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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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Curtiss-Wright Awarded $18M Contract for Helicopter Ice-Protection Systems

8th September 2008

Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. has awarded Curtiss-Wright Corporation a contract to provide an electronics package that will provide protection against ice build-up on the engine …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Ultra reveal new details on Global Observer JCTD

5th September 2008

The US Air Force (USAF) is this month commencing flight testing of a prototype wideband communications suite planned to equip an Aerovironment Global Observer endurance …
Uncrewed Vehicles

UK procures further two Reapers

5th September 2008

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is set to expand its fleet of Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) UAVs to five after Defence Equipment and Support …
Uncrewed Vehicles

UK: Heriot-Watt University Triumphs at the Student Autonomous Underwater Competition Europe

5th September 2008

The Heriot-Watt University team was third time lucky as it triumphed over international opposition at the third edition of the Student Autonomous Underwater Competition – …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US Customs and Border Protection Aircraft Deployed to Support Hurricane Gustav Response

5th September 2008

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has deployed the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Predator B to support the response and recovery efforts of Hurricane Gustav. CBP …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Michael Toscano Named AUVSI Executive Director

5th September 2008

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Toscano as the Executive Director …
Naval Warfare

ATK Awarded $97M Contract to Develop the Multi-Stage Supersonic Target for the US Navy

5th September 2008

Alliant Techsystems announced today that it has been awarded a $97 million contract for the design, development, integration, and test of the Multi-Stage Supersonic Target …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Swiss UAV delivers first rotary-wing UAV for pipeline monitoring

5th September 2008

SWISS UAV GmbH, a Switzerland based UAV manufacture, delivered the first VTOL UAV of a series of systems designed for pipeline monitoring. Fitted with a …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman cites Aurora Flight Sciences for Excellence in Manufacturing Performance

5th September 2008

Aurora Flight Sciences has received Platinum Source Supplier status from the Northrop Grumman Corporation. To receive Platinum status, a Northrop Grumman supplier must have a …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky Aerospace Services to Support Saudi Arabia's New MOI Helicopter Fleet

5th September 2008

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced a five-year contract to provide Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior (MOI) with an Operations and Maintenance Support Program for the …
Defence Helicopter

LHTEC to Provide Engines for Turkish ATAK Helicopters

5th September 2008

The Turkish Army announced that it has selected the AgustaWestland T129 helicopter, powered by two Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) CTS800-4A engines, as part …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Termination of JP129 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle contract

4th September 2008

The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing Australia have agreed to terminate the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Lockheed Martin demonstrates intelligent autonomous control of multiple unmanned systems

4th September 2008

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully demonstrated the Intelligent Control and Autonomous Re-planning of Unmanned Systems (ICARUS) suite of technologies as part of an exercise …
Defence Helicopter

Kaman to Showcase Super Seasprite at Black Sea Defense & Aerospace Exposition

4th September 2008

Kaman Helicopters will display an SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter for the first time at the Black Sea Defense & Aerospace Exposition Sept. 24-26 in Bucharest, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US Navy UCAS Demonstrator On Track for First Flight

3rd September 2008

Northrop Grumman Corporation is on track for the first flight of its revolutionary Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat …
Uncrewed Vehicles

MetaVR Announces Additional Support for TUAS Embedded Visual System Trainers

3rd September 2008

MetaVR announces recent sales of 70 real-time 3D visualization licenses to AAI Corporation to support rendering synthetic camera payload video in the training component of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

London Science Museum Explores What Affects the Air We Breathe in a Special Exhibit Featuring the Manta UAV

3rd September 2008

Beijing’s breath of fresh air opened at the prestigious Science Museum in South Kensington, London on August 22, 2008 and will entice and pose breath …
Uncrewed Vehicles

iRobot Awarded $200M Ceiling IDIQ US Army Contract for Robotic Systems, Spare Parts and Accessories

3rd September 2008

iRobot Corp. today announced it has been awarded a $200 million ceiling priced Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, …
Defence Helicopter

2008 International Sea King Symposium

3rd September 2008

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America (Vector) is receiving a tremendous show of support from members of the international SEA KING / S61 community in …