Aircraft

Aircraft

attack helicopter

Pakistan has been examining a light attack helicopter for its army. It may have selected the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) T129 ATAK helicopter over...
US air force

The U.S. Air Force’s newest UAV is small, stealthy and cheap enough to be essentially disposable. The Low-Cost Attritable Aircraft (LCAA) could radically change...
gaming technologies

BAE Systems is speeding up the training process of pilots and engineers using gaming technology in an innovative application of virtual reality and simulation....
aircraft systems connectivity

The increased scope and complexity of connectivity technology on aircrafts and in aviation infrastructure, such as networked air traffic control systems, makes their operators...
drones

A Pentagon effort to develop businesses in Silicon Valley may be bearing some of its first fruit, as a San Diego company rolls out...
targeting system

The Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) that, combined with a navigational pod, makes up the latest version of the low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared...
air combat training

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will provide EHUD, air combat maneuvering instrumentation system (ACMI) to the Israeli Air Force to be used by the Corps'...
fighter aircraft

Russia hopes to upgrade its fleet of Sukhoi Su-35C fighters based on experience gained operating in Syria this year. As with almost all new aircraft,...
decoy

A new version of the BriteCloud decoy for fast jets was launched. The technology was showcased by Leonardo following trials with Danish F-16 fighter...
counter terror

Britain's shadowy, top tier counter-terror unit sprung into action during the dastardly van and knife attack on civilians in London on June 3. The...
unmanned

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated a mixed formation of manned and unmanned F-16s in a simulated combat...
Israeli defense industries

By ARIE EGOZI The situation is going to deteriorate from 2019 on. This will be the year when the new U.S foreign military funds package...
Russian eyes over Syria

By Arie Egozi The US cruise missiles attack on a Syrian base some weeks ago prompted Moscow to enhance its capability to see what is...
law enforcement

  A new technology connects law enforcement helicopters with ground support using the internet connectivity instead of radios. The San Diego Police Department is getting new...
sensor coating

A new method of creating flexible, printable electronics that combine sensors and processing circuitry was developed by MIT researchers. The work was supported by...
manned/unmanned teaming

A successful demonstration of manned/unmanned teaming to improve combat efficiency and effectiveness for the warfighter was conducted by Lockheed Martin’s experimental engineering department, Skunk...
data fusion

The large amount of data streamed from a wide variety of sensors has been a challenge to the data fusion research community.  Weapons developers...
targeting pod

By Arie Egozi Until 20 years ago, targeting pods on fighter aircraft were considered as the privilege of air forces serving in countries with extensive...
patrol aircraft

The Indian Navy is planning to de-induct TU142M Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft after its 29 years of service. According to a recent Indian...
target

By Arie Egozi Many aerial platforms with very sharp-eyed sensors look at the war zone continuously. These platforms, a few hundred or thousand meters above...
US Air Force

The US Air Force has recently released an industry Invitation to participate in an evaluation experiment of the military utility for light attack platforms...
targeting pods

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) to provide LITENING advanced targeting pods for its F-16...

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