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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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: The future of naval weapons (video)
14th July 2016
At this year's Farnborough International Airshow, Shephard spoke with Michael Ryan, the deputy programme manager at Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) Precision Strike Weapons office. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Cubic to provide TCDL for Watchkeeper
14th July 2016
Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) has received a three-year extension award of $1.4 million from UAV Tactical Systems (U-TacS) to provide additional Tactical Common Data Links …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Elbit launches Spectro XR
13th July 2016
Elbit Systems has launched the Spectro XR (Extra Range), electro-optic payload, designed for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. The ultra-long range ISTAR …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Farnborough 2016: Tip of the Spear
13th July 2016
With electronic warfare threats and counter-UAS systems increasing in proliferation, companies are looking at ways to protect and harden existing UAS systems for today's battlespace. …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: T129 nears full weaponisation
13th July 2016
The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK attack helicopter is expected to be fully weaponised by the end of the year after final qualification tests …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Application integration as easy as INCT
13th July 2016
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced the Integrated Network Centric Terminal (INCT), an avionics system upgrade, as a global application at the Farnborough International Airshow …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: UK’s ASDOT takes shape
13th July 2016
Competition for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme is beginning to take shape following a teaming arrangement between …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: V-22 pitched to international market (video)
13th July 2016
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) attended the Farnborough International Airshow 2016 (FIA 16) to tout the capabilities of its V-22 Osprey tiltrotor to the international …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Aircraft on static display (video)
13th July 2016
Shephard took a tour around the static displays at Farnborough International Airshow 2016 to give you a sneak peek at what you can discover at …
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Training
British Army trains on Watchkeeper
13th July 2016
Elements of the British Army’s Tactical Unmanned Air Systems (TUAS) Regiment, 47 Regiment Royal Artillery, are conducting training on the Watchkeeper UAS on Ascension Island, …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: AW149 is now a butterfly with sting
13th July 2016
Leonardo Helicopters is debuting an armed configured variant of its AW149 multirole military helicopter at the Farnborough International Airshow FIA (FIA 2016). James Wang, senior VP of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Farnborough 2016: Evo selected in Middle East
13th July 2016
The Falco Evo has been selected by two countries in the Middle East, including one Arab Gulf state, both of which already operate the legacy …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AFRL contracts Kratos for LCASD
13th July 2016
Kratos will develop the technical baseline for a high-speed, long-range, low-cost, limited life-strike UAS under a $40.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: T-X – more than just the aircraft
13th July 2016
The US Air Force T-X programme, the replacement of the venerable T-38 advanced training aircraft, is a major target for four international consortia. Raytheon has …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: UK ISTAR missions hampered by fleet depletion
13th July 2016
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) ISTAR commander has fired off a stark warning about the future reduction of his fleet of five Sentinel R1 to …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Striker II HMD in new trials
13th July 2016
BAE Systems' Striker II Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) fighter helmet has completed further successful trials, the company announced on 11 July. This marked the second phase …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Giving the F-35 its spark (video)
13th July 2016
Undoubtedly one of the stars of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016) is the next-generation F-35 Lightning, which has finally made its appearance at …
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Training
Esterline avionics for RJAF PC-21s
13th July 2016
Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has been awarded a contract from Pilatus Aircraft to supply its cockpit avionics for eight Pilatus PC-21 trainer aircraft for the Royal …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Farnborough 2016: Fury seeks moving target
12th July 2016
The Fury guided munition, designed for use by small and medium sized UAS and special mission aircraft, will undergo final moving target testing in Q3 …
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Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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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
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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]()
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
