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.
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.
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
Turgis Gaillard and Bharat Forge have signed an MoU to offer the Aarok, produced in India, to the Indian Ministry of Defence. The UAV could satisfy the country’s desire for an indigenous MALE UAV, offering an alternative to the TAPAS BH-201 that has had a rocky development.
In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).
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.
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.
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.
17th April 2015
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and Boeing have opened a new training facility for the new CH-147F Chinook helicopter fleet, the company announced on …
17th April 2015
Exelis has delivered six ground encryptors to Raytheon for the US Air Force's Global Positioning System’s Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) programme. The encryptors …
16th April 2015
Rafael is exploring opportunities to equip several Latin American air forces with its new I-Derby missile, the latest iteration of its Derby family of air-to-air …
16th April 2015
AgustaWestland North America, Bristow Group, Doss Aviation and Rockwell Collins are currently in discussions to develop a rotary-wing pilot training solution for the US military …
16th April 2015
Portuguese UAV manufacturer Tekever announced at LAAD on 15 April that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire a ‘significant interest’ in Santos Lab, …
16th April 2015
Raytheon and the US Air Force (USAF) have successfully completed operational tests of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J), the company announced on 14 April. …
15th April 2015
Embraer and Saab have signed an agreement at the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro establishing a partnership for the joint management of the Brazilian …
15th April 2015
Boeing has acquired OMG's wholly-owned subsidiary 2d3 Sensing, which specialises in motion imagery processing of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data generated from aerial platforms. Boeing …
15th April 2015
An Australian Defence Force (ADF) Tiger helicopter has fired the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket at a recent demonstration, BAE Systems announced …
15th April 2015
State-owned makers of UAVs are rushing into the civilian market, according to a report released by the China Daily on 14 April 2015. Furthermore, defence …
15th April 2015
South Korea opened a tender for new air-to-air tankers to equip the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) on 14 April 2015. The force is …
14th April 2015
Bell Helicopter is hoping to draw on its recent success selling the 407GX aircraft to the Mexican Air Force with further orders from Latin American …
13th April 2015
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' (GA ASI) Gen 3 High Energy Laser (HEL) system has undergone beam quality and power evaluations, the company announced on 8 …
13th April 2015
Cubic Range Design Solutions (CRDS) has been awarded a contract to design, provide and install a ballistic fit-out package for a training facility for the …
13th April 2015
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of AGM-114K/R3 Hellfire II missiles to Egypt, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced …
13th April 2015
Australia has formally signed a contract for two of the four Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft it requested in October 2014, according to an …
10th April 2015
Raytheon has expanded its Forest, Mississippi, facility in anticipation of growth in airborne radar and Electronic Warfare (EW) systems demand, as announced by the company …
10th April 2015
The first two of eight medium lift Mi-17 V5 helicopters were inducted by the Indian homeland Border Security Force (BSF) Air Wing on 9 April. …
10th April 2015
The US Army has reached a significant milestone in its AH-64E Apache helicopter programme, having taken delivery of the 100th aircraft in late March. The …