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Belarus pursues armed multirotor UAS developments
The Kvadro-1600 armed multirotor UAS can carry a pair of stabilised RPG launchers. Source: Miroslav GyurösiParis Air Show 2019: full-scale mock-up of Turkish Fighter unveiled
A full-scale mock-up of the Turkish Fighter was unveiled on the first day of this year's Paris Air Show. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenParis Air Show 2019: New Fighter and Remote Carrier revealed ahead of FCAS/SCAF demonstration phase
A full-scale mock-up of the New Fighter concept was showcased by Dassault on the opening day of the Paris Air Show. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth JenningsParis Air Show 2019: Leonardo unveils Falco Xplorer
The Xplorer system will primarily focus on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Source: Leonardo
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IAF to curtail An-32 operations
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to limit the use of its ageing fleet of Antonov An-32 ‘Cline’ transport aircraft after one of them crashed in India’s mountainous northeastern region on 3 June, killing all 13 service personnel on board. Senior IAF officers said the force
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Paris Air Show 2019: French SDT Patroller tactical UAV begins qualification flights
The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, began the final phase of industrial qualification flights of the Safran Electronics & Defense Système de Drones Tactiques (SDT) Patroller tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the DGA's
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Russian Udaloy destroyer modernised for land-attack mission
The Russian Navy will take delivery of its first modernised Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer before the end of 2019, the Izvestia newspaper reported on 29 May. Upgrades to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov will convert the ship into a robust land-attack and anti-surface
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US Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie completes second flight
The US Air Force (USAF) Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie long-range, high subsonic, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator completed its second flight on 11 June, according to a service statement. The aircraft completed all test objectives during a 71-minute flight. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
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Paris Air Show 2019: Lockheed Martin touts ‘25 by 25’ initiative to drive down F-35 operating costs
Lockheed Martin plans to dramatically reduce through-life operating and sustainment costs of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft through, what it calls, its ‘25 by 25’ initiative. Geared at reducing the F-35’s costs to USD25,000 per flight hour by
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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 -
Striking fresh: Finland’s combat aircraft procurement programme
Finland is in the midst of a thorough campaign to overhaul its air combat capability through the HX programme, under which the country will procure aircraft, weapons, and sensors to completely replace its current fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornets. Charles Forrester reports
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Persistent Systems to integrate its Wave Relay MANET networking technology into US Army robots
US-based company Persistent Systems announced on 12 June that it has been awarded a contract to supply its Wave Relay mobile ad hoc networking technology (MANET) to QinetiQ North America (QNA) for the US Army’s Common Robotic System-Individual (CRS[I]) programme. The award comes after QNA won
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Indian Navy postpones induction of second Kalvari-class submarine
The Indian Navy (IN) has postponed by several months the commissioning of the second of six Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) following the discovery of what appear to be manufacturing defects. A senior IN officer told Jane’s on 16 June that the service
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Belarus pursues armed multirotor UAS developments
Belarusian companies have unveiled three new weaponised multicopter unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) being developed under a wider national effort to advance indigenous unmanned technologies. The Vitebsk-based KB Display, which specialises in development and production of displays and
