Air Warfare
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
Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway
With roughly 80% of combat missions flown by Typhoons in Europe, the Eurofighter consortium is emphasising the continued relevance of its jet and wants to ramp up production to continue to deliver combat mass in light of a shifting geo-political world order.
Naval Warfare
UK demonstration shows how sensors and C2 can protect ports from multi-domain threats
Naval vessels are at high risk when in harbour, port or dockside and the threat from asymmetric attacks has been shown in the Ukraine war against Russian ships. A demonstration of combined systems in the UK hoped to show a potential solution to defence, government and commercial delegates.
Air Warfare
Ghost Bat drone makes first deployment in latest milestone
In the past 18 months, Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed aerial system (UAS) has achieved several milestones including teaming with manned aircraft, achieving 100 flight hours and training of first military pilot.
Land Warfare
US Army modernisation plans raise big concerns for lawmakers
The termination of programmes such as JLTV and RCV has been harshly criticised by members of the US Congress.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Parrot’s new microdrone ANAFI UKR breaks cover
While the Paris Air Show marked the first time the ANAFI UKR has been publicly shown, the ISR drone has been in use with various armed forces for the last eight months, Parrot told Shephard.
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France and Sweden sign defence roadmap as Naval Group positions FDI frigate for Swedish surface ship programme
A pact signed at the Paris Air Show has seen Sweden turn to the French FDI frigate to lead its next-gen surface combatant fleet amid shifting security dynamics in the Baltic Sea.
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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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Defence Helicopter
Japan delays Osprey introduction due to local resistance
5th December 2018
The Japanese MoD is delaying delivery of its first MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors because of opposition from local citizenry where the aircraft were supposed to be …
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Defence Helicopter
USAF fields CBRN protective masks
4th December 2018
The US Air Force has fielded an improved chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective mask for aircrew on rotary wing aircraft, with operational units …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
EDEX 2018: China-Saudi Arabia unmanned presence in Egypt
4th December 2018
UAVs from Asia and the Middle East as well as indigenous offerings are being shown in Cairo at EDEX 2018, among them China National Aero-Technology …
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2018: Mosaic warfare in the spotlight
4th December 2018
Mosaic warfare, a move away from rigid formations and monolithic platforms, will provide long term benefits such as rapid innovation and greater impact, it emerged …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Second MQ-9B receives special airworthiness certification
4th December 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) has received FAA special airworthiness certification in experimental category for its second MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS, the company announced on …
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Defence Notes
EDEX 2018: Weaponised jets proving a challenge for Egypt
4th December 2018
The Egyptian Air Force's fast jet fleet is being blighted by a hold-up on its desired weapon for the Dassault Rafale and the service has …
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Digital Battlespace
Elta’s Drone Guard delivered to Argentina
4th December 2018
ELTA Systems has supplied its Drone Guard C-UAS system to Argentina for the detection, identification and disruption of malicious UAS during large-scale international events, IAI …
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Military Logistics
Boeing KC-46A Tanker Completes Phase Two Certification
4th December 2018
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker programme on 3 December completed its planned Phase II receiver certification flight testing following three weeks of flights with F-15E aircraft out …
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Defence Helicopter
Bangladesh looks west for attack helicopters
4th December 2018
Bangladesh has approved the purchase of eight Western attack helicopters for the first time, these to be used by the air force to support the …
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Special Operations
Exclusive: Netherlands SOCOM stands up
4th December 2018
On 5 December, the Netherlands Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM) will officially stand up as a single entity to command the various special operations force …
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Defence Notes
AOC 2018: US EW advocate fears defence budget cuts
3rd December 2018
US EW programmes fared well in recent budget deliberations, but that progress might soon be derailed by potential cuts to the overall defence budget, according …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
GA-ASI’s C-GCS in first flight test
3rd December 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has successfully completed the first test of its Certifiable Ground Control Station (C-GCS), the company announced on 28 November. The …
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Training
I/ITSEC 2018: Technology trends (video)
3rd December 2018
Shephard speaks with business leaders at I/ITSEC 2018 to understand what is motivating and influencing technology trends in the military and simulation market.
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman names partners for NGJ-LB
3rd December 2018
Northrop Grumman has partnered with Harris Corporation and Comtech PST for the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer-Low Band (NJG-LB) Demonstration of Existing Technologies, the company …
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Training
I/ITSEC 2018: Improbable ‘supporting’ US Army’s STE efforts
3rd December 2018
With simulated environments long-since utilised by military forces around the world for training purposes industry is looking to take the sector to the next milestone; …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Skeldar V-200 selected for ESMA contract
3rd December 2018
UMS Skeldar will supply two Skeldar V-200 UAS to Nordic Unmanned to fulfil a European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) framework contract valued at €14 million, …
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2018: New Pentagon team to address EW gaps
2nd December 2018
The Pentagon is forming a team to identify gaps in US electronic warfare (EW) capabilities and develop recommendations for addressing them, it emerged at the …
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Special Operations
Global SAR units take to the sky
30th November 2018
Search and Rescue (SAR) units from around the world gathered in Israel to share concepts of operation, tactics, techniques and procedures with senior service officials …
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Defence Helicopter
Egypt requests AH-64E helicopter FMS
30th November 2018
The US government has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of ten AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Egypt, the Defense Security Cooperation …
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