What will the next-gen counter-UAS capabilities for the US look like?
Future US counter-uncrewed aerial system solutions are likely to require a flexible, multi-layered approach to tackle a broad spectrum of new threats as they emerge.
airBaltic will be offering service between Riga and Bucharest from 29 March 29 with flights being operated by the Tarom under a codeshare agreement.
airBaltic chief commercial officer Tero Taskila explained, “In partnership with Tarom, we are offering our passengers a new Balkan destination – the Romanian capital of Bucharest. We are confident that this will be appreciated by passengers who will travel in transit via Riga between Romania and Scandinavia, Europe, Middle East and the CIS.”
Tarom will offer flights from Riga to Bucharest and back again on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays utilising a Boeing 737-700 for a flight that will last two hours and 15 minutes.
Future US counter-uncrewed aerial system solutions are likely to require a flexible, multi-layered approach to tackle a broad spectrum of new threats as they emerge.
The company’s order backlog as of 30 September totalled $25.2 billion and more than a third of this is scheduled to be fulfilled before the end of 2026.
Advanced manufacturing has evolved to meet military requirements and now supports multiple US critical assets, including Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, F-18, F-22, F-35, Bradley, HMMWV and Patriot.
The Irish Naval Service has struggled to maintain capability, particularly in the face of lucrative private sector offers luring away personnel.
Speakers at the Defence In Space Conference (DISC) 2025 highlighted the critical and evolving role of space in national security, defence and the global economy.
Both the US and Canada operate Cold War-era capabilities which cannot defeat today’s and tomorrow’s threats.