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KC-46A tanker refuels Spanish E/F-18s for first international aircraft refuelling
A US Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker refuelled Spanish E/F-18 Hornets (called C-15s in Spain) on 18 April at Morón Air Base, Spain, as part of its first...Full story -
IT²EC 2022: Lockheed Martin progresses F-35 trainer programme
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Mission Rehearsal Trainer Lightning Integrated Training Environment (MRT LITE) system is configurable for all three F-35 variants (F-35A...Full story -
Ecuadorian Navy loses IAI Searcher UAV
An IAI Searcher reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the Ecuadorian Navy splashed-down in the Pacific Ocean, 4 n miles from Manta, Ecuador, while...Full story -
New CMOSS, metadata prototypes sought for US Army combat network
US Army programme officials working on research and development of the service's newest iteration of the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) are seeking prototypes of...Full story -
Slovenian constitutional court clears way for Boxer contract
Slovenia's constitutional court ruled on 26 April that the national assembly did not act in an unconstitutional manner when it rejected the holding of a referendum on an...Full story -
IT²EC 2022: VRAI's HEAT simulation system incorporates performance, human factors monitoring
Ireland-based VRAI has developed a platform simulator that is specifically designed to collect detailed user performance data and showcased the system at the...Full story -
Thales consortium wins French DGA C-UAS contract
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales and CS Group to develop a counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV)...Full story -
Tekever reveals VTOL-capable variant of AR3 UAV
Portuguese company Tekever Autonomous Systems has unveiled a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of its AR3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with integrated...Full story -
China looks to bolster PLA's logistics as its unmanned systems market swells
China's defence-based unmanned systems market will continue to grow at an unprecedented rate with Beijing focusing efforts to bolster innovation and expand the functions...Full story -
Switzerland receives first Hermes UAVs from Israel ahead of flight trials
Switzerland has received from Israel the first two of six Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that were ordered under the...Full story -
US Navy accelerates laser acquisition, HELIOS work advances
The US Navy (USN) proposed fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget requests of USD35.3 million for the Navy Laser Family of Systems (NLFoS), which is designated as “an accelerated...Full story -
GA-ASI, Leonardo fly Seaspray maritime radar on MQ-9 UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) and Leonardo have integrated and flown the Seaspray 7500E V2 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on an...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Biden seeks USD33 billion in additional Ukraine funding
US President Joe Biden asked the Congress on 28 April to provide USD33 billion in additional funding for Ukraine-related security, humanitarian, and economic assistance.Full story -
Boeing debuts the USAF's first test T-7A Red Hawk trainer
Boeing unveiled its first test T-7A Red Hawk trainer for the US Air Force (USAF) at its factory in St Louis, Missouri, on 28 April. The aircraft will be used to replace...Full story -
Japan's ruling party proposes defence strategy revisions
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has proposed a major revision to the country's defence policies in response to its evolving security environment.Full story -
USAF retires F-15Cs from Europe
The US Air Force (USAF) has retired its Boeing F-15C Eagle aircraft from Europe, with the last aircraft departing Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath in the UK on 27 April.Full story -
HAL commences airframe fatigue testing of Tejas Mk1
The Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark I aircraft are set to undergo main airframe fatigue testing.Full story -
USAF selects the E-7 Wedgetail to replace its ageing AWACS fleet
The US Air Force (USAF) announced on 26 April that it had selected the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to replace its Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)...Full story -
Boeing Defense has ‘messy' Q1
Boeing's Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business generated a USD929 million loss from operations in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 fuelled by USD1.3 billion in earnings...Full story -
IT²EC 2022: BattleVR, VBS4 combine for immersive squad training solution
Agincourt has integrated its BattleVR squad immersive training system with Bohemia Interactive Simulations' (BISim's) Virtual Battlespace 4 (VBS4) and demonstrated the...Full story