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UAV Turbines developing microturbine engine for UAVs
UAV Turbines is developing a microturbine engine specifically for Group 3 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the company believes the engines will be more reliable...Full story -
Germany to replace early Eurofighters under Project Quadriga
The German government is to replace its entire fleet of Tranche 1 Eurofighter combat aircraft under a new project revealed by Airbus Defence and Space (DS) on 5...Full story -
Airbus reveals LOUT unmanned stealth testbed for Germany
Airbus has revealed a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator aircraft that it has been developing in secret for over a decade.Full story -
UAE combines defence manufacturers into new Edge group
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has incorporated 25 of the country’s defence manufacturers into a single entity called Edge.Full story -
USN begins AN/SPN-50 radar testing
The US Navy (USN) has begun land-based testing of its new AN/SPN-50(V)1 Shipboard Air Traffic Radar (SATR) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Webster...Full story -
US Air Force plans big investments towards digital architecture, space capabilities
The US Air Force (USAF) is planning a pair of big investments over the next five years as part of its emphasis on connectivity in future warfare.Full story -
Norway declares F-35A initial operational capability
On 6 November Norway declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) conventional variant, after...Full story -
Russian corvette Gremyashchiy to be armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Yantar Shipyard, a subsidiary of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), in St Petersburg on 31 October, and boarded the...Full story -
Japan launches second Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has launched the second Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...Full story -
Update: UAVOS flight tests 14 m wingspan ApusDuo HAPS aircraft
UAVOS in October flight tested in Belarus a modified version of its ApusDuo high-altitude platform system (HAPS) aircraft that features a 14 m wingspan.Full story -
Martin-Baker declines to protest US Air Force ejection seat contract to Collins Aerospace
Martin-Baker will not protest to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) plan to award a contract to Collins Aerospace to procure its...Full story -
Airbus details enhanced C295 configuration
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has disclosed details of a new variant of the C295 transport and special mission aircraft, with Canada as the launch customer.Full story -
Saab flies new electronic attack pod on Gripen for first time
Saab flew its Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) on the Gripen combat aircraft for the first time on 4 November, the company announced.Full story -
US Army seeking right mix of systems, capabilities in key tactical network drill
Hitting the right mix of network and communication platforms, systems, and capabilities for US Army ground units will be one of several key objectives for a major...Full story -
Update: Partners close to defining scope and price of European MALE RPAS
Airbus and its partners aim to finalise the scope and price of the European Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) in the coming weeks,...Full story -
J-11B images fuel speculation about AESA radar upgrade
Images have emerged in Chinese state-owned media showing at least two People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Shenyang Aircraft Corporation J-11B multirole combat...Full story -
Saab begins escort jammer flight testing
Saab has begun flight testing of a low-band Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) developed as part of the company’s Arexis family of fast-jet electronic-warfare (EW)...Full story -
Airbus lifts lid on secret LOUT UAV
Airbus has revealed for the first time a secret unmanned aircraft it has developed as a stealth-testbed for the German government.Full story -
Update: US Air Force plans big investments towards digital architecture, space capabilities
The US Air Force (USAF) is planning a pair of big investments over the next five years as part of its emphasis on connectivity in future warfare.Full story -
US Air Force plans aircraft communications survivability test in December
The US Air Force (USAF) is planning for a communications test between a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and a F-22 Raptor multirole fighter...Full story