2016-06-26 By Guy Martin Airbus Defence and Space believes the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market is poised for massive growth, and it is seeking to become involved in this sector, through technology like its Zephyr pseudo-satellite. Jean Pierre Talamoni, Head of Sales and Marketing at Airbus Military Aircraft, said UAVs…
2016-05-15 By Robbin Laird In April 2015, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation of Australia cohosted a symposium on Integrating Innovative Airpower with the Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen. The symposium was being held as the Danes were being threatened by the Russians in rather dramatic terms…
2016-04-06 Late last year, the Kuwaitis and Eurofighter revealed that a deal was being negotiated for the GCC state to become the third member of the Eurofighter team, joining Saudi Arabia and Oman. The deal was formally signed this week between Italy and Kuwait. The deal is for 28 Tranche…
2016-03-08 By defenceWeb Egypt’s parliament has voted for the approval of a 3.3 billion euro from France to pay for the military hardware it is receiving, from fighter jets to warships. A parliamentary report said that a number of French banks, led by Credit Agricole, will provide a cash loan…
2016-03-01 Part of the Australian re-set on defense is the construction of new submarines. And these submarines will carry combat systems, almost certainly American, designed to be software upgradeable, like the Wedgetail or F-35, to evolve over time and to connect more effectively with a better connected Australian Defence Force…
2016-02-16 In 2013, Airbus Defence and Space announced the introduction of the C-295 W. In a piece we published on 6/10/13, we highlighted the coming of the C-295W, During the Airbus Military Trade Media Briefing 2013, held on May 29th and 30th 2013, Angel Barrio Cardaba Head of Engineering and…
2016-02-03 The development of India’s indigenous fighter is an important development for India and might well reshape the export market as well. It has been an uphill battle to develop the aircraft and to get it into production and operations. But India is making clear progress with regard to the way…
2016-02-01 By Gulshan Luthra The Indian armed forces have suffered from Time and Technology challenges over the last 25 years but apparently to make up for the lost time, the Government has now approved IAF requirements for unmanned combat aircraft, technically called Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs). India has been…
