AeroVironment to Acquire Arcturus UAV
Total transaction value of $405 million in cash and stock.
Arcturus UAV’s complementary capabilities provide program diversification, increase key customer penetration and enhance...
Lifting Power Sustains Mali Mission
Published in December 2020/January 2021 issue - On 1 August, 2014, France launched Operation Barkhane at the request of the Republic of Mali government...
Nowhere to Hide
Published in December 2020/January 2021 issue - Targeting pods have matured and are turning the laser-guided bomb from bludgeon to rapier!
Though guided munitions date...
Sweden’s Aerial Shield
Published in the December 2020/January 2021 issue - Major General Carl-Johan Edström discusses current and future deployments for the Swedish Air Force, as well...
UAVs evolve to meet the changing mission
Published in the October/November 2020 Issue - Unmanned aerial vehicles can be employed from the smallest to largest military formations, to meet a developing...
US Army’s VIPER Lab Gears Up for Future Vertical Lift
In December 2020, the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), part of the Army Research Laboratory, initiated a Vehicle Innovative Powertrain Experimental Research...
CAE USA Is Reconfirmed as USAF Training Partner for KC-135 Fleet Adding National Guard...
CAE USA has been re-awarded a $275 million contract to continue KC-135 training for another eight years (in one year options). The company first...
Speaker Line-Up for Military PNT 2021 Announced
SMi Group are delighted to announce that the Military PNT conference will return for its second year on 17th – 18th May 2021, and...
Robotic Research joins Persistent Systems Wave Relay® Ecosystem
Persistent Systems, a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced that leading autonomous and unmanned vehicle technologies provider Robotic Research has joined the...
Challenges to National Defence Sector Growth
Published in the September 2020 Issue - The United Arab Emirates government has created opportunities for its own citizens and for international industry partners...