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.
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DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
The package of three standalone follow-on contracts makes this the largest contract won by the Australian company and larger than its total 2024 revenue.
Air Warfare
US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed
The US Navy’s answer to a sixth-generation fighter has experienced a range of setbacks and delays to the programme, with only $47 million in this latest proposed budget set aside for completing the aircraft.
Air Warfare
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
The UAE’s Edge Group has been positioning itself as a key defence and technology partner to Indonesia, where it has been focusing on naval platforms, UAVs and long-term industrial collaboration.
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.
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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)
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Hirth scaling back engines and variants after acquisition
1st May 2019
A year to the day after Hirth Engines was acquired by UMS Skeldar, a move which secured the engine used by the latter company’s V-200 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
R22-UV UAS completes first full-scale test flight
1st May 2019
UAVOS has completed the first full-scale test flight of the R22-UV helicopter converted to a UAS, the company announced on 29 April. During the flight, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Collins Aerospace’s civil avionic solutions aid military missions
1st May 2019
The application of Collins Aerospace’s Pro Line Fusion avionics system is reducing crew workloads and being applied to military aircraft with ease due to its …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: UAS Denmark leads flight test charge
1st May 2019
In a sector that that has so often witnessed limited opportunities for unmanned operators to flight test their platforms and push capability boundaries due to …
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Digital Battlespace
Harris receives F/A-18 EW contract modification
1st May 2019
Harris Corporation has received a $212 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers for US Navy and foreign military sales …
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Training
ITEC 2019: A-ha moments for warfighter solutions
1st May 2019
Modelling and simulation research is determining that one major challenge, facing technological developments in this arena, is the relationship between human communication and interaction with …
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Training
ITEC 2019: Boeing wins RSAF F-15SA visual sim work
1st May 2019
Boeing has been awarded a $8.57 million FMS contract by the USAF Life Cycle Management Center at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio to develop a new visual …
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Training
ITEC 2019: Kratos unveils first MQM-178 built in Oklahoma
1st May 2019
Kratos Defense has formally unveiled the first MQM-178 Firejet aerial target to be built in its new manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City. Kratos’ CEO, Eric …
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Training
ITEC 2019: RSi completes factory acceptance for KC-390 sim
1st May 2019
RSi’s Epic-View visual display system for Rheinmetall Defence’s Embraer KC-390 flight simulator has successfully completed acceptance testing at RSi’s headquarters facility in Coppell, Texas. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Elistair launches Ligh-T V.4 compact tethering station
1st May 2019
Elistair has launched Ligh-T V.4, the latest version of its compact tethering station for UAS, the company announced on 29 April. The UAS tether system …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Defence allies seek commercial collaborations
1st May 2019
The US Army, USSOCOM and New Zealand Defence Force are looking to the commercial unmanned industry to provide them with new technologies to support their …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: PrecisionHawk perfects its pilot game
1st May 2019
With its broad business model, PrecisionHawk has moved to react to the aggressive growth seen occurring within the commercial unmanned market through, among other efforts, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Task force attempts to solve the drone misuse equation
30th April 2019
As drone misuse by rogue operators and numerous instances of high-profile incursions into sites of critical national infrastructure multiply, authorities, industry and other stakeholders continue …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: AI to the fore as unmanned market expectations rise
30th April 2019
The development of AI-based technologies and algorithm-lead technology is set to provide the commercial unmanned industry with new growth and increased market revenue, as traditional …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: UAVOS pushing unmanned helicopters for lidar ops
30th April 2019
The future of lidar missions in oil and gas, mapping to power line inspections could very much be in the hands of unmanned helicopters, further …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Elios 2 present for inspection (video)
30th April 2019
Almost 18 months since Swiss company Flyability debuted Elios, the company has revealed the next iteration in its collision-tolerant inspection and exploration mini UAV portfolio, …
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Defence Helicopter
Leonardo receives Polish AW101 contract
30th April 2019
Leonardo has received a €380 million contract from the Polish Ministry of National Defence to supply four AW101 helicopters for the Polish Navy, the company …
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Military Logistics
Lockheed Martin selects iBASEt digital manufacturing suite
30th April 2019
iBASEt's digital manufacturing suite has been selected by Lockheed Martin as the manufacturing execution system (MES) for its aeronautics division, the company announced on 25 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
MQ-25 prototype moves to flight test site
30th April 2019
The Boeing-built prototype for the US Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aircraft has arrived at a commercial airport in St Louis to begin flight tests later …
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DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
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Energy evolution: How laser defence systems are powering the next phase of air defence (podcast)
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US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed
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![DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract]()
DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
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![US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed]()
US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed
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Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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![Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway]()
Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway
