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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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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.
Land Warfare
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.
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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.
Air Warfare
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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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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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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Special Operations
JSOU looks to yoga and meditation
12th February 2019
Readiness and resilience of special operations forces could be extended through increased emphasis on yoga and meditation, a Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) report has …
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Defence Notes
Airbus, Dassault Aviation to carry out FCAS study
12th February 2019
Airbus and Dassault Aviation have received a joint concept study (JCS) contract from France and Germany for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, the …
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Defence Notes
Spain joins France and Germany on new combat fighter
12th February 2019
Spain will join a Franco-German project to build a new fighter plane to replace the Eurofighter and Rafale, the defence ministry said on 11 February …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
HiDRON completes flights tests at 82,000ft
12th February 2019
UAVOS and Stratodynamics Aviation have successfully completed the next stage of flights tests of the HiDRON earth observation platform to an altitude of 82,000ft, UAVOS …
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Digital Battlespace
India requests LAIRCM SPS
12th February 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Self-Protection Suites (SPS) to India, …
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Special Operations
SOFWERX to rapidly review industry ideas
11th February 2019
SOFWERX, a Tampa, Florida-based experimentation hub that collaborates with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), has announced plans to host its first-ever ‘Collider Event’ from April …
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Digital Battlespace
Kratos demos SATCOM roaming capability
11th February 2019
Kratos RT Logic has successfully demonstrated the ability of its Enterprise Management and Control (M&C;) architecture to roam among heterogeneous networks and optimise wideband satellite …
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Defence Helicopter
Australia special ops stand up NRH90
11th February 2019
Special ops have been initiated with the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) MRH90 as of 1 February 2019, the first two aircraft delivered replaced two Sikorsky …
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Training
L3 receives training contract from USAF
11th February 2019
L3 Technologies has received a contract to continue providing training to the US Air Force’s B-2 aircraft pilots, maintainers and weapons-loading personnel, the company announced …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Marine West 2019: USMC seeks SUAS expansion
11th February 2019
The USMC is exploring the possible expansion of its fleet of its Group 1 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS). The marines has three SUAS programmes of …
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Defence Helicopter
IDEX 2019: Royal Bahraini Air Force battles on all fronts
11th February 2019
The Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) has ‘some serious issues to address right now’, the service’s commander, Maj Gen Hamad bin Abdullah al Khalifah, told …
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Defence Helicopter
IDEX 2019: Middle Eastern nations strengthen air advantage (video)
11th February 2019
The order of 16 F-16 Block 70s aircraft and delivery of the first five MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters in 2018 strengthened the respective air …
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Defence Helicopter
Eight Mi-8 helicopters for Russian Army CMD
11th February 2019
The Russian Army’s aviation brigade stationed in the Chelyabinsk region of the Central Military District (CMD) has received eight new Mi-8 MTV-5 transport combat helicopters, …
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Defence Helicopter
Mi-26T2V completes its preliminary flight testing
11th February 2019
Russian Helicopters has reported that it has completed the preliminary flight testing phase of the Mi-26T2V, a new-generation heavy helicopter for the Russian Army Aviation …
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Defence Helicopter
NH90 MTT ready for the high seas
8th February 2019
Although there are numerous NH90 sub-variants, more than there are customer nations, there are currently two main variants, the Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and NATO …
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Defence Helicopter
EDA awards medevac contracts
8th February 2019
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has awarded multiple framework contracts for the provision of fixed and rotary wing medical evacuation services. The contracts have gone …
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Special Operations
SO/LIC 2019: USSOCOM seeks to shrink sensors for drones
8th February 2019
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is looking to miniaturize sensors its uses on large unmanned aircraft systems so they can be flown on smaller UAS …
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Training
Vertex to sustain USAF Jayhawk trainer fleet
8th February 2019
Vertex Aerospace has received a $97.5 million contract renewal to manage and sustain the base supply of the US Air Force’s T-1A Jayhawk trainer aircraft …
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Military Logistics
Safran opens turbine blade research centre
8th February 2019
Safran has opened a new research centre for advanced turbine blades used on airplane and helicopter engines at its plant in Gennevilliers, France, the company …
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