Saab has inked a contract with South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), focusing on the support and supply of spare parts for its Arthur weapon locating systems. The contract, valued at approximately SEK 795 million ($77M), spans the period from 2023 to 2028
Following a recent nod from the German budget committee, Airbus is moving forward with plans to upgrade 15 German Eurofighters with the Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) system. This electronic combat system is aimed at enhancing NATO's strategic capabilities
The Spartaco Schergat frigate, the ninth in a series of 10 FREMM vessels (Multi-Mission European Frigates), was ceremoniously launched at the Riva Trigoso integrated shipyard in Genoa, on November 24. Fincantieri, the chosen shipbuilder commissioned by the Italian Navy, is delivering these vessels as part of an extensive Italo-French international cooperation program overseen by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière dArmement), a joint organization fostering European cooperation in armaments
Bell Textron Inc's Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, received the Army's T901 Improved Turbine Engine, a crucial step in the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition. The Bell team swiftly installed the engine on the Bell 360 Invictus prototype, having completed 96% of the build by early 2023
General Atomics Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) demonstrated a first-of-its-kind short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. Royal Navy Director Develop, Rear Admiral James Parkin, whose team planned the trial, said: “The Mojave trial is a European first – the first time that a Remotely Piloted Air System of this size has operated to and from an aircraft carrier outside of the United States
The French Agency for Defense Innovation (AID) is leading the charge in advancing drone technology through its ASSYDUS project (Autonomous Decoy System Using UAV Swarms). Collaborating with Thales DMS France SAS and the Research Laboratory for Computer Sciences Bordelais (LaBRI), the project aims to deploy drones in a swarm formation to deceive radar systems
Boeing and South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) have agreed jointy develop a High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HALE-UAV). A DAPA team was in the U
BAE Systems has announced that its Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) has been chosen for the Eurofighter Typhoons Phase 4 Enhancements (P4E) capability program, making it the first international platform with DIGAR upgrade. This upgrade aims to enhance the Typhoon's protection against GPS signal disruptions, jamming, and Radio Frequency (RF) interference, enabling pilots to execute missions in heavily contested RF environments
Two Brazil-made EMB-314 Super Tucano counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft from the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU)s 21st Squadron crashed in two separate locations inside the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java on November 16. The Air Force has deployed the Accident Quick Response Team (AQRT) to the crash sites of the two Super Tucano aircraft in Pasuruan, East Java
The first European F-16 Training Center was inaugurated at the Fetești Air Base in southern Romania on Monday, November 13. Lockheed Martin and subcontractors, Daedalus Aviation Group, Draken International, GFD, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, and ILIAS Solutions will work as one team to provide F-16 training at the newly formed center, which is the result of unique collaboration between the Romanian Ministry of National Defence, the Romanian Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force, in partnership with Lockheed Martin