Uncrewed Vehicles
Drone Defence: Fighting Back Against UAS (Studio)
Raytheon Missiles & Defense is increasingly focused on counter-UAS technologies, notably through its KuRFS radar and Coyote family of effectors.
Air Warfare
Poland to arm AW149 helicopters with Hellfire missiles
The 800 Hellfire missiles requested by Poland via a US Foreign Military Sale will equip the country's AW149 helicopter fleet, with a follow-on request likely to arm Apache helicopters and potentially other platforms.
Air Warfare
Decision to delay UK's MQ-9B Protector programme cost £186 million
The Ministry of Defence's decision to delay the MQ-9B Protector programme by two years has cost the country £186 million, with total projected whole-life costs now at over £1.7 billion.
Air Warfare
Norway chooses MH-60R Seahawk as NH90 replacement
Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks could conduct anti-surface warfare and search and rescue operations alongside UAVs such as the Skeldar V-200 for Norway.
Land Warfare
Canada accelerates acquisition of anti-tank, C-UAS and air defence capabilities
The purchase of new systems for deployment in Eastern Europe will be conducted as urgent operational requirements with contracts being awarded by 2024.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Drone Defence: Putting C-UAS Technologies to the Test (Studio)
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has developed a set of enabling technologies and customisable systems for the counter-UAS (C-UAS) mission.
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New IMU - rugged, precise inertial sensing for the smallest platforms (sponsored)
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Digital Bit heads for new markets with remote weapon station range
21st February 2023
Digital Bit now has over 100 orders for its remote weapon stations, and displayed new vehicle and weapon integration options at IDEX.
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Air Warfare
IDEX 2023: Leonardo highlights fifth-generation features of fighter-attack aircraft
21st February 2023
The M-346 fighter-attack aircraft is intended as an optimal solution for smaller, less advanced air forces, or can complement more sophisticated jets with higher costs per flight hour.
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Air Warfare
IDEX 2023: Paramount kick-starts production of loitering munition
20th February 2023
The N-Raven loitering munition is designed for in-country manufacture with ease of technology transfer baked in.
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Naval Warfare
Kraken adds mini-torpedo capability to K50 fast boat
20th February 2023
Kraken has signed a partnership agreement with Leonardo with the first project involving integration of the Black Scorpion torpedo onto the K50 platform.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: General Atomics showcases SkyGuardian UAV with Emirati weapons
20th February 2023
Pictures showing Halcon weapons on the MQ-9B SkyGuardian indicate that a stalled UAE programme to purchase the UAS is back on.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: Bayraktar TB2 to dominate Middle East UAV spending
17th February 2023
Nearly two-thirds of spending on unawarded UAS programmes in the Middle East could be accounted for by procurement of TB2s.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Allen-Vanguard builds UAE counter-UAS and EOD capability
16th February 2023
The company is aiming to develop an indigenous electronic countermeasures capability offering for nations in the MENA region.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: Edge acquires majority stake in UGV firm Milrem
16th February 2023
The Estonian UGV manufacturer is best known for its TheMIS UGV.
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Air Warfare
India set to manufacture parts for GA-ASI UAVs
16th February 2023
India has been unable to conclude a deal for MQ-9B Reapers so far, but local companies hope to join in regardless.
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Land Warfare
How the Ukraine war will reshape future land forces capabilities
15th February 2023
Lessons learned from the battlefield are leading armies and industry toward focusing on innovative, multidomain, uncrewed, cyber, machine learning and AI solutions in addition to advanced logistic capacities.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Smartshooter weapon station adds less-lethal option
14th February 2023
The Smash Hopper remote weapon station can be mounted on ground vehicles or fixed mounts.
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Air Warfare
US to deploy drones for chemical and biological threat detection
14th February 2023
Teledyne FLIR's SkyRaider UAS will fly autonomous missions to replace handheld sensors used for detecting chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
NAVDEX 2023: Autonomous minehunter arrives in the Gulf for trials
14th February 2023
The trials will test the ability of the system to operate in the high-stress and high-heat environment of the Arabian Gulf.
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Air Warfare
Indian Army fast-tracks new UAVs and C-UAS jammers
14th February 2023
India is quickly pushing UAVs into the hands of troops, with several new tenders issued, as well as other systems to jam enemy unmanned systems.
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Defence Notes
‘Balloongate’ lays bare Chinese hypocrisy over military surveillance (Opinion)
13th February 2023
China pretends that it does not spy on others. The recent balloon saga showed up that it not only conducts surveillance of multiple countries, but that it is willing to violate their airspace to do so.
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Land Warfare
DroneShield counter-UAS systems to gain enhanced identification capabilities
13th February 2023
Integration of Pierce Aerospace's Flight Portal ID suite will give DroneShield end-users previously unavailable UAS identification capabilities and better situational awareness.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: Emirates Defense and Steadicopter team up on rotary UAS
13th February 2023
The duo are partnering to offer rotary-wing UAS into the UAE and other select markets.
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Air Warfare
Thales and Schiebel give Royal Navy new eye in the sky
10th February 2023
The Royal Navy has selected Thales and Schiebel to provide a rotary-wing UAS for its warships under the Peregrine programme.
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Air Warfare
Rheinmetall and AeroVironment team up for NATO special forces project
9th February 2023
The duo believe they are a perfect match to meet the requirement for a small special forces UAS.
