Using lasers to defeat drones promises to solve the dilemma of using expensive kinetic effects to kill platforms worth a few hundred dollars. While maintaining thermal output to provide the effects can be a technical hurdle, Israel’s Esh-Tech is one company working on a solution.
Despite the UK having the third-largest military UAV market in Europe, the country appears to be underinvesting in the capability relative to the size of its economy, particularly when compared with Baltic and eastern European states.
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 ...
Pivotal has demonstrated its lightweight electric VTOL aircraft, BlackFly, live at SOF Week 2025, as the company positions the platform for special operations and wider defence applications.
As Britain faces a tumultuous political future outside the European Union, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson used this year's Farnborough airshow to highlight the government’s commitment …
As the commercial UAS sector continues to mature, companies have to be able to offer a variety of services to potential customers and diversify business …
The main industry figures involved in developing the US Army’s medium lift FVL aircraft, commonly referred to as capability set 3, are working together to …
Boeing has received a $139.8 million contract from the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command for the delivery of four MH-47G Chinook Block II helicopters, …
There will be a number of key themes that companies such as Raytheon will be highlighting this week at Farnborough International Airshow 2018. Studio will …
The Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved plans to procure new 3D radars through government-to-government sales, the MoD announced on 11 July. Between the …
With flight training increasingly being conducted on simulators, the integration of cross domain capabilities is widely regarded as the next vital step in the industry. …
After 15 years of continuous operations, the UK’s Joint Helicopter Command, which runs the Chinook, Gazelle, Puma and Merlin fleets, is currently in a state …
The Spanish Army, together with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), has successfully completed the testing of two upgraded PASI Searcher Mk III class …
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s dedicated maritime helicopter squadron, 820 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), is preparing to embark on the carrier for the next stage of the …
Any successful military campaign by the Chinese military to capture and secure Japan’s Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea could lead to an ‘existential …