General Atomics Aeronautical Systems secured a nearly $2 billion deal for MQ-9B uncrewed aerial systems, while Raytheon’s counter-UAS system was secured for $1 billion.
An amendment to the Brazilian Constitution currently under discussion would permanently assign 2% of annual GDP to the defence budget, potentially cementing modernisation programmes for the country’s armed forces.
Further tests will be carried out on the existing fleet, ahead of the Royal Air Force’s anticipated transition from MQ-9A Reaper aircraft to the MQ-9B Protector by the end of 2025.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
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3rd July 2013
BAE Systems will produce canisters for the storage, transport and launch of a wide range of missiles used by the US Navy under a new …
3rd July 2013
The first MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopter in production for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed its first test flight at Sikorsky’s Production Facility in …
3rd July 2013
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has recently conducted a series of flight trials with EADS Astrium’s Pseudolite-based ‘DeckFinder’ local positioning system. The successful …
3rd July 2013
Russia plans to deliver ten Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters to Iraq within the next few months, it has been revealed. Speaking to Russian press …
2nd July 2013
BAE Systems has sold its Unmanned Aircraft Programs (UAP) business to former business development director Matthew Pobloske, as the company looks to diversify away from …
2nd July 2013
Immediate action is required to mitigate the amount of space debris threatening to jeopardise future satellite operations, a leading expert at the European Space Agency …
2nd July 2013
Search and rescue agencies operating in Northern India have successfully used man-portable VTOL UAVs for the first time in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR) operations, it …
2nd July 2013
Lockheed Martin has launched a new international division as the company attempts to strengthen international partnerships and create new opportunities. By integrating all of its …
1st July 2013
The US Air Force has taken delivery of the third of four Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) satellite payloads as part of its Space Based Infrared …
1st July 2013
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has progressed with plans to sell 16 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to France as the European nation considers deploying …
28th June 2013
British politicians must be prepared to deploy troops on challenging overseas operations when national interests are at stake, the head of the British Army has …
28th June 2013
BAE Systems will advance the development of the US Navy’s Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) under a new $91.4 million contract announced on 27 …
28th June 2013
The first High Mobility Launcher (HML) has been delivered to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) as part of an upgrade to their National Advanced …
27th June 2013
The German MoD has published an overview of its UAS ‘losses’, revealing a staggering number have been lost on operations in the past decade. Released …
27th June 2013
Boeing has begun production of the KC-46A aerial refuelling tanker for the US Air Force, with the first wing spar loaded at the company’s facilities …
25th June 2013
When the US Navy’s RQ-21A Integrator Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) completed its first flight tests at sea recently, technologies provided by Rockwell Collins …
24th June 2013
The UK Armoured Vehicles Programme team is expected to spend about £350 million this year and about £10 billion over 10 years, the head of …
24th June 2013
The UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Armoured Vehicles Programme will outsource the contract management of repairs to the Defence Support Group (DSG) next month. …
21st June 2013
UK defence and security exports have increased by £3.5bn to £11bn between 2011 and 2012, making it the second largest exporter behind the US. According …
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