Aircraft

Pushing aircraft and missiles beyond Mach 5 remains one of the most complex challenges in aerospace engineering. Current solutions typically rely on combining multiple...

While the U.S. and other states are racing to deploy hypersonic technologies, it remains uncertain how useful the systems will be against urgent, mobile...

The Black Hornet mini drone is not alone. The UAV market is getting smaller as time passes - and this does not mean the volume...

Shoulder launched missiles in the hands of extremist terrorist groups pose a threat to both civil and military aviation. This threat is further underscored...

How to protect drones from Cyber attacks? This problem is at the heart of a worldwide effort. Engineering researchers from the University of Virginia (U....

Homeland security and commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) are used by countries to protect their borders and get aerial views of commercial projects. Complex...

Modern military aviation faces a growing coordination problem. As drones, sensors, and crewed platforms multiply, commanders are often forced to juggle disconnected systems that...

The problem once again arises - how can the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) manage the danger of drones flying too close to commercial flights...

An optionally-piloted (OPV) aircraft able to fly with or without a human crew on board represents a hybrid between a conventional piloted aircraft and...

India’s Indigenously developed and built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will get the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) in January. "LCA Tejas and Airborne Early...

BY ARIE EGOZI Israel Aeroapce Industries is the largest defense industry in Israel and one of the world’s leaders in certain fields such as UAVs....

Switzerland’s Solar Impulse has unveiled the aircraft with which it will attempt a solar-powered round-the-world flight in 2015. The 236-ft. wingspan Solar Impulse is scheduled...

Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero Systems, gave a talk during the AUS&R conference on September 7th on the company’s unmanned vehicles and their...

Stealth aircraft are designed to defeat radar, sensors, and air defenses—but in the case of the B-2 bomber, one of the most persistent threats...

The US Air Force is funding a new augmented reality (AR) initiative for pilot training. Red 6, an AR technology firm that provides military...

The U.S. military will supply F-15s to Egyptian forces, according to a senior U.S. general. The U.S. has disclosed this long-planned transaction according to...

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is possibly the most expensive military weapon development program to exist. With an expected lifetime cost of approximately...

Register to iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (2 December 2014): Chinese military officials have deployed a highly accurate laser defense system Private industry experts...

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has formally announced it will commence development of a 5th-generation fighter, medium altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV and munitions under...

In the future, enemy radars are likely to use technologies and software to make it harder to identify their signals and locate their source....

Commander of the air defense unit in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in province of Kermanshah has stated that the Iranian air force...

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...