The Australian government has approved the acquisition of a fourth MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), and upgrades to the RAAF’s fleet of 14 P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The estimated combined value of these decisions is over…
MBDA has received additional funding from the UK Ministry of Defence to accelerate the development of the SPEAR-EW stand-in jammer. SPEAR-EW, which is derived from the company’s air-launched strike weapon, is a novel Electronic Warfare (EW) effector designed to confuse…
A pilotless plane has flown on and off a Royal Navy aircraft carrier for the first time. The W Autonomous Systems (WAS) Unmanned Air vehicle (UAV) flew from the Lizard Peninsula and on to the flight deck of the carrier…
American engineering firm KBR has partnered with Adelaide-based DEWC Services (DEWC) spectrum security technology in support of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Under the agreement, Adelaide-based KBR Australia and DEWC will share skills and experiences to develop novel solutions to…
San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot program. The LongShot program, begun in 2020, is DARPA’s concept for disruptive air combat operations through…
Melbourne-based Aerosonde, a Textron Systems Corporation subsidiary, has won an initial contract valued at up to US$19.5 million ($30 million) by the US Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide UAS operational support to two Independence-class LCS and one…
Bingen, Washington-based Insitu, A Boeing Company, has announced a munitions program for its Integrator Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) which adds a highly sought-after strike capability to the platform’s payload portfolio and class-leading 24-hour flight endurance. Insitu collaborated with multiple weapons…
US defence technology company Anduril Industries has acquired Blue Force Technologies, a North Carolina-based developer of Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAVs) with an integrated aerostructures division serving a wide range of defence and commercial customers. This purchase will expand Anduril’s existing…
The US Government’s Department of the Air Force has selected JetZero for the next phase of a Blended Wing-Body (BWB) prototype aircraft project. The effort aims to mature BWB technology and demonstrate its capabilities, giving the department and commercial industry…
The first iLAuNCH Trailblazer project is under way to establish an advanced manufacturing facility in Adselaide that will design and deliver stronger more durable satellite and hypersonic vehicle structures using Additive Manufacturing (AM). Additive manufacturing, the process of creating an…