The three-day 10th World Radio Detection and Ranging Expo (World Radar Expo) kicked off on April 13 in Beijing, where top Chinese defense firms displayed their solutions in countering air threats including drones and stealth aircraft. The Ukraine War has shown that drones have become one of the biggest threats in air defense because they are cheap, low-flying, slow and small
Northrop Grummans AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) has completed U.S
ForeFlight, a Boeing Company, has announced that it has acquired CloudAhoy, a provider of post-flight debriefing, analytics and flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) software products for flight training, as well as business, general and military aviation pilots and operators. Specifically, the deal strengthens ForeFlights data analytics tools and services, which provide a seamless digital ecosystem that touches all phases of flight, according to company leaders
Argentinian firm Invap delivered two 3D primary air traffic radars to Nigeria, marking the first export of a high tech equipment to the African country from Argentina. According to
AeroVironment unveiled the latest version of its Switchblade 300 rapidly deployable loitering missile system today. The Switchblade 300 Block 20 builds on Block 10Cs with new operational features and performance and capability improvements
Three UAV strike companies have been established in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under its “Army of Drones” project, Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced. “Today, the first three UAV strike companies are ready for battle
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant and examined products to the enterprise, including the Ka-226T helicopter. Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant is a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters
Israels Elbit Systems said it won four contracts to supply the Romanian Ministry of National Defense with aircraft upgrades as well as electronic warfare suites, electro-optical infrared (EOIR) payloads and Brightnite systems for the IAR 300 helicopters. As part of one of the contracts, the Company will integrate Elbit Systems SPECTRO XR payload onto IAR 330 helicopters to enhance the Romanian Navys operational capabilities
Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division recently received approval as a vendor to provide some additive manufacturing components to Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) platforms. The certification enables NNS to use additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to fabricate pipefittings or other potential components for use on aircraft carriers, submarines and other NAVSEA platforms
Rheinmetall, together with Estonia's DefSecIntel, is supplying Ukraine with an automated reconnaissance system for monitoring large areas of terrain with as few personnel as possible.At the behest of the German government, Rheinmetall is cooperating with the Estonian company DefSecIntel for this project