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.

Air Warfare

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

Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAS completes sea trials with Singapore Navy

4th March 2009

Source: BoeingScanEagle, a long-endurance, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and subsidiary Insitu, today successfully completed a ship-based …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US remains cold on Pakistani Predator push

4th March 2009

The United States remains cold on a push from Pakistan for the release of advanced unmanned air systems, including the General Atomics Predator A, to …
Defence Helicopter

Indonesian air force restructures Super Puma orders

4th March 2009

The Indonesian air force is restructuring its 16 aircraft NAS332 Super Puma order to end production at 10 airframes and complete the remainder in either …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Australia exits BAMS

2nd March 2009

Australia has announced it is pulling out of the US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) project with government citing a combination of programme slippage …
Defence Helicopter

The Japanese Ministry of Defence signs for two Eurocopter EC135 Training Helicopters

2nd March 2009

The Japanese Ministry of Defence signed a contract for 2 EC135 helicopters with Euroheli (Eurocopter's distributor in Japan). A second contract for 3 additional helicopters …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing delivers 1st CH-47F manufactured under multiyear contract award

27th February 2009

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced delivery of the first CH-47F Chinook manufactured under a five-year U.S. Army contract awarded in August 2008. The helicopter will …
Uncrewed Vehicles

LM's VUIT technology provides network interoperability for multiple aviation platforms

27th February 2009

Lockheed Martin's Video from Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Interoperability Teaming (VUIT ) technology is now available as a standard kit for use across multiple aviation …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI flies new Orbiter miniature unmanned aircraft system

25th February 2009

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has completed a successful flight demonstration of …
Defence Helicopter

Words From The Wise

25th February 2009

A selection of quotes heard from industry leaders over the three days of Heli Expo 2009: “Bell Helicopter is not for sale.”Richard Millman, Bell Helicopter …
Defence Helicopter

Diamond Performance in City of the Oscars

24th February 2009

Turning ‘dust to diamonds’ is a favourite phrase of Lynn Tilton, used in speeches when she is describing the turnaround in fortune of MD Helicopters …
Defence Helicopter

Heli-Expo 2009 - Becker Avionics Announces Introduction of New Audio Control Unit

24th February 2009

Becker Avionics announces the introduction of its newest Audio Control Unit (ACU) 6101. Based on the standard ACU6100, the ACU6101 Audio Control Unit is the …
Defence Helicopter

The Bell 429 Makes Successful Flying Debut at Recent Heli-Expo

24th February 2009

Bell Helicopter provided a summary of the customer demonstration flights held during the Heli-Expo convention that ended Tuesday, February 24th. The Bell 429 demonstrator flew …
Uncrewed Vehicles

UAV extends Spearnet infantry radio network

23rd February 2009

Mounting a Spearnet soldier radio on a UAV, says ITT, dramatically extends the reach of soldier radio networks. The company revealed this interesting perspective on …
Defence Helicopter

Collective Caution But Industry Leaders Stare Unblinking At Economic Crisis

23rd February 2009

“Don’t go to HAI, you will get depressed,” was the advice Giuseppe Orsi, AgustaWestland’s CEO received. That piece of advice finally made up his mind …
Defence Helicopter

Heli-Expo 2009 - Eurocopter launches cockpit camera / flight data recorder

23rd February 2009

A tiny, palm-sized flight data recorder was the biggest news story from Eurocopter press conference at Heli-Expo in Anaheim on Sunday. Revealed by American Eurocopter …
Defence Helicopter

X2 to push the envelope

23rd February 2009

Sikorsky is making hay to get its X2 technology demonstrator to 250 knots. Carey Bond, Sikorsky Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer who was attending Heli-Expo …
Defence Helicopter

Bell Provides Update on its Military Programs

23rd February 2009

Rich Linhart, Bell's vice president for Military Business Development said, Bell Helicopter continues to make significant advances in its key rotorcraft programs for our nation's …
Defence Helicopter

Sandel and FreeFlight Systems Collaborate on New HTAWS Systems

22nd February 2009

FreeFlight Systems and Sandel Avionics today announce a joint collaboration on the integration of Sandel’s ST3400H Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS) with FreeFlight …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky Aircraft Celebrates Unprecedented Period of First Flights

22nd February 2009

Fresh off the inaugural flight of the S-76D helicopter on Feb. 7, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today celebrated its success in achieving first flights on eight …