Air Warfare
Enduring performance: the A-29 Super Tucano (video)
The Super Tucano was built to adapt to customer requirements and changing technologies.
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In a new-look Shephard Defence Podcast, the news team discusses the rapidly-evolving situation in Ukraine and latest developments following Russia's unprovoked invasion.
Eurofighter Typhoon European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk2) flight tests are soon to go ahead, after years of research and development.
In terms of the emerging capabilities of loitering munitions, the Russo-Ukrainian war is serving as a proving ground before our eyes.
Jackal is a turbojet loitering munition that provides a 100km range and 15min loiter time. It features an open architecture that provides the capability to support multiple-warhead types as well as EW and ISR packages.
The Super Tucano was built to adapt to customer requirements and changing technologies.
European air forces are showing an increased interest in Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano for long-endurance, low-intensity conflicts and training.
27th May 2022
The US State Department has approved a possible FMS to the Netherlands for AIM-9X Block II Missiles and related equipment, valued at around $117 million.
27th May 2022
Raytheon is sustaining the F135 engine and will also provide common F-35 programme support activities under a new contract modification.
27th May 2022
Egypt has lodged a $2.6 billion FMS request with the US for 23 heavy-lift CH-47F helicopters.
27th May 2022
The first of six H160s is now being modified for French Navy SAR missions.
27th May 2022
As military platforms and assets become increasingly reliant on data and digital applications, the need to protect them is also growing. Naval assets have shown the largest increase in demand.
27th May 2022
The USAF tested the operational integration capabilities of the RAAF's E-7A Wedgetail during the recent Black Flag 22-1 exercise.
26th May 2022
Switzerland is set to commence the first flight of a Hermes 900 UAV after working through roll tests of the aircraft.
26th May 2022
After receiving the first Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), the US Army is now testing the system in the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
26th May 2022
BAE Systems has laid out ambitious plans for the T-650 heavy lift UAV.
26th May 2022
Thailand is awaiting five RQ-21A UAVs from the US, and the first has been formally handed over.
26th May 2022
Combat air industrial ties between the UK and Japan are set to deepen, but BAE Systems is taking nothing for granted where F-3 programme developments are concerned.
25th May 2022
The fleet of F-5 training aircraft operated by Tactical Air Support is set to evolve with new sensors and system capabilities.
25th May 2022
The Royal Danish Navy is operating the Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing UAV for maritime surveillance missions.
24th May 2022
Operational test sets of modules for the AN/APY-9 radar will be used at the depot level to provide test and repair capabilities.
24th May 2022
The MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary-wing UAV has been deployed to the Indo-Pacific region for the first time.
24th May 2022
As legacy combat net radios (CNRs) approach their end of service life, modern armed forces seek next-generation tactical communications devices to provide personnel with transformational capabilities.
24th May 2022
A recent agreement to produce Anka UAVs holds deep geopolitical significance for Turkey.
24th May 2022
The production of the MADIS RWS has moved from Kongsberg, Norway to Kongsberg Protech Systems USA in Johnstown (Pennsylvania).
24th May 2022
MBDA has revealed more details about progress on the SPEAR-EW air-launched missile.