Aircraft
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...
World First – External 3D-Printed Part Installed in Combat Aircraft
A new production process of aircraft parts reduces the operational time lost in repairs and means that other jets do not have to be...
Airborne Virtual Training for Fighter Pilots
Fighters are frequently not being used to their full potential, with severely limited opportunities for pilot training. An advanced training method for US Air...
New Aerial Intelligence Platform Will Provide Complete Intelligence Picture
When the threat environment at the battlefield was simpler, forces could rely on one major sensor, such as a powerful radar, for their intelligence...
Remote Air Traffic Tower – Military Test Case
Remote air traffic control allows flight information service to be provided from a location other than the airport whilst maintaining a level of operational...
Unique Stabilization System Improves MEDEVAC Operations
Military pilots and MEDEVAC teams have long been coping with the challenge of getting a rescue litter and personnel to a patient easily and...
IDF’s New Heavy-Lift Aircraft Selected
IDF’s new helicopter was selected: Lockheed Martin’s CH53K will serve as the IDF’s new heavy-lift aircraft, as part of the IDF’s “Tnufa” (Momentum), multi-year...
US Defense Industries Under Threat
China is exploring limiting the export of rare earth minerals that are crucial for the manufacture of American F-35 fighter jets and other sophisticated...
Aerial Combat – Thinking Outside the Box
Current US air superiority concepts rely on advanced manned fighter aircraft to provide a penetrating counter-air capability to effectively deliver weapons. In an effort...
Egozi: Political Chaos Impeds Coping with US FMF Consequences for Israel
By Arie Egozi
The Israeli defense industries will have to reorganize to be able to cope with the evolving situation caused by the current Foreign...
Major Update to Familiar Attack Helicopter
The U.S. Army has reported that its first operational unit has received the latest version of the Apache attack helicopter. This new version of...
Enhanced Assault Helicopter Model Offered to US Army
A Sikorsky-Boeing team unveiled its new helicopter offering — dubbed the Defiant X — for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft initiative.
The FLRAA...
UK Accelerating its Combat UAV Development
Britain pushed ahead with plans for its first fighter drone. A British initiative to develop an unmanned air vehicle known as a “loyal wingman”...
Dual-Use Applications to New Meta-Material
The longitudinal and shear energy waves produced by earthquakes travel through the ground and can destroy buildings miles from the epicenter. Preventing that damage...
Largest Defense Procurement Agreement Between Israel and Greece Signed
An expansive defense agreement was signed between the Israeli and Greek Ministries of Defense. The Israel Ministry of Defense participated in an international tender...
IAI Wins Avionic Upgrade Tenders in South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group won three avionic upgrade contracts worth approximately $50 million in South Korea, in 2020. The win includes three...
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