Aircraft

By Arie Egozi With the growing threats in its region, Israel wants to detect the hazards as early as possible. This requires more "eyes" and...

Insect vision has long inspired engineers, as these creatures have been solving navigational challenges for millions of years, without the brain power or technology...

Part 1 The process of equipping the aircraft used by the Israeli airlines with systems that protect them from shoulder launched missiles is on track. Following...

The Israeli Civilian Aviation Authority (RTA) gave aviation permits to two UAV operators. The permits are the first of their kind given in this...

Engineers are working with Japan Airlines (JAL) on ways to incorporate Microsoft's HoloLens Mixed Reality hologram technology in order to develop new ways to...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company will build six additional production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new contract for the U.S. Navy. The aircraft...

The Israeli defense industries have been actively participating in the Make in India initiative launched in 2014 and in other initiatives many years before....

China has reconditioned a front-line airfield for patrolling the Diaoyutai islands over which it is in a dispute with Japan. The drone flights are intended...

Aerospace company Electra debuts the world's first hybrid-electric eSTOL (ultra-short takeoff and landing) aircraft, the EL-2 Goldfinch. It is a two-seat technology demonstrator that...

The Wright Brothers flew a plane for the first time in 1903 and made history. Israel, with its unmanned aerial vehicles, is on the...

Chinese defense researchers have reportedly achieved a significant advance in electronic warfare by modifying a commercially available spectrum analyzer to detect signals from U.S....

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...

Aerial imagery of infrastructure will assist first responders in rescue missions and disaster areas. Israeli manufacturers of unmanned air systems (UAS) see a growing demand...

The Sikorsky S-97 Raider light tactical prototype helicopter is advancing rapidly through its flight test schedule, recently exceeding 200 knots at the Sikorsky Development...

The US Air Force is leading the way in air-launched hypersonic weapon prototyping efforts. The Air Force successfully conducted the first flight test of...

Critical munition production expansion

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...

Xiaomi is known for its smartphones. One of its latest, the Mi 5, is a direct competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy S7. The Mi 5...

The German and Spanish Eurofighter combat aircraft will be equipped with new electronically-scanned (E-Scan) radar sets. Airbus has been contracted to develop, deliver, and...

As drone threats grow in range, speed, and sophistication, many existing counter-UAS systems struggle to keep up. Ground-based radars are limited by terrain, jammers...

Ziyan UAS (a leading UAV manufacturer for civilian and industrial applications) recently revealed the Shadow S3 long-endurance uncrewed helicopter, a next-generation aerial platform that...

Canadian company developed a system it claims will turn “dumb drones” smart with a “world-first in navigation technology” and enable highly accurate navigation even...