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US Navy expands GARC sUSV deployment

The small, unmanned surface vehicle will operate this year in multiple operations and military exercises worldwide.

Europe’s next-generation tank crawls forward and adopts a proven process

The Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) is ambitious and is using a procurement system which has had some success in the continent’s aircraft purchasing processes with a separate company established and subsystems identified.

Air Warfare

US and UK military targeted for GPS-free navigation system for UAVs in contested environments

Flare Bright TACTERA software solution will be introduced at SOF Week 2025 in Tampa this week.

Air Warfare

StormShroud enters service with UK RAF to suppress enemy air defences

StormShroud is designed to support UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Lockheed Martin F-35B and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft by providing suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD). It is built around the Tekever AR3 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) and Leonardo BriteStorm electronic warfare (EW) jammer payload.

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US Coast Guard re-affirms two tier UAS architecture requirement

11th February 2009

The US Coast Guard has confirmed it has just completed a strategic paper on development of its unmanned air systems capabilities with this reaffirming a …
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Australian Black Hawk makes hard landing

11th February 2009

An Australian Army Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk helicopter has made a heavy landing during night flying training in support of ongoing peace keeping operations in …
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Heli-Expo 2009 - Shaping up nicely

10th February 2009

Preparation for Heli-Expo 2009 in Anaheim, California is well underway, and the show is shaping up nicely. All indicators point to another successful convention and …
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"Most challenging conditions ever" - RAF rescue walkers

10th February 2009

The captain of an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter said that conditions during a dramatic rescue of walkers on Snowdon on Saturday were the most …
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UK AH-64D Apache Force Commander Aware of Need to Keep UORs Flowing and Motivation High

9th February 2009

The UK’s Army Air Corps (AAC) is sustaining 32 WAH Apache Mk1 attack helicopters for deployed operations out of its fleet of 67 aircraft. These …
Uncrewed Vehicles

BAE Systems' Mantis makes international debut at Aero India 2009

9th February 2009

Visitors to Aero India 2009 will for the first time get a glimpse of BAE Systems vision of the future capability of autonomous Unmanned Aircraft …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ extends its TALON robot family to meet challenges of mine detection and counter-IED in Afghanistan

9th February 2009

QinetiQ has extended its TALON family of robots, 2,500 of which have already been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, to ensure it continues to meet …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Themis begin work in South-East Asia

9th February 2009

Themis team is in the midst of a very successful project together with Elbit systems for a client in south-east Asia. Themis is instructing and …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AFRL Picks Industry Team as Phase II Integrator for Automated Aerial Refueling

8th February 2009

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded an industry team led by Boeing a four-year contract worth $49 million to continue developing technology …
Defence Helicopter

BAE Systems receives contracts to develop CH-53K Cockpit Seat and cabin armour

6th February 2009

BAE Systems has received contracts from Sikorsky Aircraft for development and initial deliveries of CH-53K Cockpit Seats and Cabin Armour Systems. The first deliveries of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Italy orders Reapers

6th February 2009

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has recieved an $81 million contract for two MQ-9 Reapers and two Mobile Ground Control Stations through the United States Foreign …
Defence Helicopter

Stork Aerospace receives Boeing contract for CH-47F Chinook aft section work

6th February 2009

Stork Fokker, a Stork Aerospace company, announced today it has received a contract from The Boeing Company for manufacture of the CH-47F Chinook aft section …
Uncrewed Vehicles

GA-ASI First Two-Channel Lynx Radar Demonstrates Improved GMTI Performance Under Darpa Dual Beam Project

6th February 2009

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems today announced that it has successfully demonstrated the ability to detect slow moving targets with a two-channel version of its Lynx …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Zala Aero To Deliver UAVs To Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan

6th February 2009

Zala Aero has won a contract to deliver the ZALA 421-12 unmanned aerial system to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan (the former Soviet …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI - Navy Fire Scout readied for initial maritime operational deployment

6th February 2009

The US Navy will soon conduct the first maritime operational deployment with an MQ-8B Fire Scout UAS, according to Commander Kevin "Q" Quarderer, an "Innovation …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI - SOUTHCOM prepares for UAS solicitation

6th February 2009

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is preparing for the imminent release of a statement of work covering contractor owned and operated UAS support to counter-illicit smuggling …
Uncrewed Vehicles

IXSEA opens its doors in Dubai

6th February 2009

There's further expansion for IXSEA as it opens a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. IXSEA LLC will support the offshore industry in the …
Defence Helicopter

EADS North America receives U.S. Army contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters

5th February 2009

The US Army has awarded EADS North America a contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) Jan. 15, 2009, bringing the total …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI - US Navy prepares to forward-deploy Reaper

5th February 2009

The US Navy is preparing to forward-deploy the Reaper UAS. The acknowledgement was made by Rear Admiral Mark Kenny, Director, Navy Irregular Warfare (N3/N5), during …