Upgraded APKWS Guidance Kits Improve Rocket Range and Impact
The upgrade will improve the range of BAE Systems’ APKWS guided rockets by up to 30%, enabling warfighters to hit targets from a greater standoff distance and at a steeper angle of attack
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RAF’s P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Drops First Torpedo
The Poseidon aircraft successfully dropped a recoverable exercise variant of the Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo during a training flight that simulated an attack on a submarine
U.S. Air Force Awards Contract for Hypersonic Aircraft Flight Testing
By the end of the flight test campaign, Quarterhorse from Hermeus will be the fastest autonomous, reusable aircraft in the world and the first of its kind to fly a Turbine-Based Combined Cycle engine
Laser-Based Helicopter Obstacle Detection System Developed
Developed by Meteksan, the system warns the pilot against horizontal and vertical obstacles at appropriate times with LiDAR technology, high precision signal processing, and user-friendly visual creation capability
U.S. Navy Test-Fires Anti-Radiation Missile
The U.S. Navy successfully launched the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range missile to demonstrate the long range capability of this new design
Sustainment Support for the F-35 Electronic Warfare System
BAE Systems will provide software maintenance, depot test equipment support, logistics analysis, obsolescence monitoring, technical field support, and reachback support for the F-35 U.S. Reprogramming Laboratory
Advanced Flight Computer to Support Autonomous Flight
Collins Aerospace’s Perigon computer will allow customers to load it with complex software applications including autonomous and fly-by-wire flight control, cybersecurity, vehicle management and predictive health maintenance
Naval Aviation Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capabilities Demonstrated Virtually
Boeing has conducted virtual scenarios using MQ-25, F/A-18 and E-2D simulations as part of the U.S. Navy’s strategy for integrating unmanned systems to provide lethal, survivable and scalable effects to support carrier strike group operations
Standardized Modular Payload Interface Kits for RQ-20B Puma Tactical UAS
AeroVironment’s interface kit is a self-contained unit that provides all of the mechanical and electrical interfaces required to enable RQ-20B Puma tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to integrate with new payloads
New Near-Zero Footprint UAS Unveiled
With near-zero footprint, Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL), and long-endurance capabilities, the V-BAT 128 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from Martin UAV enables transportation and rapid tactical deployment for sea, air and land missions
Bundeswehr Awards Contract for German Airspace Surveillance Radars
Hensoldt will supply new radars to the German Armed Forces to modernize their airspace surveillance and build up Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capabilities under the Hughes Air Defense Radar Nachfolgesystem program
Second Aft Section Delivered for T-7A Flight Test Program
Saab has delivered the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer aft section to Boeing. It will be spliced together with the front section, wings, fins, and tail assembly at the Boeing facility in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
