September’s top news stories
The US State Department cleared Poland’s request to purchase 32 F-35 aircraft in a deal potentially worth $6.5bn, and Airbus and the UK Ministry of Defence pulled out of the...
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How Elbit’s F-35 helmet technology could benefit soldiers
Elbit System’s technology incubator has overseen the miniaturisation and commercialisation of the technology it contributes to the F-35 helmet, which could offer soldiers a similar heads-up display to that used...
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Generation six: training for future fighter aircraft
While fifth-generation fighters such as the F-35 are still in their infancy, the aerospace community is already looking ahead to the sixth generation. With aircraft such as the UK’s Tempest...
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August’s top news stories
The US Department of Defence (DoD) terminated Boeing’s $1.2bn Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) programme, and the US decided to proceed with an $8bn sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets to...
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The future of naval warfare: new issue of Global Defence Technology out now
In this issue: what Dstl’s Intelligent Ship competition tells us about the future of naval warfare, what to expect from this year's DSEI, views on emerging cybersecurity threats from the...
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July’s top news stories
The US expelled Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet programme, and the UK and Sweden signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of future combat air systems....
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Q&A: Airbus on the new DSEI Space Hub
Airbus will exhibit at DSEI in September in the newly created Space Hub. Talal Husseini caught up with Airbus Defence and Space managing director Colin Paynter to find out how...
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June’s top news stories
The US DoD outlined plans to make Turkey’s F-35 programme exit as smooth and orderly as possible, and Spain signed a framework agreement with France and Germany to join them...
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When drones are used maliciously, can anyone stop them?
The UK DASA has issued a call for solutions to find and neutralise small UAVs, which in the light of the Gatwick and Heathrow drone attacks was one of the...
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3D printing in defence manufacturing: issue 100 of Global Defence Technology out now
In this issue: what's next for 3D printing in defence tech, Poland's massiver modernisation plan, a preview of the new DSEI Space Hub with Airbus, celebrating 100 issues of Global...
