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Just this week Portugal signed for a sixth C-390 with the add-on of an option for 10 for other NATO countries. In April, Sweden signed for four and in December last year Slovakia agreed to buy three, while in the same month an undisclosed country agreed to buy two.
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
Turgis Gaillard and Bharat Forge have signed an MoU to offer the Aarok, produced in India, to the Indian Ministry of Defence. The UAV could satisfy the country’s desire for an indigenous MALE UAV, offering an alternative to the TAPAS BH-201 that has had a rocky development.
In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).
Just this week Portugal signed for a sixth C-390 with the add-on of an option for 10 for other NATO countries. In April, Sweden signed for four and in December last year Slovakia agreed to buy three, while in the same month an undisclosed country agreed to buy two.
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.
With a multi-million dollar expansion in support of electronic warfare, BAE Systems is driving unparalleled enhancements to the EC-37B. Integrating our innovative Compass Call mission system into the platform enables warfighters to combat advanced threats and support special missions.
12th August 2021
The FAcT programme for the Royal Canadian Air Force is down to two bidders with a contract award expected in 2023.
12th August 2021
DVLS keeps pilots spatially oriented to the terrain and obstacles and works with existing night vision devices to enable safer landings, says L3Harris.
11th August 2021
ALE-50 uses electronic countermeasures to lure incoming missiles away from military aircraft.
10th August 2021
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10th August 2021
QinetiQ hosts major US-led exercise that sees the GQM-16SA Coyote fired in UK for the first time.
10th August 2021
The first of an initial batch of 32 TH-73A Thrasher training helicopters has arrived at NAS Whiting Field to provide the USN with a much-improved training capability.
10th August 2021
HTM began work last month on a contract from BAIINBw to provide, maintain and support EC135 helicopters.
10th August 2021
Solution from Californian companies blends unmanned naval and aerial capabilities
10th August 2021
The Taliban is securing enormous swathes of territory in Afghanistan, as the West pulls out and says enough is enough.
9th August 2021
Dstl seeks to accelerate military decision-making via lasers for the rapid transfer of ISR data.
9th August 2021
Sikorsky and the USMC hope for a decision on CH-53K full-rate production in 2023, followed by a first operational deployment in 2024 and full operational capability by the end of the decade.
9th August 2021
ONR-sponsored demonstration showcased Schiebel UAS with lidar data-gathering system.
9th August 2021
Modernisation of the US Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle ISR UAV will soon include new Link 16 tests under the aircraft's Product Improvement Program.
7th August 2021
The ADF's plan to create a joint BMS to monitor airborne threats to Australia makes progress.
6th August 2021
Read Night Vision and Optics Handbook Issue 20, an invaluable and useful guide to equipment for military, parapublic and civil users around the world.
6th August 2021
The Blue Water UAS could be on track to become a USN programme of record.
6th August 2021
The latest missile for the Ka-52M helicopter is designed to deal with hardened targets such as concrete shelters and armoured vehicles, as well as mobile short-range air defence systems.
6th August 2021
Flight mission payload for US overhead persistent surveillance satellite is scheduled for delivery to Lockheed Martin in 2023.
6th August 2021
Two new fighters and a heavy UAV, displayed in model form by MiG Corporation at the MAKS-2021 event in late July, are unlikely to progress beyond the drawing board.