UK MCA trials Elbit’s Hermes 900 for maritime search and rescue
The aircraft, a maritime patrol variant of the companies Hermes 900 UAS, flew with a search and rescue specific radar,…
09 Sep 2020
US Air Force awards Northrop Grumman contract to replace ageing ICBMs
The contract covers the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the GBSD programme. Spanning over eight years it will cover ‘weapon system design, qualification, test and evaluation and nuclear…
03 Sep 2020
UK announces Typhoon ASEA radar upgrade
UK Defence Minister Jeremy Quinn today announced the UK would invest £317m in upgraded radars for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons. Announcing the contract at the…
01 Sep 2020
US Air Force “must accelerate” transition to future force: CSAF
During the presentation, Brown said the USAF “can’t predict the future” but can shape it, adding that the air force had a window of opportunity to accelerate changes. ‘Accelerate Change…
21 Aug 2020
Trump Admin considering selling F-35 to UAE despite Israeli objections
The comments follow the signing of a historic peace deal between Israel and the UAE, however, following the signing of the deal, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
19 Aug 2020
Mixed reality training: Elbit Systems UK
Part of Elbit’s current approach to training and simulation (T&S) is changing the traditional process from a classroom-based experience to one that embraces technology and a less rigid learning path.…
17 Aug 2020
Farnborough 2020: an airshow goes digital
Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) has long been a prominent fixture of the defence and aerospace events calendar. With the Covid-19 pandemic putting a stop to mass gatherings this year, leading…