European missile house MBDA has unveiled its One Way Effector (OWE), a long-range loitering munition able to be manufactured at scale. It is being developed in partnership with a drone manufacturer and other industry players, notably from the automotive sector,…
The Australian-made and designed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the MQ-28A Ghost Bat, has achieved a major capability milestone. In a capability demonstration at Woomera a single operator aboard an airborne E-7A Wedgetail took control of two Ghost Bat aircraft…
San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced at the Paris Air Show it is partnering with Swedish company Saab to develop an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability for its MQ-9B Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS), which includes…
San Diego-based Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has confirmed its Aegis Readiness Assessment Vehicle Type B (ARAV-B) ARAV-B participation in NATO’s At-Sea Demonstration (ASD)/EX Formidable Shield (FS) 25. This extensive live-fire exercise, the largest of its kind in the European…
Dutch-New Zealand company Dawn Aerospace has signed a binding partnership with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) to operate a Mk II Aurora space plane at the Oklahoma Air and Space Port in Burns Flat. The Aurora is scheduled…
The UK has released the results of its long-awaited Strategic Defence Review which was begun last year. The UK Government has committed itself to spending 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2027, rising to 3% ‘in the next parliament’. In…
Following the announcement of successful missile and rocket intercepts using Rafael’s laser systems, Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd will unveil its newly developed IRON BEAM laser director alongside its full family of High-Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) at…
The Australian Government has taken the next step towards increasing the ADF’s long-range strike capabilities and supporting domestic defence industry with the establishment of a new cooperative program with the United States for the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) which has…
The US Army has officially designated its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as the MV-75, to be manufactured by Bell Textron. This is a key modernisation effort aimed at fielding the next generation of vertical lift tactical assault and…
For the first time ever, troops from the Israeli Air Force (IAF) have used High-Power Laser (HPL) systems to intercept ‘scores’ of enemy aerial threats. In partnership with the IAF and Israeli Ministry of Defense’s (IMOD) Directorate of Defense Research…