Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye Radar (Source: HENSOLDT UK)

HENSOLDT UK supplies Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar to the Polish Navy

Enfield, UK, 8th April 2021 – HENSOLDT UK is pleased to announce the supply of Kelvin Hughes Mk11 X Band SharpEye navigation radars to two Polish Navy Kormoran II-class minehunters. ORP Albatros and ORP Mewa were…

CAMCOPTER S-100

SCHIEBEL CAMCOPTER® S-100 PERFORMS MARITIME SURVEILLANCE FOR ROMANIAN BORDER POLICE

Vienna, 8 April 2021 – The Romanian Border Police operates the CAMCOPTER® S-100 for maritime surveillance purposes. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and is also extended to Bulgaria.

Stationed in Mangalia, the CAMCOPTER® S-100…

F-16 Fighting Falcon

BAE Systems to support international F-16 fighter fleet

FORT WORTH, Texas — BAE Systems has received an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force with a value of up to $600 million to supply the international fleet of F-16 aircraft with support equipment. The 10-year contract includes training, engineering support, specialized test…

Leonardo’s solutions for cyber resilience at Cybertech conference in Dubai

Leonardo’s solutions for cyber resilience at Cybertech conference in Dubai

05, April 2021 – As one of the major players in the security global sector, Italian-headquartered aerospace and defence giant Leonardo has given its contribution at the Cybertech Global conference which is taking place in Dubai.

Airbus A310MRTT

Airbus qualified as bidder for Canada’s strategic tanker replacement

Ottawa, 1 April 2021 – Airbus has been qualified by the Government of Canada as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project, a procurement process launched to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Airbus A310MRTT (CC-150 Polaris…

Bell V-280 Valor

BELL AND U.S. ARMY ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF V-280 VALOR AND AVIATION MODERNIZATION

Fort Worth, Texas (March 31, 2021) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company and the U.S. Army have agreed to terms on the execution of the second phase of the Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction (CD&RR) contract that was awarded in March 2020 for the Future Long-Range Assault…

S70 OPV Black Hawk Sikorsky DARPA

Sikorsky and DARPA Fly OPV Black Hawk With Supervised Autonomy

Sikorsky and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are working to dramatically improve flight safety and operations so humans and machines can work together more seamlessly in the field. Sikorsky is leading the way toward a future where aircraft can be operated with two, one or zero pilots…

In the Palm of Your Hand

This technology was recently tested in a first-of-its-kind mission, demonstrating complete supervised autonomy capabilities on the S-70 OPV Black Hawk –  including autonomous take…

Obstacle Maneuvering a Breeze

From takeoff to landing, ALIAS and MATRIX left little work to be done by the pilots on board during the test. Accompanied by a safety pilot, our chief pilot Mark Ward…

OPV Black Hawk Sikorsky DARPA
Operator Decision Aiding for Safer Flights Today and Tomorrow

Managing highly sophisticated equipment while maintaining situational awareness across multiple domains – most of which you can’t see – is…

Development and Testing Ongoing Through 2022

Sikorsky will continue to develop and transition its pilot-direct autonomy capabilities under Phase III of the DARPA ALIAS program through 2022, as Lockheed…

Image credit: Emirates Mars Mission / EXI

Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe Transitions to Science Orbit

Dubai-UAE: 29 March 2021 – The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, today announced it had commenced its transition from its capture orbit to its science orbit with the successful completion of a 510 second (8.36 minutes) burn of its thrusters. Barring the…

H225M helicopter

Singapore receives its first H225M helicopter

Singapore, 29 March 2021 – The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has taken delivery of its first H225M helicopter in Singapore.

Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with Singapore’s Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of H225M Medium Lift Helicopters in 2016.

Congratulating Singapore on…

M-346 IFTS

Leonardo and CAE team up to support International Flight Training School in Italy

Rome and Montreal, March 29, 2021 – Leonardo and CAE today announced the two companies have created a joint venture called Leonardo CAE Advanced Jet Training Srl to support the operations of the International Flight Training School (“IFTS”) in Italy. The joint venture will provide training support services,…

GBTS IFTS

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