Russias Ruselectronics Holding has supplied Thales Alenia with an assembly of ferrite switches for the PLATiNO-1 multifunctional spacecraft. The ferrite switch assembly allows the spacecraft radar to switch to either transmit or receive microwave signal and is controlled by a digital signal
A Russian Agency, now a part of Tactical Missiles Corporation (TMC) commenced work on the Avangard hypersonic missile system in 1985 in response to the US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) during the Ronald Reagan era. “A proposal of the Research and Production Association of Machine-Building (RPAM-B) (which later merged with the TMC) began to be implemented in 1985," Company Honorary CEO and Honorary Chief Designer Gerbert Yefremov was quoted as saying today by
In conjunction with the Air National Guard (ANG), the Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) and Ultra Electronics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) successfully completed initial operational assessment of the Rosetta Echo Advanced Payloads (REAP) pod on an MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
General Atomics demonstrated the ability of its MQ-9A Drone to carry ‘Sparrowhawk Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) on September 16-17, 2020. The ‘Sparrowhawk aircraft is designed as an airborne launch and recovery demonstrator aircraft tailored to fit GA-ASI platforms, and is focused on Advanced Battle Management Systems attritableONE technologies, a GA_ASI press release said
As part of plans to retain the qualitative edge of Israeli military, the US may make F-35 jets it plans to sell to the UAE, visible to Israeli radar systems. Amidst reports that the US and the UAE have advanced on the procurement of F-35 jets for the Gulf Nation which has recently made peace with Israel, Washington is considering degrading the stealth features of the F-35 jets proposed for the UAE's as a way of maintaining Israel's qualitative edge, Reuters reported today
A mystery jet operated by the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), likely the J-20 fighter, triumphed in a war game where it was pitted against 17 other fighter jets. Chinese media was abuzz with reports of a PLA pilot, attached to Wang Hai Air Group, flying a jet and coordinating with his teammate to take down 17 opposing fighter jets
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) concluded a set of maritime test flights over the sea-lanes off the coast of Southern California on September 11th, using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)
General Atomics has unveiled a rendering of its stealthy, next-generation unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that could replace U.S
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has integrated the Leonardo SAGE 750 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system onto the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) today formally inducted five fourth-generation French-built birds, Rafale jets, at Ambala Air Base. The induction ceremony was attended by Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly