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.
New presidential directives for UAV production are intended to remove bureaucratic barriers and support suppliers.
As European countries increase their defence budgets, the Paris Air Show will look to how the aerospace industry’s responds, with programme progression, new technology and industrial partnerships all expected to take centre stage at Le Bourget.
The solution, named HTeaming, has already been tested in flight with a Spanish Navy H135 helicopter and an Airbus Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system (UAS).
The flights, which pitted an AI-integrated Gripen E against a Gripen D in a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) combat scenario, marks a major milestone for Saab’s Project Beyond which looks to modernise the Gripen E platform.
In Conversation... Shephard's Gerrard Cowan talks to CAE's Marc-Olivier Sabourin about how the training and simulation industry can help militaries achieve essential levels of readiness by leveraging new technology, innovative procurement methods and a truly collaborative approach.
As European countries increase their defence budgets, the Paris Air Show will look to how the aerospace industry’s responds, with programme progression, new technology and industrial partnerships all expected to take centre stage at Le Bourget.
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.
20th October 2015
Performance trials of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) are now complete, paving way for weapon trials to commence, HAL announced on 16 October. A …
19th October 2015
Thales has successfully flown the Watchkeeper UAS, along with manned aircraft in controlled civil airspace, the company announced on 15 October. Watchkeeper flew from West …
19th October 2015
The Swedish FMV has extend its support and maintenance agreement with Saab for the SK60 trainer aircraft, the company announced on 16 October. The SK60 …
19th October 2015
Airbus Defence and Space is approaching final assembly on the first A400M aircraft to be delivered to the Spanish Air Force, the company announced on …
16th October 2015
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) has flown the Predator B UAS integrated with the certified Rohde & Schwarz R&S MR6000A air traffic control radio, …
16th October 2015
NHIndustries has delivered a new NH90 tactical transport helicopter to the Italian Army, marking the 250th delivery made under the NH90 programme. The delivery was made …
16th October 2015
L-3 Communications has acquired ForceX and renamed it as L-3 ForceX, the company announced on 13 October. The organisation will be incorporated into L-3's Integrated …
16th October 2015
The Royal Air Force (RAF) UK search and rescue (SAR) air operations drew to a close in October, marking the end of more than 74 …
15th October 2015
The US Army has awarded a full-rate production contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI) for 19 Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) UAS to be delivered …
15th October 2015
The speed at which the US Army has had to integrate the Shadow UAS into combat aviation brigades following the aviation restructure initiative (ARI) is …
15th October 2015
The US state department has approved a potential foreign military sale of UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters and associated parts, equipment and logistical support to …
14th October 2015
With the problem of operating helicopters in degrated visual environments (DVE) a much-discussed aspect of AUSA 2015, Elbit Systems showcased the role its helmet tracking system …
14th October 2015
Industry is positioning itself to provide solutions for degrated visual environments (DVE) on the US Army's helicopters. The US Army indicated during the AUSA exhibition in …
14th October 2015
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is expanding the size of its AgustaWestland fleet after signing up for eight twin-engine AW139 helicopters. The latest deal, announced …
14th October 2015
AeroVironment will supply RQ-11B Raven UAS to seven unnamed international customers under an $18.5 million foreign military sales contract awarded by the US Army. The …
14th October 2015
The Israeli Air Force's first upgraded C-130H Hercules aircraft has been rolled out at Nevatim airbase, it was announced on 11 October. The upgraded transport …
13th October 2015
Raytheon used the AUSA exhibition to update reporters on its Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS). Consisting of two aerostats, …
13th October 2015
Following two successful flights of its next-generation S-97 Raider helicopter concept this year, Sikorsky has set out more details on flight testing and expanding the …
13th October 2015
Rockwell Collins has delivered its Secure Real Time Video (SRTV) solution to support the US Army's Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) operations, the company announced on …