The B-52 Jet Receives Cutting-Edge Upgrades
The United States Air Force (USAF) is set to breathe new life into its iconic B-52 "Stratofortress" fleet, ensuring this veteran bomber remains a...
Refael to Supply Advanced Electro-Optics for Leonardo’s Fighter Jets
Refael will supply Leonardo with 5th generation Litening 5 and RecceLite systems to equip Leonardo’s M-346FA fighter attack aircraft. This is the first integration...
The Surveillance Tech Built for Low-Altitude Threats and Busy Skies
Airspace surveillance is becoming more complex as traffic density increases and new types of aircraft operate at lower altitudes. Air traffic controllers are often...
Revolutionary Drone Engine Tested, Marking A Hypersonic Future
Venus Aerospace reports a successful test of its rotating detonation engine (RDE) on a small drone, promising hypersonic travel.
Rotating detonation engines are a promising...
A Next-Gen Radar Built for Both Drones and Aircraft
Modern surveillance operations increasingly demand radar systems that can detect smaller targets, operate across multiple environments, and integrate quickly onto different platforms. Traditional systems...
Fighter Jets With Laser Weapons To Become Reality By 2020
The effort to weaponise lasers could pay off in the near future. We won’t be seeing planet destroying lasers a la Star Wars any...
AI Model Could Make Future Aircraft Engines Far More Efficient
Aviation faces mounting pressure to lower fuel use and emissions, but improving engine efficiency remains an expensive and time-consuming challenge. Engine components must be...
Extending the Reach of Fighter Jets—Without Extra Risk
Modern air combat is increasingly defined by long-range sensors and advanced missiles, but crewed fighter jets still face a basic constraint: to fire, they...
Airbus Helicopter Breaks Speed Record
The Airbus Racer helicopter reaches major achievement by exceeding its level speed objective of 400 kph (reaching 418 kph) less than two months after...
iHLS Innovation Centre Calls for Dual-Use Security Startups
Are you a startup company related to the security sector? Are you looking for recognition, international exposure, access to investors, and the ability to...
AR to Save Time in Aircraft Maintenance
The dynamic and highly variable nature of the aircraft inspection environment brings challenges to implementing object and photo recognition to determine discrepancies in aircraft...
A Bomber That Can Slip Through Advanced Defenses
Modern air defense systems are becoming increasingly dense and sophisticated, making it harder for conventional aircraft to operate inside contested airspace. Long-range missiles offer...
United States Approves Selling F-35 to Singapore
The United States government has recently approved Singapore to become the next country to purchase and operate the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. No official...
The Radar Upgrade That Could Keep a Cold-War Bomber Flying to...
Large strategic bombers were designed for a very different battlespace than the one air forces face today. Modern conflicts rely on dense sensor networks,...
What Delays Refueling Aircraft Supply to Israeli Airforce ?
At least two Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft are needed immediately to the Israeli airforce (IAF). While the negotiations between Washington and Jerusalem on...
Russia Increases its Influence in Iran by Advanced Weapons Sales
Several Iranian sources have recently quoted the state’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein DehqaIran saying that the ministry may acquire in the near future...
iHLS TV Weekly Report – Chinese Laser, Hackers vex FBI, Emergency...
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Chinese military officials have deployed a highly accurate laser defense system
Private industry experts...
AI-Powered Lakota Helicopter to Undergo Autonomy Trials for Advanced Logistics Missions
The MQ-72C Logistics Connector, a rotary-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) derived from the UH-72 Lakota platform, is set to begin trials with integrated autonomous...
Innovative Multi-Target Electronic Warfare Weapon
Electronic warfare is said to be the next big frontier, and this new Chinese multi-target weapon design might be revolutionary.
Researchers at the Southeast University...
Watch: How to Trap And Capture A Drone
The more popular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) become, the more of a nuisance can they be to some. Sometimes, they can even pose a...
Europe’s Nav-Sat System Receives Two More Satellites
While it’s true that most of us use GPS on a regular basis, it isn’t the only navigation system out there. Europe has it’s...
Much ado about the FAA’s UAS regulation
The FAA's proposed drone legislation: the return of the nanny-state
After months of waiting, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) finally issued its official draft proposal...
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