development plans outlined

It is more than a decade since the Airbus A400M tactical lift aircraft entered service. More than 130 aircraft are in service around the world with nine countries, while another order has been made by Indonesia. The company is now looking to lower operational costs and increase the number of potential missions.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Boeing confirms “very early infancy” C-17 Globemaster III production restart discussions as European market opportunity looms

The discussion of the C-17 comes off the back of Boeing’s focus on a growing European demand for defence equipment amid a growing threat on the continent.

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Training

I/ITSEC 2023: CAE unveils US Air Force digital F-16 cockpit

30th November 2023

For the first time CAE exhibited a digital F-16 cockpit integrated with the Simulators Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) marking a major step forward in training equipment virtualisation.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: Can military forces solve integration issues in the training domain?

30th November 2023

Deploying several simulation solutions with different operating systems and programming languages has been a challenge for armed forces worldwide.
Land Warfare

I/ITSEC 2023: British Army could have saved £120 million in artillery ammunition, says manufacturer

30th November 2023

Cubic Blue Shell, a train-as-you-fight solution, has been in use by the British Army for three years offering an indirect fire training system that simulates artillery drills and weapons effects.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: Barco expands F400 series with new projector

30th November 2023

The F400-N4K has been designed to offer laser projection and high-speed processing with 4K UHD resolution.
Land Warfare

Swiss Leopards to fill holes left by Ukraine-bound tanks

30th November 2023

Switzerland has sold 25 retired Leopard 2 MBTs but only after Germany asserted that the tanks would stay with NATO or EU partners, to respect Swiss policy of neutrality.
Air Warfare

Eurofighter Typhoon electronic combat aircraft set to replace German Tornadoes

30th November 2023

Germany has given the green light to replace its Tornado ECR aircraft with Eurofighter Typhoon EK, a dedicated variant for electronic combat and SEAD.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: CAE and Cubic to mix live training with virtual at US Navy base in 2024

29th November 2023

Cubic and CAE announced the establishment of the Next Generation Advanced Training Environment (NXTGEN8) at the US Navy Guam base, delivering a live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training solution.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: MVRsimulation launches mixed reality Sand Table

29th November 2023

MVRsimulation's Sand Table users could operate physically emulated military equipment through the with imagery-correlated terrain.
Defence Notes

I/ITSEC 2023: How wide is the gap between the US and China’s capabilities?

29th November 2023

While Washington sees Beijing as its most comprehensive and serious challenger, the Jinping administration has been taking the lead in R&D within certain domains.
Land Warfare

Saab to support South Korea’s Arthur weapon locating system

29th November 2023

Saab will provide support and spare parts for South Korea’s Arthur weapons locating systems. Arthur has been in service with South Korea since 2009 and the country has been the largest operator of the system.
Air Warfare

Spain signs deal with Airbus for SiRTAP MALE UAS

29th November 2023

Spain’s MoD has signed a deal with Airbus for a new multirole UAS which will be ITAR-free and primarily designed for ISTAR operations. It has been planned for service with Spain, Colombia and Serbia.
Air Warfare

15 more KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuellers bound for USAF

29th November 2023

The US Air Force has ordered more Pegasus KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelling aircraft with advanced communications and data connectivity.
Naval Warfare

Future of the South African Navy looks bleak despite new ships entering service

29th November 2023

The commissioning of SAS King Shaka Zulu, a Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel, into the South African Navy masks serious problems for the service as fleet availability falls dangerously low and capability atrophies.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: US Marine Corps seek AI capabilities for training purposes

28th November 2023

The US Marine Corps is divesting its legacy training systems and simulations to adopt solutions that can enable replicating current and future operating environments with high fidelity.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: Hadean and 4C Strategies team up on capability integration for training

28th November 2023

The strategic collaboration between Hadean and 4C Strategies intends to harness the potential of AI-powered spatial computing and merge it with data-driven exercise management.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: Lockheed Martin launches latest version of Prepar3D training solution

28th November 2023

This latest release of Prepar3D offers improvements in realism and efficiency, catering to training scenarios across aviation, maritime and ground domains, according to Lockheed Martin.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: Varjo launches XR-4 mixed-reality headsets

28th November 2023

The new Varjo XR-4 mixed-reality headset, unveiled at I/ITSEC in Florida, provides what its developer termed 'higher image quality' and it can be used in offline secure training environments.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: BAE Systems integrates Red 6 and PLEXSYS tech into single synthetic environment training solution

28th November 2023

BAE Systems has revealed plans to integrate Red 6's Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) and PLEXSYS' Advanced Simulation Combat Operations Trainer into its Project OdySSEy single synthetic environment.
Training

I/ITSEC 2023: US Army switches training focus to cyber and EW

28th November 2023

The service will pay greater attention to the development of intelligence, cyber and electronic warfare training capabilities.