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Aero India 2019: HAL showcases Naval Utility Helicopter
The technology demonstrator of the folded NUH developed by HAL was shown at Aero India 2019. Source: IHS Markit/Akshara ParakalaAero India 2019: HAL unveils rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle
HAL displayed a full-scale prototype of a new rotary-wing UAV equipped with an electro-optical/infrared turret at Aero India 2019. Source: IHS Markit/Akshara ParakalaAero India 2019: ADA unveils Tejas AF Mk 2 Medium Weight Fighter
A model of the HAL Tejas Mk 2 Medium Weight Fighter (MWF) showcased at Aero India 2019. Source: IHS Markit/Caron Natasha TauroIDEX 2019: Nexter advances FINDEAGLE concept
The Nexter Robotics FINDEAGLE IXOS XX tethered UAS displayed above a Titus armoured vehicle at IDEX 2019. Source: Giles Ebbutt
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Aero India 2019: DRDO unveils model for coastguard’s multimission maritime aircraft
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) unveiled a model of the Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMMA) proposed for the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG’s) requirement, at Aero India 2019. The aircraft has been designed to be rapidly configurable, and can take on
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Brazil orders three H135 helos
The Brazilian Navy has ordered three Airbus Helicopters H135 twin-engine helicopters, the company announced on 21 February. The helicopters will be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron (HU-1) located at São Pedro da Aldeia Naval Air Base, and will be used for a range of
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Aero India 2019: Russian Helicopters works towards local production of Ka-226T helicopter in India
Russian Helicopters has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with five Indian private companies in a bid to localise production of the Kamov Ka-226T helicopter, it announced at Aero India 2019. Director General of Russian Helicopters Holding Company Andrey Boginsky signed MOUs with
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IDEX 2019: Serbian Mini Aleks UAV to make first public flight in July
The Mini Aleks vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Serbia’s Engine Development & Production (EDePro) is set to make its first public flight during an exhibition that will be held in Belgrade in July, Jane’s was told during the IDEX show held in
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JASDF F-2 fighter crashes into Sea of Japan
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Mitsubishi F-2B fighter aircraft operating from Tsuiki Air Base in Fukuoka Prefecture crashed into the Sea of Japan (also known as East Sea) near Yamaguchi Prefecture on 20 February. The two crew members, who managed to eject, were rescued via helicopter and
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Canberra’s capabilities: Australia country briefing
The disruption of long-held assumptions underpinning Australia's strategic posture has moved the country's international security outlook from stable to unsettled. Julian Kerr reports -
Moscow’s missions: Russian expeditionary warfare capabilities
Russia’s military intervention in Syria and its growing footprint around the world have prompted interest in the country’s expeditionary capabilities. Tim Ripley examines Moscow’s recent intervention operations and how they are evolving -
Battle space: UK efforts to secure its celestial flank
With many of the vital civil and military systems becoming ever more reliant on satellite technology, the UK is reorganising and reinvesting in the space domain. Gareth Jennings explores the UK’s renewed focus on space as it attempts to safeguard its terrestrial interests
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IDEX 2019: New Didgori models break cover
Georgia’s Delta State Military Scientific-Technical Centre has expanded its family of Didgori vehicles, launching the 4×4 tactical patrol variant Didgori Meomari Tactical Armoured Modular Vehicle and exhibiting a mortar carrier variant of the vehicle at IDEX 2019. The mortar carrier
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Iran commissions Fateh submarine
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) officially commissioned its first indigenously developed Fateh-class submarine on 17 February. The ceremony was held at the Bandar Abbas naval base and was attended by President Hassan Rouhani. Defence Minister Amir Hatami was quoted as saying that the
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Aero India 2019: HAL unveils rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle
Indian aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) unveiled a full-scale prototype of a locally designed rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Aero India 2019 defence exhibition being held in Bangalore on 20–24 February. Specifically designed to perform
