Air News & Articles

Additional Funding to Advance UK Future Combat Air Capability

BAE Systems will progress the design and development of the U.K.’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) which will ensure the Royal Air Force and its allies retain world-leading, independent military capability

Sep 21, 2021
C4ISR Mission Software Receives DO-178C Qualification

CarteNav’s AIMS-ISR mission software has achieved DO-178C level D qualification from Transport Canada, enabling mission operators to create flight plans within AIMS-ISR contextualized with sensor and mission data

Sep 21, 2021
Training Services Collaboration for UK Protector Programme

Inzpire, Eagle Eye Innovations and Meta Mission Data have joined forces to demonstrate how they can extend their current training support to UK Reaper into the rapidly expanding MQ-9B programme

Sep 17, 2021
Life-Raft Deployment Capability for Maritime Unmanned Aerial System

TEKEVER has added a new life-saving capability to the maritime patrol version of its TEKEVER AR5 UAS, with eight-person life rafts that can be precision-dropped to aid people in distress

Sep 15, 2021
GPS-free Drone Technology for Unjammable Flight Control and Navigation

Flare Bright has been awarded a follow-up contract to deliver a fixed wing drone that can fly without GPS or any remote-control, instead just using unjammable internal means of flight control and navigation

Sep 14, 2021
sUAS Prototype Successfully Completes a Hydrogen-Powered Flight

Zepher’s Z1 VTOL sUAS has successfully completed a hydrogen-powered flight meeting milestone targets in development for United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)

Sep 14, 2021
Next Generation Air Combat Training Systems for RAF & Royal Navy

Collins Aerospace has collaborated with Draken Europe to introduce the Joint Secure Air combat training System (JSAS) to be used with Draken’s Falcon 20 fleet in support of operational readiness training for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy

Sep 14, 2021
Inertial Labs Lowest Cost Multi-Frequency and Multi-Constellation Navigation Solution Yet

Inertial Labs Unveil Low-Cost GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System designed for a multitude of defence applications

Sep 13, 2021
Advanced F-15 Fighter Jet Roll Out for Qatar Emiri Air Force

The Boeing F-15QA fighter jet boasts next-generation technologies such as the fly-by-wire flight controls, an all-glass digital cockpit and contemporary sensors, radar and electronic warfare capabilities for the Qatar Emiri Air Force

Sep 10, 2021
Series Production Begins on Infrared Threat Warning System for Aircraft

After trials proved the system’s ability to quickly and accurately detect threats at long range and to continue tracking incoming missiles in-flight, Leonardo’s Multi Aperture InfraRed (MAIR) threat warning system has gone into series production

Sep 10, 2021
Netherlands Advance Missile Defense Technology with Procurement of PAC-3 MSE

The Netherlands has purchased Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors with dual-pulse solid rocket motors that provide increased performance in altitude and range to defend against incoming threats

Sep 10, 2021
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