Air Tractor and L3Harris to develop Sky Warden ISR aircraft
Air Tractor has partnered with L3Harris Technologies to develop an affordable, production-ready intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) strike aircraft.
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First B-1B Lancers resume flight operations after safety stand-down
The US Air Force (USAF) has returned some B-1B Lancer bombers to flight operations after...
Raytheon to support USAF’s Distributed Common Ground System
The $175m five-year contract will see RI&S provide signals intelligence field services for the DCGS programme.
USAF’s Skyborg ACS flies on board Kratos UTAP-22 unmanned vehicle
The US Air Force (USAF) has carried out the maiden flight test of a Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) at...
Airbus wins multiple Skynet 5 military satcom contracts from UK MoD
Airbus has won multiple contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Skynet 5 military satellite communication (SATCOM)...
FMV extends Gripen future development support contract with Saab
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has extended the Gripen future development support services contract with Saab. The order is valued at approximately $118m (Skr998m) and is valid from 1…
Covid-19: Indian Air Force to establish 100-bed facility in Bengaluru
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to build a 100-bed Covid care treatment facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Located at Air Force Station Jalahalli, the new facility is for the…
Egypt to procure 30 Rafale fighter jets from France
The Egyptian Armed Forces has signed a contract with French company Dassault Aviation to procure 30 Rafale fighter jets. Egypt's Ministry of Defence (MoD) did not disclose the value of…
Attendees unlikely to visit defence or trade shows unvaccinated: Poll
Defence show organisers and exhibitors are eagerly waiting for the world to return to normal in 2021, even as vaccination is in progress. Verdict has conducted a poll to assess…
Airbus demonstrates ground control of C295 FITS mission system
Airbus has demonstrated the ground control capability of its C295 airborne Fully Integrated Tactical System (FITS) mission system. The new capability was shown during a flight test campaign carried out…
USAF demonstrates in-flight communication between F-35 and F-22 jets
The US Air Force (USAF) has demonstrated in-flight communication between F-35 and F-22 stealth jets during a flight test. The initiative, named Project Hydra, utilised an Open Systems Gateway (OSG)…
