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High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) technology blends the hover capability of a helicopter with the speed, range, and survivability features of a fighter...
Defense Giants Collaborating in Unmanned Project
New technology will provide older aircraft such as legacy bombers “new life.”
General Atomics has unveiled a design for its “LongShot” missile-carrying air-to-air combat drone...
New “Alpinist” Model Features Upgraded Capabilities
Russian Helicopters, a Rostec subsidiary, has unveiled the prototype of the newest version of an updated Ka-226T light chopper, "Alpinist", being developed for high...
UK’s Combat Cloud is Now Operationally Ready
The UK has successfully developed combat cloud capabilities. The combat cloud designed to network all future aircraft and other platforms is now ready to...
Israeli Kfir Aircraft to Be Upgraded for Sri Lankan Air Force
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will upgrade the Sri Lankan Air Force's Kfir aircraft. The company has recently signed a contract, worth USD $50 million...
More Cost-Effective Tech for Aerial Combat
The USAF Armament Directorate has awarded the North American Wave Engine Corporation (“Wave Engine Corp.”) a $1 million contract to build and demonstrate the...
Perfect Coordination in Aerial Firefighting
The first thing that usually collapses during disaster response is communications. A new development has been designed specifically for aerial firefighting and is the...
Next-Generation Jet Trainer Development Reaches New Stage
The second phase of the flight trials of T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft has begun. The aircraft has been developed for the...
CH-53K Helicopters Demonstrated Capabilities During Testing with Marines
The operational capabilities of the CH-53K helicopter were evaluated by the US Marines. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division,...
Unique Dual-Use MEDEVAC Tech Demonstrated
Air mobility in the urban airspace has a lot in common with search and rescue missions, as proved by an exercise conducted in the...
First Air-to-Air Refueling Using UAV
For the first time, an unmanned aircraft refueled another aircraft mid-air.
The US Navy successfully used a Boeing drone to refuel an airplane during flight....
Fighter Jet and UAV Collaboration
A fighter jet will control strike drones. A pilot of the Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet will simultaneously coordinate the operations of four Okhotnik...
Hamas’ Suicide Drones Targeted
Suicide drones have been one of the weapons in Hamas’ arsenal against Israel in the last week. Attack drones launched by Hamas were among...
South Korea Developing Its Own Attack Helicopter
South Korea is planning to develop an indigenous attack helicopter to meet a Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC) requirement for 20–24 such rotorcraft....
RAFAEL’s Air-to-Air Missile Trialed Successfully by India
India’s Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully trialed the 5th generation Python-5 air-to-air missile (AAM) for the Tejas, India’s indigenous light combat...
Improved Display Helmet Now Available for Special Forces Units
Special forces units are specially trained to gather intelligence and operate behind enemy lines. Upgrades to the NH90 helicopter for special forces significantly improve...
Take a Look at Sikorsky’s New Helicopter
An advanced helicopter has demonstrated its capabilities for the US Army. The S-97 Raider advanced prototype helicopter performed two flights, carrying out low-level maneuvers...
Advanced Missiles to Equip US Helicopters and UAVs
The US is enhancing the missile capabilities of its helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The US Army asked Lockheed Martin to build the...
India Developing Light Combat Aircraft Teamed with Unmanned Systems
Manned-unmanned teaming concept forms the base for a new Indian aircraft. Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has unveiled a developmental air-teaming system that will incorporate the...
Elbit Systems to Establish Flight Training Center for Hellenic Air Force
Elbit Systems was awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.65 billion (approximately €1.375 billion) for the establishment and operation of the International Flight Training...
First Time in Russia: Fighter Jet Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capability
The teaming of manned aircraft with unmanned air systems enhances air support capability, enabling complex operations to be conducted with a mix of platforms...
Expect Shift in Manned/ Unmanned Aircraft Ratio
Nearly two-thirds of the aircraft flying off U.S. Navy carriers could be unmanned someday, including the possibility of drone fighter jets, a top aviation...
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