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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.

Land Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Fulgur air defence missile revealed in anticipation of potential market

The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.

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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

Wind Zero to Support Navy Unmanned Aircraft System Training

28th October 2008

San Diego, California - The Wind Zero Group, Inc., announced it has secured a contract from the Naval Special Warfare Command to assist the NSW …
Defence Helicopter

Air Methods Receives $17 Million Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Company

28th October 2008

DENVER, Oct. 27 -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, today announced its Products Division has been …
Defence Helicopter

L-3 Wescam imaging sensors chosen for Spanish Disaster Response Unit EC135s

28th October 2008

L-3 WESCAM announced that it has been selected by Eurocopter to supply electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensors for the Spanish Armed Forces' helicopters. The …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Camcopter S-100 UAS demonstrates maritime capabilities on French Frigate

27th October 2008

After the successful trials on the German K130 class corvettes during the summer, the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continued its maritime progress, by …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support

27th October 2008

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance …
Defence Helicopter

FLIR Systems Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

23rd October 2008

FLIR Systems today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue was $276.7 million, up 45% compared to third quarter 2007 …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Lynx Radar Capabilities Demonstrated During Patrol Operations On Southwest U.S. Border

23rd October 2008

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that its Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Marines look to UAS for expanded EW capabilities

22nd October 2008

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is currently evaluating a range of new UAS payload subsystems that will expand the role of unmanned vehicles in …
Defence Helicopter

New GENTEX Helmet Designed for Sikorsky X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator

22nd October 2008

The historic first flight of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator featured the use of a helmet crafted by GENTEX especially for the X2 Demonstrator. …
Defence Helicopter

US Department of Defense Cancels Bell Helicopter's ARH Contract

17th October 2008

On Thursday 16 October the US Department of Defense released the following statement: DoD Announces Non-Certification Of Armed Reconaissance Helicopter Program Today, the Department of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded Office of Naval Research Contract in Support of Multi-Vehicle Cooperation for Air and Sea Vehicles

16th October 2008

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today the award of a Phase II contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the area of multi-vehicle cooperation …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI Receives $242M Contract Award for Additional Shadow Tactical UAS

15th October 2008

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a contract totaling $242.1 million …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Israel Aerospace Industries announces delivery of the 1st Heron UAV to Canada

15th October 2008

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) delivered today the first Heron UAV system to the Canadian Air Force. IAI and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) as …
Defence Helicopter

Raytheon Nets $17.9 Million Award for Prototype Sensor

15th October 2008

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a $17.9 million contract to develop a sensor system prototype to give helicopter crews full day or night …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Scandicraft provides geo-tagged images taken from mini-UAV via satellite link

14th October 2008

The Norwegian UAV service provider Scandicraft demonstrated the Incident Support Imaging System (ISIS) at the UN-organized disaster management exercise Triplex. Scandicraft provided geo-tagged aerial images …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DCNS achieves automatic UAV landing on frigate

13th October 2008

On 9 and 10 October 2008, DCNS successfully landed a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in automatic mode on French Navy frigate Montcalm while the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI's One System Ground Control Station Automatically Launches and Lands Sky Warrior UAV

13th October 2008

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron company, announced today that its One System Ground Control Station (OSGCS) has demonstrated successful automatic …
Defence Helicopter

Bell Helicopter receives contract for 15 additional H-1 aircraft

12th October 2008

Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, announced that the U.S. Navy has exercised an option under its contract with Bell to purchase Lot 5 of the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aurora Flight Sciences is Part of Northrop Grumman BAMS Team

10th October 2008

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it will be a supplier on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4N aircraft for U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned …