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Bell performs first APT 70 UAV flight with a payload
Bell flew its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 UAV with a payload for the first time on 16 October. Source: BellDubai Airshow 2019: Diamond Aircraft adds TS-80 radar to DA62 MSA options
The Diamond Aircraft DA62 MPP fitted with the Thuraya Aero Satellite System and Trakka SWE-400 LE EO/IR gimbal. Source: Diamond AircraftDubai Airshow 2019: Leonardo launches Skydweller HAPS
Concept art for the Skydweller Aero solar-powered HALE UAV. Source: LeonardoIdentifying a market for a transformable air-ground robot
Robotic Research is working to find a military market for Pegasus, a UAV-UGV combo. Source: Robotic Research
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Leonardo completes live sea trials for ULISSES anti-submarine warfare suite
Leonardo announced it has completed live sea trails of new Ultra-Light Sonics Enhanced System (ULISSES) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) suite and expects to finalise development by the end of the year, enabling marketing and production to start in 2020. “At-sea demonstrating campaigns for
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Navantia continues FSS bid despite stopped competition
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has reaffirmed its pursuit of the UK’s Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship programme despite the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) recent decision to halt the current competition. The company told Jane’s that it is continuing to refine manufacture and
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Jordan testing upgraded Centauros
Star Defence Logistics and Engineering (SDLE) has repaired the first 10 of 80 Centauro armoured fighting vehicles for Jordan and is about to begin delivering third-generation thermal cameras for them under a contract signed in 2018, the Spanish company announced on 21 November. It said the Royal
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Chilean Navy procures Airbus H125 helos
The Chilean Navy has ordered two H125 light helicopters from Airbus. It is the first procurement step in the planned acquisition of five aircraft to replace the service’s Bell 206 Jet Rangers (designated SH-57) for liaison, utility and for the training of rotary-wing pilots. The order, worth
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Italian Reaper UAV crashes in Libya
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) lost an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Libya on 20 November, the country’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper came down while flying over southern Tripoli. While
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Cautious neutrality: Kuwait modernises its defence capabilities while staying impartial
While it remains on good terms with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, Kuwait is continuing to update its armed forces to face regional threats. Beth Stevenson reports -
Indigenous ambitions: Project 75 grows India’s submarine ecosystem
The construction of six Project 75 Kalvari-class boats is growing India's domestic submarine supply chain in line with the 'Make in India' policy. Richard Scott reports -
Modern Warrior: Upgrading the British Army’s infantry fighting vehicle
Sam Cranny-Evans examines how the British Army Warrior is being upgraded to meet the needs of a modern battlefield
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Bell performs first APT 70 UAV flight with a payload
Bell on 16 October performed the first flight of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a payload. The aircraft flew with a 27.2 kg payload, company spokesperson Felicia Votta said on 20 November. The APT 70 flew vertically, transitioned to aircraft flight where it
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Bundeswehr orders more Spike launchers and missiles
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, ordered 1,500 Spike missiles and hundreds of Integrated Control Launch Unit (ICLU) dismounted
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Dubai Airshow 2019: Diamond Aircraft adds TS-80 radar to DA62 MSA options
Austrian aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft and Italy’s Leonardo announced at the Dubai Airshow that the two companies were now offering the Leonardo Gabbiano Ultra-Light TS-80 radar as an option on the Diamond Aircraft DA62 MSA. Integration of the radar onto the aircraft is expected to
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DSEI Japan 2019: IHI unveils autonomous underwater mine-detection system
Japanese company IHI unveiled an autonomous underwater mine-detection system at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba. The system, which comprises two different unmanned vehicles, is designed to acquire, process, classify, and relay information about “mine-like
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Air Tractor files fresh bid protest over US Air Force light attack procurement
Key Points Air Tractor is protesting the US Air Force’s light attack aircraft acquisition The company is contesting how Textron Aviation’s AT-6B Wolverine became a sole source solution for datalink experimentation Air Tractor is protesting the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) light
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Bell performs first APT 70 UAV flight with a payload
Bell on 16 October performed the first flight of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a payload. The aircraft flew with a 27.2 kg payload, company spokesperson Felicia Votta said on 20 November. The APT 70 flew vertically, transitioned to aircraft flight where it
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HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Portsmouth
The UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has arrived at Portsmouth naval base ahead of handover and formal commissioning. HMS Prince of Wales sailed into its new base port on 16 November after completing an eight-week period of sea trials. Handover will
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