Combining Best of Both Worlds
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...
South Korea Enhancing its Search and Rescue Capabilities
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed deliveries of the eight KUH-1M Surion utility helicopters configured for medical evacuation (medevac) missions that were ordered by...
US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV completes maiden flight
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed the debut flight of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter on the navy’s guided-missile destroyer...
Old Jet Parts Recycled into 3D-Printed Parts for Next-Gen Military Aircraft
In an interesting initiative, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun repurposing components from retired Royal Air Force Tornado jets, recycling them into...
Cargo helicopter with attack helicopter abilities
Israeli Elbit Systems unveils in the Paris AirShow the BrightNite system. Designed to use in cargo helicopters, the system will enhance its capabilities to...
New Medical Evacuation Helicopter Has Largest Cabin for its Class
A light utility helicopter prototype, VRT500, will be manufactured by Russian Helicopters, part of Rostec State Corporation, by the end of 2019. The aircraft...
When Paramedics Grow Wings
Anyone who has gotten to spend hours in traffic around the city must have often daydream about a vehicle that could fly above the...
The Airborne Interceptor Built for Persistent Threats
Countering long-range attack drones has become a persistent challenge for air defense planners. Low-cost, long-endurance UAVs can loiter for hours and strike far from...
Next-Gen Autonomous VTOL Expands Military and Civil Use
Autonomous aircraft face a persistent limitation: electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles are typically constrained by battery capacity, limiting their payload and range....
Israeli systems on Italian helicopters?
The Italian army is testing a very advanced Israeli developed systems for use on its helicopters.
The proposed system is currently undergoing acceptance tests on...
New Russian Stealth UAV
The AirShow to be held in Moscow, Russia at the end of August is attracting many companies, all looking forward to present the latest...
WATCH: SCAMP, The Robot That Flies, Climbs Walls Like An Insect
Meet SCAMP, the Stanford Climbing and Aerial Maneuvering Platform, a robot that can fly, land on vertical walls, and then scamper up them. SCAMP...
Sweden will Compete in Indian Defense Market Also Against Israel
A joint venture between Swedish defense giant Saab and the Indian Adani group is looking at producing a broad portfolio of products including UAVs...
From Heron to Super Heron
IAI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Operators of the Israel aerospace industries (IAI)...
New Heat Shield Ceramic Revolutionizes Hypersonic Aircraft
Chinese scientists from the Guangzhou University’s School of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a new porous ceramic that could revolutionize aerospace, energy, and...
Iran Unveils Mohajem 92 UAV
The Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) has unveiled a new indigenous drone named “Mohajem (Attacker) 92” with a range of 500 kilometers.
The drone was shown...
Aircraft Cockpit Upgraded By Rockwell Collins
Lockheed Martin has selected Rockwell Collins to provide the Flight2 all-glass integrated flight deck for the Greek Navy’s P-3B Orion four-engine turboprops. The modification...
These Tiny Robots will Build Future Airplanes
A new kind of robotics, called relative robots, have the potential to revolutionize the production of large-scale systems, from airplanes to bridges to entire...
Small Innovative Radar Will Be Mounted on UAVs and Fighter Jets
Radio-photonic radars for unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft will be created in Russia in several years to get an accurate target image. Radio-photonic radars...
Compact Solution Against Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems
A new solution recently exposed supplies enhanced protection against the immediate threat of man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) for a wide-range of airborne platforms, ranging...
Watch Boeing’s New Unmanned Platform
Boeing has introduced its newest unmanned platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System. The aircraft will complement and extend airborne missions through smart teaming with...
New Development Direction for Large Defense Industry
Lockheed Martin has received a $12 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion (MMSF) testbed for a rotary-wing aircraft....

















































