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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US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.
Land Warfare
CTAI’s 40mm cannon gains new A3B airburst round for UAV defence
CTA International (CTAI), a joint venture between KNDS France and BAE Systems, developed the 40mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (40 CTAS) for integration onto armoured vehicles. It has been further developed for ships and ground-based systems.
Land Warfare
What weapons have Israel and Iran been using against each other?
Tehran has been relying on UAVs and ballistic missiles while Jerusalem uses jets, deep fires and precision-guided munitions.
Air Warfare
Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390
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.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390
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.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Fulgur air defence missile revealed in anticipation of potential market
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
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Disrupting enemy command and control (Sponsored Video)
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Defence Helicopter
USAF flies HH-60W for the first time
18th July 2019
A HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter has been flown by the US Air Force for the first time at Sikorsky’s Flight Center in West Palm Beach.The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Firebird agreements signed
18th July 2019
Northrop Grumman has signed agreements with two companies for rights to purchase its Firebird aircraft system. Tenax Aerospace and Grand Sky Development Company have signed …
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Training
Storm clouds arise for Pilatus in India
18th July 2019
The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) plans to acquire 38 additional PC-7 Mk II aircraft are in tatters after the country’s MoD imposed a one-year trading …
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Training
Buckley AFB gets VRSG-equipped F-16C simulators
18th July 2019
MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) is set to enter use at Buckley Air Force Base (AFB) for pilot training, the company announced on 16 …
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Military Logistics
Piaggio Aerospace to maintain IAF engines
18th July 2019
Piaggio Aerospace will maintain engines that power Italian Air Force aircraft under two contracts announced on 17 July. The two contracts, worth a combined €167 …
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Defence Helicopter
Bell Helicopter receives contract modification
17th July 2019
Bell Helicopter has received a contract modification from the US Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for UH-1N and TH-1H helicopter assemblies, the US Department of Defense …
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Defence Notes
UK caught out by pace of A2/AD change
17th July 2019
The acceleration of Russian anti-acces/area denial (A2/AD) advances, visibly characterised by the country’s efforts to move out with and deploy new highly sophisticated stealth air …
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Military Logistics
Survitec Pilot Fit Facility reaches milestone
17th July 2019
Survitec’s work on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme has reached a new milestone, with the 1000th pilot fitted out using the Pilot Fit Facility …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AI to push automated C-UAS system
17th July 2019
Leonardo will further automate its Falcon Shield counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) platform in the coming years, with the increased introduction of AI one of a number of planned upgrades. …
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Military Logistics
Construction begins at RAF Lakenheath
17th July 2019
Construction has begun on facilities that will be home to two US F35 squadrons at RAF Lakenheath. The site will include the construction of a …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon submits LTAMDS proposal
17th July 2019
Raytheon has submitted its proposal for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to the US Army. The army is seeking a new …
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Defence Notes
India set to purchase additional Su-30MKI fighters
17th July 2019
According to Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, the nation’s arms export control body, India is set to purchase 18 more Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters …
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Defence Helicopter
AAR to support RNLAF Chinooks
16th July 2019
AAR will support the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) CH-47 Chinook fleet under a contract announced on 9 July.The contract will see AAR perform maintenance, …
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Defence Helicopter
CH-53E logs one million flight hours
15th July 2019
The US Marine Corps’ CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fleet has achieved a major milestone, logging more than one million flight hours since it entered service …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing receives contract modification
15th July 2019
Boeing has received a $96 million modification to its United Arab Emirates foreign military sales contract, the US Department of Defense announced on 12 July. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Falco EVO continues Frontex operations
15th July 2019
Leonardo’s Falco EVO UAS continues to support monitoring activities for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, in the Mediterranean Sea. As part of …
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Digital Battlespace
DroneShield releases DroneGun MKIII
15th July 2019
DroneShield has introduced DroneGun MKIII as an alternative to its DroneGun Tactical unit, the company announced on 14 July. DroneGun MKIII is a portable pistol-shape …
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Defence Helicopter
Greece seeks MH-60R helicopters
15th July 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of MH-60R helicopters to Greece. In a deal worth $600 million, …
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Military Logistics
Portugal opts for KC-390
15th July 2019
The Portuguese government has announced that it will acquire five Embraer KC-390 for the Portuguese Air Force. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2023. The …
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