Closing the Gap on Air and Missile Defence
Air and Missile Defence (AMD), neglected during the Army’s focus on counter-insurgency, requires revival to be competitive on the peer-on-peer battlefield.
In addition, the...
Airbus Defence and Space/Helicopters FY20 Results Steady in the Face of COVID-19
Airbus Defence and Space’s revenues were four percent down, at $12.5 billion (€10.4bn) in FY20 from $13.1 billion (€10.9bn) in FY19, according to Airbus’...
Electronic Warfare Podcast 9: The MANPADS Menace
The ever-present threat of MANPADS attacks on civil aircraft continues to concentrate minds around the world and is the subject of our latest Armada...
L3Harris Technologies Introduces New ISR Technology Solution
L3Harris Technologies is introducing a new technology solution to enhance ISR capability to aircraft previously only available through major airplane modifications. RASISR™ (Rapid, Adaptable,...
Royal Air Force aircraft support Border Force operations over English Channel
On Monday 10 August 2020, the UK Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, approved the use of an Royal Air Force A400M Atlas to support the...
AAR´s Component Repair facility in Amsterdam ranked No. 1
AAR, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial airlines and governments worldwide, has been named “Outstanding Source of Repair” and ranked No. 1...
C-UAS Strikes Back
Air defence on the battlefield has returned, particularly to counter unmanned aerial systems.
For decades the functions of forward tactical air defence have taken a...
German Eurofighter’s new AESA radar
On 17 June 2020 Sensor systems supplier Hensoldt welcomed the decision by the German Bundestag to develop the new Active Electronic Scanning Array (AESA)...
Electronic Warfare for RAF Wedgetails
Leonardo plans to certify electronic warfare equipment for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) new E-7 Wedgetail AEW.1 airborne early warning aircraft by 2022.
Defensive...
Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft will take up fire extinguishing duty in Turkey
Two Russian Be-200ES amphibious aircraft have arrived in Turkey and from June 16 will begin work on suppressing the spread of forest wildfires in...
