Tag: Royal Air Force
CBRN Danger Persists
Despite the impact of COVID-19, there is still good reason for governments to affirm their commitment to new CBRN equipment and training.
The long delayed...
Synthetic Training for Combat Air: Panacea or Pipedream?
While there seems to be a general agreement that more synthetic flying is a good thing (cost-effective, environmentally better, and broadly more inclusive), will...
Leading the Field
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, Britain’s Chief of the Air Staff, talked to Armada International about his hopes for the new Protector Remotely...
December Spectrum Sitrep
Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains.
Products
Leonardo and Elettronica signed an agreement to “strengthen...
Looking Down From On High
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is bringing in new platforms to continue its airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability, a skill developed...
RAF’s Reaper Replacement Arrives in UK for Demonstrations and Exercise Workout
The UK’s Royal Air Force welcomed a visit by a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian to RAF Waddington on Thursday 9 September....
Sky High Future
The financial rewards of building UAVs to meet a multitude of mission over the next decade is set to sky-rocket.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will...
Multi-million pound Tempest funding set to advance the UK’s future Combat Air capability
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth approximately £250m to progress the design and development of Tempest, the UK’s Future Combat...
Draken Europe and Collins Aerospace Collaborate on Next Generation Air Combat Training Systems
Draken Europe and Collins Aerospace have signed an agreement that will introduce Collins Aerospace’s Joint Secure Air combat training System (JSAS) for use with...
Loyal Wingmen and Swarms
The concept of an unmanned loyal wingman is being turned into reality and a variety of countries are investing in swarming development too.
The concept...
