Dubai Airshow 2021: UAE to host ViDAR centre of excellence
Will the ViDAR SCAR reconnaissance pod make an impact in the Middle Eastern ISR market?
WESCAM MX-series airborne targeting turrets pictured at the Dubai Airshow 2021. (Photo: Leonid Nersisyan)
L3Harris Wescam has been one of the more active Western companies at the Dubai Airshow 2021 in terms of securing new defence-related contracts and opportunities.
For example, the Canadian subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies sealed a deal with Emirati company Calidus Aerospace LLC to develop and produce subsystems for the B-250 light multi-mission turboprop aircraft. L3Harris will design and produce mission kits for delivery to Calidus, the developer and manufacturer of the B-250.
These kits contain integrated solutions such as the WESCAM MX-15D EO/IR sensor, the VORTEXi dual-channel data link system for ISR communications, the Falcon III RF-7850A multichannel
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Will the ViDAR SCAR reconnaissance pod make an impact in the Middle Eastern ISR market?
Horizon Technologies and Airborne Technologies to jointly develop BlackFish SCAR-Pods.
The Indonesian MoD placed an order for two A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration, according to the Airbus announcement on 18 November 2021.
A planned $23 billion FMS package for the UAE has still not been fully approved, 12 months after it was first proposed.
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As well as finally ordering the A400M, an aircraft Indonesia has been contemplating for some time, the Asian country has agreed to continue financing the KF-21 fighter programme.