Developed by Israel's Uvision and with systems being sold in the thousands to multiple European NATO countries and the US, the Hero family of loitering systems is also in production in the US and Italy, the latter through Rheinmetall.
With all 31 aircraft set to be delivered by 2030, the helicopters will gradually replace the ageing Sea Lynx fleet which are due to be retired in 2026.
At DSEI 2025, James Gray, Managing Director and CEO of Raytheon UK (part of RTX), outlines the company’s century-long presence in the UK and its evolving role across defence, aerospace, cyber, and tra...
At DSEI 2025, Controp representatives outline how artificial intelligence is being integrated with electro-optical payloads to improve decision-making and operational efficiency across land, air, and ...
Taking advantage of the United States reluctance to give approval for the export sales of armed unmanned aerial systems (UAS), even to friendly nations in …
Europe’s first Aegis Ashore site, located in Romania and based on Lockheed Martin technology, has started monitoring the skies of southern Europe for ballistic missile …
Lockheed Martin has delivered two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to the US, the company announced on 12 May. An HC-130J long range surveillance/search and …
Bell Helicopter’s commitments to eastern European attack helicopter programmes in the Czech Republic and Poland are strong in the light of the signing of a …
The first CH-47F Chinook fitted with an improved vibration control system (IVCS) has rolled off the Boeing production line in Pennsylvania. Supplier Lord Corporation confirmed …
The Mexican Navy has ordered a Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) from Rockwell Collins. The foreign military sales (FMS) procurement is valued at just over …
Heavyweight industry players may have been selected to build full-scale helicopters for the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) technology demonstrator programme, but smaller companies are …
Airbus Helicopters has received a contract from the French Defence Procurement Agency DGA to retrofit 35 H145 (formerly EC145) helicopters operated by the Sécurité Civile …
The US Department of Defense has announced that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $424 million cost-plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for a …