All Defence articles – Page 129
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NewsAeroVironment unveils anti-armour Switchblade 600 loitering munition
After months of public teases, AeroVironment has unveiled its Switchblade 600, a loitering munition with a larger, anti-armour warhead. AeroVironment had previously said such a weapon was under development, but details about its capabilities were lacking. Switchblade 600 is the first in a series of new loitering munitions the unmanned ...
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NewsUSA approves possible Super Hornet and F-35 sales to Switzerland
The USA has approved the possible sale to Switzerland of 40 Lockheed Martin F-35As and weapons for a total cost of $6.58 billion, just days after the Alpine nation’s plans to renew its fighter fleet were narrowly approved via a referendum.
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NewsRSAF KC-135Rs find new home with US firm Meta Aerospace
Defence services provider Meta Aerospace confirms that it has obtained four Boeing KC-135R tankers that previously served with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). It has taken delivery of the first of the aircraft, which was ferried to March Air Reserve base in California, says the company. The remaining ...
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NewsUSAF doubles MQ-9A’s Hellfire missile payload
The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has made a sortie with double the number of Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, greatly improving its combat persistence. The flight with eight Hellfires took place on 10 September, according to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) 556th Test ...
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NewsUSAF adds nine companies to Skyborg artificial intelligence development programme
The awards are part of a second phase of the “Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development” programme.
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NewsUS Marine Corps F-35B and KC-130J collide and crash
A US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter and KC-130J tanker collided and crashed during a refuelling exercise in Southern California on 29 September.
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NewsUAE takes second GlobalEye from Saab
The United Arab Emirates air force has received its second GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab.
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NewsNorthrop reiterates call for accelerated Australian MQ-4C Triton buy
Northrop Grumman has reiterated its call for Canberra to move its acquisition of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle (UAV) forward to help fill a potential two-year production gap. The company notes that the platform has proven effective since the US Navy (USN) deployed a pair of the high-altitude, long-endurance ...
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NewsBudget fears end German heavy transport helicopter contest
Germany has cancelled its long-running acquisition of heavy transport helicopters citing budgetary concerns, leaving the replacement of its fleet of elderly Sikorsky CH-53GA/GS models in limbo.
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NewsRoyal Air Force’s Protector makes first flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems completed first flight of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Protector RG1 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) on 25 September.
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NewsRoyal Thai Air Force buys 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan IIs for training
The Royal Thai Air Force has purchased 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft, as well as spare parts, training and support services, for $162 million from Textron Aviation Defense.
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NewsIsrael and UAE edge closer to security co-operation
The chief executive of United Arab Emirates national defence house Edge has suggested that security companies from Israel and the UAE may soon start co-operating, following August’s breakthrough diplomatic agreement between the two nations. Source: Shutterstock President Donald Trump celebrates the accord in August with leaders of the ...
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NewsTurbulence again blamed for loss of second Zephyr UAV in Australia
Turbulence triggered the uncontrolled spiral descent and subsequent in-flight break-up of an Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr unmanned air vehicle (UAV) in 2019, Australian investigators have determined.
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NewsFirst FWSAR C295 touches down in Canada
Canada’s first Airbus Defence & Space C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft has arrived at Canadian Force’s Base Comox, in British Columbia.
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InterviewRAAF wing commander charts a flight path for adventure
Wing Commander Marija Jovanovich has had a career of high adventure in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), but contends that while careers in aviation are definitely possible for women, they are not always clearly accessible. Jovanovich’s career in the RAAF kicked off as a pilot on the Lockheed Martin ...
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NewsAntonov An-26 military transport crashes in eastern Ukraine
Two of the 27 people on board an Antonov An-26 military transport survived after the turboprop crashed in eastern Ukraine on 25 September. The aircraft crashed in Kharkiv Oblast, a region which borders Russia to the east and the separatist area of Donbass to the south, at around 20:45 local ...
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NewsGeneral Atomics Sparrowhawk seen for first time in captive carry tests on MQ-9 Reaper
Sparrowhawk is designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as electronic warfare, work. It is to be air launched and air recovered by the larger MQ-9 Reaper UAV.
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NewsGlobal Hawk receives camera, electronic support upgrades
Northrop Grumman has delivered two payload upgrades for the RQ-4 Global Hawk long-endurance UAV. The first is the deployment of the MS-177 multi-spectral camera, which provides improved high resolution imaging for users, says the company. Source: Northrop Grumman Global Hawk equipped with an MS-177 multi-spectral camera system, which ...
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NewsUS Army to exploit crucial weakness in Russian, Chinese air defences
The service believes it should play a leading role in the suppression of enemy air defences. It believes new rotorcraft technologies give it an advantage over its brethren in the US Air Force.
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NewsUK aircraft carrier bulks up with 15 RAF, US Marine Corps F-35Bs
Fifteen Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the UK Royal Air Force and US Marine Corps have embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for a major exercise.