Air Warfare

National Audit Office report highlights major delays in UK’s F-35 programme

The report discloses that while the capability provided by the F-35 is superior to previous UK aircraft, delays from the UK Ministry of Defence on the programme have significantly impacted the country’s warfighting capabilities.

Air Warfare

France and UK to resume and upgrade Storm Shadow/SCALP production

The new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will work on a range of other projects to boost the UK economy and defence industry, including joint development on new high-tech frequency weapons and extended range air-to-air missiles.

Land Warfare

Arquus and Milrem push their UGVs fitted with long-range missiles

Arquus displayed the Drailer uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) integrating the Akeron LP long-range missile at the Techterre technology demonstrator event ahead of trials in September.

Air Warfare

Boeing E-7A still in South Korean AEW&C competition, despite dropout reports

The E-7A is one of three aircraft submitted for the South Korean AEW&C II competition, which seeks to acquire four more aircraft of the type for its air force by 2028.

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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

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

KAI and Eurocopter reveal the Surion

31st July 2009

Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Eurocopter have rolled out the first prototype Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH). Dubbed the Surion, the 1.3 trillion won (US$1 billion) …
Defence Helicopter

Tigre flies with uprated engines

31st July 2009

A Eurocopter Tigre has been flown with the uprated MTR390-E engines. The flight took place on June 30, but has only been recently announced by …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US GAO report calls for greater UAS efficiencies

31st July 2009

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), self-described as "the investigative arm of Congress" has released a new report calling for greater commonalities and efficiencies among …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky's X2 relocates to Florida to prepare for high-speed test flights

31st July 2009

Aiming to achieve the highest speed ever recorded for a helicopter, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology demonstrator has relocated to the company’s Florida flight facility …
Defence Helicopter

Record number of first time exhibitors prepare for Helitech 2009

31st July 2009

More than 45 companies are making their debut at Helitech 2009, which this year takes place from 22-24 September at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, …
Defence Helicopter

Australia weighs PPP vs traditional purchasing for new helo training fleet

31st July 2009

Australia is still to make decisions on whether it uses traditional capital acquisition or public private partnership (PPP) methods to finance its planned Project Air …
Defence Helicopter

American Eurocopter Appoints 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee

30th July 2009

American Eurocopter announced today that it has appointed the 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee. The members of this committee will be …
Uncrewed Vehicles

German Armed Forces order 4 LUNA UAV Systems from EMT

30th July 2009

LUNA, the unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, have proven their reliability and technical maturity in more than 5000 flights and in international missions at day and …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Portable Ku-Band Ground Data Terminal Antenna System from TECOM

30th July 2009

TECOM Industries, a Smiths Interconnect business, today announces the commercial launch of the GDT-2100 Ku-Band Ground Data Terminal Antenna (GDT) System. The GDT-2100 is a …
Defence Helicopter

Heavy Lift Helicopter Community Celebrates Propulsion First

30th July 2009

The CH-53K’s engine, the GE38, took center stage at a ceremony held at General Electric in Lynn, Mass., last week. Navy, Marine Corps and Sikorsky …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Dynamic tests validate design and structural integrity of X-47B UCAS for carrier operations

30th July 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a series of static and dynamic proof load tests to validate the design and structural integrity of the US Navy's …
Defence Helicopter

Australian CH-47F necessitated by migration challenge

30th July 2009

The head of Australia’s military helicopter acquisitions directorate says that plans replace the Australian Army’s six Boeing CH-47D helicopters with seven new CH-47F aircraft directly …
Defence Helicopter

EADS North America LUH platform meets key U.S. Army armed aerial scout performance requirement

30th July 2009

EADS North America today announced it has completed a series of successful “high/hot” flight demonstrations of its UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) platform. These …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Successful first campaign of flight tests for Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV

29th July 2009

Sagem (Safran group) and Stemme have successfully carried out the first campaign of flight tests for the Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV system, scheduled to be …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ViaSat Enerdyne Division Delivers EnerLinks Autotracking Antenna System

29th July 2009

The Enerdyne division of ViaSat is now shipping the EnerLinks III Autotracking Antenna System (ETAS), a complete, high-performance ground station for video and ISR data …
Defence Helicopter

Raytheon Australia tapped for RAN AS350BA fleet support

29th July 2009

Raytheon Australia has been tapped to provide in-service support for the Royal Australian Navy’s Aerospatiale AS350BA Squirrel helicopters through to their planned life of type …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Weaponising UAS Gathers Pace

29th July 2009

Combat operations from Kosovo to Afghanistan over the past decade have convinced the US military and many allied armed forces that the era of ‘weaponised …
Defence Helicopter

Textron Names John Garrison President & CEO of Bell Helicopter

29th July 2009

Textron today announced that John L. Garrison, Jr. has been named president and CEO of its Bell Helicopter business unit, effective August 1st. He replaces …
Defence Helicopter

Tigres arrive in Afghanistan

28th July 2009

Three French Army Eurocopter Tigre HAPs have arrived in Afghanistan marking the beginning of the first combat deployment of the European-built attack helicopter. The Tigres …