All articles by Harry Lye

1. USAF tests drone-based mapping tool

   The US Air Force (USAF) has partnered with Hivemapper to turn video feeds from small drones and other sources into…
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   23 Sep
2. Belgian F-16 crashes leaving pilot stuck on power lines

   A Belgian Air Force F-16 has crashed in France; the pilots successfully ejected but one was left dangling after their…
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   19 Sep
3. US Air Force seeks massive expansion of bomber force

   Air Force Global Strike Command Commander General Timothy Ray has said the US Air Force (USAF) needs to dramatically expand…
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   19 Sep
4. Saudi Arabia claims Iran sponsored attack on oil facilities

   A spokesperson for the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence has said the attack that saw oil facilities across the kingdom…
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   18 Sep
5. UK Government to investigate Cobham sale on national security grounds

   UK Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom is investigating a proposed deal that would see Advent International buy UK aerospace giant Cobham…
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   18 Sep
6. Raytheon unveils air-to-air Peregrine missile

   Raytheon is developing a new medium-range small air-to-air missile that comes in at half the size of current equivalent weapons…
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   16 Sep
7. USAF likens AI to stealth aircraft

   The US Air Force (USAF) says “AI is akin to the development of stealth aircraft and precision-guided munitions” in its…
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   16 Sep
8. DoD requests proposal for missionised Airlander 10

   Vertex Aerospace and Hybrid Air Vehicles have signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to…
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   13 Sep
9. Italy joins UK Team Tempest

   Leaders of the UK and Italian Armed Forces signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of the Tempest Future…
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   11 Sep
10. F-35 and Dreadnought revealed as most expensive UK defence programmes

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) spent £8.4bn on procuring the Lockheed Martin advanced F-35 fighter jet as of 2018, more…
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    6 Sep