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US Air Force performs first flight of ROBOpilot unmanned air platform
A 1968 Cessna 206 with ROBOpilot installed preparing for engine start on the runway at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Source: US Air ForceUpdate: Taiwan’s NCSIST unveils new MALE-class UAV development
The Aeronautical Systems Research Division of Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is pursuing a new medium-altitude long-endurance UAV development. Source: IHS Markit/Kelvin WongSix percent of US Air Force C-130 fleet remains out of service due to rainbow-fitting inspections
The US Air Force is focusing on inspections of C-130H (pictured) and J-model aircraft after cracks in the rainbow fitting forced the service to ground 27% of its fleet on 7 August. Roughly 6% of the fleet remains out of service for inspections. Source: IHS Markit/Jamie HunterIsraeli corvette upgraded with ALPHA radar
Lahav leads another Saar 5 with the ALPHA radar during Exercise ‘Mighty Waves’ on 7 August, followed by the French frigate. Source: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
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Boeing completes RNZAF P-3K2 Orion UWISR upgrade
Boeing has completed the underwater intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (UWISR) upgrade of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF’s) six-strong P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) fleet. Awarded by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) in late 2016, the NZD36
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Rafale seen with UAV kill marking
A marking has been spotted on a French Rafale fighter indicating it has shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Rafale, which had the UAV stencilled next to bomb markings symbolising ground attack missions it has performed, was seen in a photograph released by the French Ministry of Armed
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Turkey, US making progress on Syrian ‘safe zone’
Turkey and the United States are in the process of implementing their agreement to establish a Joint Operations Centre (JOC) in Sanliurfa to co-ordinate a ‘safe zone’ along the border in northeast Syria, the Turkish Ministry of Defence (MSB) said on 16 August. The announcement
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TADTE 2019: NCSIST unveils Fire Cardinal mini-UAV
Taiwan’s National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has unveiled a new entry to its Hong Que (Cardinal) family of tactical mini-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), which is being held in Taipei from 15
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TADTE 2019: Taiwan advances Mobile Mortar System development
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense’s (MND’s) Materiel Production Center (MPC) took the opportunity at the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), which is being held in Taipei from 15 to 17 August, to unveil an updated version of the 81/120 mm Mobile
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Kingmakers: Venezuela’s armed forces and the national crisis
With Venezuela in a deep, complex, and increasingly urgent crisis since January, aggravated by external tensions with regional neighbours and the United States, the armed forces are likely to play a central role in the country’s future. Jim Dorschner reports -
Progressive HARM: An evolution in capability
The suppression and/or destruction of enemy air-defence systems is essential to sustaining US and allied anti access/area denial mission superiority. Robin Hughes explores the evolution of the AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile in advancing this capability -
Changing the guard: Canada transitions from Sea King to Cyclone
Canada's programme to replace its ageing Sea King maritime helicopters with the Cyclone has been a long and protracted one. Gareth Jennings explores the key issues and milestones to date
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Taiwan’s Cloud Leopard II M2 prototype breaks cover
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) showcased a prototype of the next-generation 8×8 Cloud Leopard II armoured vehicle development in public for the first time at the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE) exhibition held from 15 to 17 August. The M2
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Israeli corvette upgraded with ALPHA radar
At least one of the Israeli Navy’s three Saar-5 corvettes now has the new IAI-Elta ELM-2258 Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) radar, images emerging from the multinational Exercise ‘Mighty Waves’ have shown. The ALPHA is a multi-function active electronically scanned array
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US Air Force performs first flight of ROBOpilot unmanned air platform
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and DZYNE Technologies on 9 August performed a two-hour initial flight of the Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program (ROBOpilot), according to a 15 August AFRL statement. Dr Alok Das, AFRL Center for Rapid Innovation senior scientist, said in the AFRL
