Air Warfare

US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities

In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.

CTAI’s 40mm cannon gains new A3B airburst round for UAV defence

CTA International (CTAI), a joint venture between KNDS France and BAE Systems, developed the 40mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (40 CTAS) for integration onto armoured vehicles. It has been further developed for ships and ground-based systems.

Land Warfare

What weapons have Israel and Iran been using against each other?

Tehran has been relying on UAVs and ballistic missiles while Jerusalem uses jets, deep fires and precision-guided munitions.

Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390

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.

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General Atomics Aeronautical – Taking Information Dominance to the Next Level

With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.

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Disrupting enemy command and control (Sponsored Video)

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.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Elisra Presents New Data Link Technology Developments for UAVs at This Year's AUVSI

4th August 2009

Elisra, a world leader in EW and wireless communication technologies, unveils its newly developed UAV data link systems at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2009 …
Defence Helicopter

ATK Awarded $86 Million Contract to Produce LW30mm M789 HEDP

3rd August 2009

Alliant Techsystems has been awarded an $86 million, base with option, contract to provide lightweight (LW) 30mm M789 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) tactical ammunition …
Uncrewed Vehicles

IAI demonstrates Heron in Brazil

3rd August 2009

A successful demonstration of Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System took place last week in Brazil. The demonstration was done at …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Completes Structural Assembly of the First Euro Hawk for Germany

3rd August 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation has finished assembling the first Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the German Ministry of Defence (MoD). With a wing span …
Defence Helicopter

KAI and Eurocopter reveal the Surion

31st July 2009

Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Eurocopter have rolled out the first prototype Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH). Dubbed the Surion, the 1.3 trillion won (US$1 billion) …
Defence Helicopter

Tigre flies with uprated engines

31st July 2009

A Eurocopter Tigre has been flown with the uprated MTR390-E engines. The flight took place on June 30, but has only been recently announced by …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US GAO report calls for greater UAS efficiencies

31st July 2009

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), self-described as "the investigative arm of Congress" has released a new report calling for greater commonalities and efficiencies among …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky's X2 relocates to Florida to prepare for high-speed test flights

31st July 2009

Aiming to achieve the highest speed ever recorded for a helicopter, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology demonstrator has relocated to the company’s Florida flight facility …
Defence Helicopter

Record number of first time exhibitors prepare for Helitech 2009

31st July 2009

More than 45 companies are making their debut at Helitech 2009, which this year takes place from 22-24 September at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, …
Defence Helicopter

Australia weighs PPP vs traditional purchasing for new helo training fleet

31st July 2009

Australia is still to make decisions on whether it uses traditional capital acquisition or public private partnership (PPP) methods to finance its planned Project Air …
Defence Helicopter

American Eurocopter Appoints 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee

30th July 2009

American Eurocopter announced today that it has appointed the 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee. The members of this committee will be …
Uncrewed Vehicles

German Armed Forces order 4 LUNA UAV Systems from EMT

30th July 2009

LUNA, the unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, have proven their reliability and technical maturity in more than 5000 flights and in international missions at day and …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Portable Ku-Band Ground Data Terminal Antenna System from TECOM

30th July 2009

TECOM Industries, a Smiths Interconnect business, today announces the commercial launch of the GDT-2100 Ku-Band Ground Data Terminal Antenna (GDT) System. The GDT-2100 is a …
Defence Helicopter

Heavy Lift Helicopter Community Celebrates Propulsion First

30th July 2009

The CH-53K’s engine, the GE38, took center stage at a ceremony held at General Electric in Lynn, Mass., last week. Navy, Marine Corps and Sikorsky …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Dynamic tests validate design and structural integrity of X-47B UCAS for carrier operations

30th July 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a series of static and dynamic proof load tests to validate the design and structural integrity of the US Navy's …
Defence Helicopter

Australian CH-47F necessitated by migration challenge

30th July 2009

The head of Australia’s military helicopter acquisitions directorate says that plans replace the Australian Army’s six Boeing CH-47D helicopters with seven new CH-47F aircraft directly …
Defence Helicopter

EADS North America LUH platform meets key U.S. Army armed aerial scout performance requirement

30th July 2009

EADS North America today announced it has completed a series of successful “high/hot” flight demonstrations of its UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) platform. These …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Successful first campaign of flight tests for Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV

29th July 2009

Sagem (Safran group) and Stemme have successfully carried out the first campaign of flight tests for the Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV system, scheduled to be …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ViaSat Enerdyne Division Delivers EnerLinks Autotracking Antenna System

29th July 2009

The Enerdyne division of ViaSat is now shipping the EnerLinks III Autotracking Antenna System (ETAS), a complete, high-performance ground station for video and ISR data …