A German frigate for the first time fired a high-energy laser weapon meant to defeat drones during recent drills held in the Baltic Sea, Rheinmetall announced today. On August 30, the frigate Sachsen engaged drones at short and very short range in the Baltic Sea near Putlos Major Training Area
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The UK Air Forces Royal Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft have been part of the force's largest ever mass firing of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM). Over the space of 10 days, pilots from eight different Typhoon and Lightning squadrons successfully launched a total of 53 missiles at Banshee target drones
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed an air-to-air laser communication link between GA-ASIs Laser Airborne Communication (LAC) terminals integrated onto two company-owned King Air aircraft
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first flight software package for U.S
HENSOLDT is supplying four of its radars for Diehl Defenses IRIS-T SLM air defense systems that are meant for Ukraine. As part of an order from Diehl Defense worth a two-digit million euro sum, one of the TRML-4D radars has already been delivered, with three more to follow within a few months
Israels Rafael has teamed up with German company HENSOLDT to offer a solution to the Air Forces (Luftwaffe) requirement of airborne electronic warfare capabilities with Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in 2028. The exclusive teaming agreement was signed in Tel Aviv on the 18th of October, by Thomas Müller, CEO HENSOLDT, and Maj
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Nexter and Thales have exhibited the RAPIDFire system turret in its final form at the ongoing Euronaval 2022 event in France. One of the first systems produced will be installed on French Navy fleet replenishment tanker Jacques Chevallier in early 2023 ahead of the at-sea qualification phase