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Indra Delivers IED Busting Labs to Australia

Indra Australia has delivered two deployable Weapons Technical Intelligence (WTI) laboratories to the Australian Army. These facilities are equipped with advanced technology aimed at countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The primary

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Navy Rafale Selected to Elevate Indian Fleet

The Indian Government has unveiled its choice of the Navy Rafale as the fighter aircraft set to bolster the Indian Navy’s capabilities. The decision follows an extensive international competition initiated by Indian authorities. The culmination

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IDEF Gives First Look at FNSS Hybrid Vehicle

Turkish defence manufacturer, FNSS, unveiled the Kaplan Hybrid Vehicle for the first time at the IDEF 2023 International Defence Industry Fair. This marked a pivotal moment as FNSS achieved a notable advancement in various domains

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WESCAM MX-10 Empowers Enhanced Law Enforcement

When summoned, Fort Bend County Sheriff Deputy and Pilot Mark Foster promptly responds, fully prepared. Following thorough pre-flight checks, receiving affirmation from his crew, and taking off, his sole focus shifts to accomplishing the mission

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U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Major Contract

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW), a business unit of General Dynamics, recently announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded it a contract for the construction of three Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. BIW is the

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GA-ASI Advances Autonomous UCAV Operations

A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) owned Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) was recently paired with a “digital twin” aircraft to autonomously conduct Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) multi-objective collaborative combat missions. The flights, which took

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U.S. Army Increases Investment in Black Hornet

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, recently won a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to US$93.9 million to provide its Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) to the

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KONGSBERG C-UAS to Boost Ukraine Armed Forces Capabilities

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) recently signed a contract through the International Fund for Ukraine to deliver Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS), which will be donated to Ukraine. The delivery consists of CORTEX Typhon systems,

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Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Puts Digital Comms at the Forefront

Northrop Grumman Corporation, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, recently completed an integrated airborne mission transfer (IAMT) demonstration with the B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. IAMT delivers an advanced capability that enables

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CAE Receives Full Flight Simulator Contract

CAE recently announced that CAE Defense & Security has been awarded a contract from Leidos on the U.S. Department of Defense’s Sentinel task order for a dedicated Full Flight Simulator (FFS). This will be for

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RAFAEL to Support Asian Navy with Million Dollar Support Services Contract

RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. recently announced that it has won a new contract with an undisclosed Asian nation to provide comprehensive maintenance support services for operational systems employed by its navy. The services will

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ELT Group’s QUIRIS DIRCM System Takes a Quantum Leap

Directed Infra-Red Counter Measure Systems (DIRCM) are designed to counter any surface-to-air infrared (IR) threats featuring first, second and third-generation IR seekers. The systems are a class of anti-missile systems produced to protect aircraft from

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HYDIS²Consortium’s Hypersonic Defence Project Takes Off

The extended air defence domain poses increasing challenges with fast-growing and complex threats, such as manoeuvring ballistic missiles, hypersonic cruise missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles. These new threats need to be addressed by dedicated interception

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U.S. Airlines Lend a Helping Hand to NASA-Boeing Project

Boeing and NASA recently announced that they would collaborate with U.S. airlines to advise the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project and development of the X-66A research aircraft. NASA and Boeing also unveiled the new X-66A

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