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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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Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
New presidential directives for UAV production are intended to remove bureaucratic barriers and support suppliers.
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Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
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.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus Helicopters unveils new crewed-uncrewed teaming solution
The solution, named HTeaming, has already been tested in flight with a Spanish Navy H135 helicopter and an Airbus Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system (UAS).
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Saab and Helsing hail world-first as Gripen E aircraft flies with ‘Centaur’ AI agent
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.
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Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training
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.
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Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
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.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Delta Digital Video ruggedised encoders supporting MQ-1C Gray Eagles
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Delta Digital Video is to continue delivering its ruggedised airborne video encoders to support production of avionics, datalinks and software for the General Atomics MQ-1C …
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Air Warfare
DAAA certifies Leonardo’s M-345 trainer aircraft
11th May 2020
The Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA) has approved and certified the new M-345 trainer aircraft which has been designed and manufactured by Leonardo. …
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Defence Helicopter
US Army ahead of ITEP schedule despite CDR delay
11th May 2020
The Critical Design Review (CDR) phase of the US Army's Improved Turbine Engine Programme (ITEP) has been delayed by two weeks because of COVID-19 issues. …
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Air Warfare
Dynetics secures DARPA Air Combat Evolution Phase 1
11th May 2020
Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, has secured its role in Phase 1 of the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) programme Technical Area 3 by the …
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Special Operations
SOF seeks integration help to counter unmanned aircraft
8th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking industry white papers for its C-UAS Systems Integration Partner (CUxS SIP) requirement. In an RfI published on 17 April, USSOCOM …
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Special Operations
USSOCOM seeks industry engagement with Hyper Enabled Operator
8th May 2020
The most recent Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) focuses on development of the Hyper Enabled Operator (HEO) concept. The BAA, …
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Air Warfare
RAF Typhoons conduct more air strikes in Iraq
7th May 2020
A pair of RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft conducted air strikes against Daesh targets in north-east Iraq on the night of 28 April. The jets, operating …
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Digital Battlespace
Fire Scout set to gain Link 16
7th May 2020
Northrop Grumman is set to receive new contracts from the US Navy over the next two years to integrate Link 16 on the MQ-8C Fire …
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Air Warfare
Rafael to supply Litening 5 and RecceLite for M-346FA aircraft
7th May 2020
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 6 May that it is supplying fifth-generation Litening-5 and RecceLite systems for Leonardo’s M-346FA light combat aircraft (pictured). It …
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Defence Helicopter
RAF Chinooks reach operational milestone in Mali
7th May 2020
RAF CH-47D Chinooks (pictured) have now completed more than 2,000 operational hours whilst supporting French forces in Mali. They have regularly been involved with support …
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Air Warfare
Australia selects SUAS+ while TUAV contenders prepare bids
7th May 2020
The Australian Army has two important UAV projects under way at present. The Small UAS ‘Plus’ (SUAS+) project has recently selected a winning platform, while …
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Air Warfare
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon working on NGI
7th May 2020
Northrop Grumman on 4 May confirmed that it has partnered with Raytheon Technologies to develop the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) as part of a US …
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Defence Helicopter
US Army counts down to AH-64E V6 operations
7th May 2020
The US Army will aim to have the new AH-64E Apache Guardian V6 configuration in service during Q1 2022 following flight training with the first …
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Special Operations
Dutch lift lid on Takuba plans
7th May 2020
The Netherlands’ Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM) has disclosed to Shephard its planned contribution to Task Force Takuba - a European Combined Joint Special Operations …
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Air Warfare
U-2 Dragon Lady shows plenty of life
6th May 2020
A popular phrase in the US is ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. In aviation, one could think of the DC-3 and the 747, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Israel to lease Heron UAVs to Greece
6th May 2020
As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to Premium News subscribers, our curated content provides the latest industry news, contract awards and programme …
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Digital Battlespace
Australia probes into space with CubeSats
6th May 2020
Australia is expanding its space-based surveillance and communications capability with the next stage of development of new small satellites called CubeSats. Two separate programmes – …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Loyal Wingman takes up position
5th May 2020
Boeing has handed over the first prototype of a Loyal Wingman large multirole UAV to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), with the first flight expected …
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Air Warfare
COVID-19 poses practical and strategic questions for US air power
5th May 2020
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has changed just about everything, including US air power. The effects are likely to be felt for years, including a downturn …
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US representatives plan to invest $1.6 billion in US Coast Guard inventory in FY2026
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Energy evolution: How laser defence systems are powering the next phase of air defence (podcast)
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Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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US representatives plan to invest $1.6 billion in US Coast Guard inventory in FY2026
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Saab and Helsing hail world-first as Gripen E aircraft flies with ‘Centaur’ AI agent
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Embraer eyes industrial partnerships as it maintains “strong” European C-390 momentum
