LongShot – DARPA’s Air-Launched Armed UAV
Three leading defence companies - General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman - have received contracts for Phase 1 design work from the US...
Gearbox Troubles
Airbus is working hard to resolve engine issues that have curtailed new A400M Atlas turboprop freighter deliveries and limited flying by the 26 aircraft...
The Ties that Bind
The European Union is planning further discussions to enhance and deepen its defence cooperation this coming May.
These forthcoming discussions, expected to occur at meetings...
Electronic Warfare Podcast 10: You say you want a revolution?
Revolution is in the air in the Asia-Pacific as defence industrial sectors in the region change and adapt to new strategic realities.
In our latest...
Stream of Consciousness
Silvus Technologies has given Armada more details of its new tactical radios and waveform enhancements.
On 6th January the company unveiled new tactical radio and...
Shayrat splashed, but questions remain
Justin Bronk, airpower research fellow at London’s Royal United Services Institute, explains why Russian air defence systems may have failed to shoot down any...
Closer to the EDGE
Elettronica is moving forward with the development of its EDGE airborne stand-off jammer.
There may be a global Covid-19 pandemic in full swing, but this...
Falcon-III Radio Family Enhanced
L3Harris’ new dual-band RF-7850D radio is designed to equip vehicles and static, deployed sites, typically at the platoon commander level and above.
The two-channel...
Indigenous Engine for China’s J-20 by Zhuhai Airshow?
With the delay of the Zhuhai Airshow from November 2020 to 2021, data and analytics company Globaldata expects that the new date will allow...
Autonomy under the Waves
At the Euronaval show held in Paris this October, Thales revealed its Autonomous Unmanned Underwater System (AUSS). Combining a number of innovative technologies, the...