News

• RH - Rotorhub

  Paris Air Show: Leonardo announces new contracts

  24th June 2019

  Leonardo and its partners made a number of announcements at the Paris Air Show, racking up sales of its civil helicopters with several customers. Rotortrade ...

• DN - Defence Notes

  Raytheon enhances radar and sensor capabilities (Studio)

  24th June 2019

  This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Bryan Rosselli, VP of Raytheon Mission Systems and Sensors, ...

• NWI - Naval Warfare

  US Navy tests RAM Block 2A missile

  24th June 2019

  The US Navy has successfully completed a series of guided flight tests of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2A short-range, surface-to-air missile, Raytheon announced ...

• MLF - Military Logistics

  Airbus expands SmartForce to military customers

  24th June 2019

  Airbus has launched new digital support services under its SmartForce product range for military customers.The new additions are designed to enable customers to select the ...

• UV - Unmanned Vehicles

  US Army adjusts SMET robot concept

  24th June 2019

  A tiny name change – from ‘squad’ to ‘small’ – reflects a huge lesson learned in the US Army’s newly named Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) programme. ...

• LWI - Land Warfare

  NASAMS fires AIM-9X Sidewinder in test

  24th June 2019

  Testing carried out by Raytheon and the Royal Norwegian Air Force has confirmed the ability for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to engage ...

• DB - Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin enhances C2BMC system

  24th June 2019

  Lockheed Martin has modernised the command, control, battle management and communications (C2BMC) system, enhancing the US Missile Defense Agency's Ballistic Missile Defense System. C2BMC enables ...

• LWI - Land Warfare

  Poland considers next generation tank development

  24th June 2019

  As Poland considers the development of its next generation MBT, the European nation will look to open its doors to input from both domestic and ...

• DB - Digital Battlespace

  Link security key aim for cyber age

  24th June 2019

  Cyber security has rapidly grown as a priority for Link 16 and C2 tactical data links more broadly, according to Northrop Grumman, with the company ...

• DN - Defence Notes

  Russian Air and Space force takes its first MiG-35s

  24th June 2019

  The MiG-35 development, test and production effort has marked a serious advance in the last three years according to Ilya Tarasenko, director general at Russian ...

• RH - Rotorhub

  Russian Helicopters to certify Mi-171A2 in Peru

  24th June 2019

  Russian Helicopters and United Engine Corporation are to pursue certification of the Mi-171A2 helicopter and VK-2500PS-03 engine in Peru, the company announced on 18 June.Certification ...

• DN - Defence Notes

  Australia planning new port for US Marines

  24th June 2019

  Australia is planning to build a new deep-water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter ...

• UV - Unmanned Vehicles

  Aussie Bluebottles show signs of intelligence

  24th June 2019

  Ocius Technology announced on 17 June that two of its Bluebottle autonomous persistent USVs had begun running scenarios off the coast of New South Wales ...

• UV - Unmanned Vehicles

  Thales introduces Spy Ranger 550

  24th June 2019

  Thales has expanded its mini UAS range with the introduction of the Spy Ranger 550. Designed to boost the intelligence gathering capabilities of units deployed ...

• UV - Unmanned Vehicles

  Airbus and Hauts-de-France target air deliveries

  24th June 2019

  On 17 June, Airbus signed a framework partnership agreement with the Hauts-de-France region to assess the economic development potential of UAS deliveries on a regional ...