2017-01-07 According to an article published on January 5, 2017 by the UK MoD, “MOD awards £30m contract to produce Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) Capability Demonstrator to UK Dragonfire consortium, led by MBDA.” The project will assess innovative LDEW technologies and approaches, culminating in a demonstration of the system in…
2016-12-16 by Gulshan Rai Luthra New Delhi/Paris. The Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) competition for the Indian skies is beginning again, this time for a much larger number than the 2007 figure of 189 MMRCAs asked by the Indian Air Force (IAF). This time, there is also an additional requirement…
2016-10-29 According to an article published recently by our partner defenceWeb, "The Nigerian Air Force is looking at procuring the C295W light transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space, with a delegation from Europe visiting Nigeria. The delegation comprising two Airbus executives and the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Alfonso Barnuevo…
2016-10-28 Recently our partner, India Strategic, conducted an interview with the Indian Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Chief Arup Raha. The Indian Air Force marked its 84th Anniversary this October 8, with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, saying that IAF is looking forward to…
2016-10-27 The global defense market is a confluence of three dynamic markets: advanced Western militaries, near peer competitors and their global outreach, and ruggedized classic militaries seen in the developing world. The first is the advanced military market in which US and allied militaries are shaping integrated military structures. The second…
2016-10-04 By defenceWeb Denel’s Overberg Test Range (OTR) could be the site selected by the German Air Force to test its Taurus air-to-ground missile. This emerged from a Denel post Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) summary of activities during last month’s exhibition at AFB Waterkloof. A Denel statement said that a…
2016-10-04 According to a press release dated October 3, 2016, Airbus Defence and Space announced that the first new standard A330MRTT has taken its maiden flight. Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the maiden flight of the first new standard A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport. This model incorporates…
2016-09-23 In a recent press release from Airbus Defence and Space, dated September 22, 2016, it was announced that Airbus Defence and Space had reached an agreement with the European Aviation Safety Agency for the design and development of unmanned aerial systems intended for certification in civilian operations. “After more…
