One of the key limiting factors of flying unmanned aircraft (UAS) beyond line of sight is the reliance on satellite communication (SATCOM). Historically UAS have had to communicate with satellites… Continue reading "MQ-9A Performs Ground Breaking Flight Using LEO SATCOM"
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the nation’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility in Tumakuru on February 6. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Helicopter Factory is a dedicated greenfield facility spread… Continue reading "India’s HAL Prepares For Future Orders With ‘Asia’s Largest Helicopter Factory’"
Back in November 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) was given $18 million by the Air Force Research Labs to design an Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) prototype. On 2 February,… Continue reading "General Atomics Selected to Construct an Off-Board Sensor Prototype"
Over the weekend the US and world media carefully tracked the progress of a Chinese surveillance balloon over the continental United States. The media circus around the balloon reached an… Continue reading "US Navy Begins Recovery of Huge Chinese Surveillance Balloon"
Another significant milestone has been reached in the HURJET project, Turkey’s domestic jet trainer and light attack aircraft. In this context, Turkish Aerospace Industries completed engine integration on the first… Continue reading "TAI HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft Completes Its First Engine Test"
The Indian Navy announced today that its pilots carried out landing and take-off of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Navy (NP-2) on INS Vikrant. India has now demonstrated its capability… Continue reading "Naval Counterpart Of LCA Tejas Conducts Maiden Operations From INS Vikrant"
Shortly after its debut, Turkey’s newest unmanned ground vehicle, Kapgan, which was developed under the leadership of HAVELSAN with the collaboration of leading companies in its field, successfully completed its… Continue reading "Turkey’s Newest Unmanned Ground Vehicle Kapgan Completes Its First Test-Fire"
The CEO of Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, discussed his intentions to sign a deal with Lockheed Martin to produce the company’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in Germany. The war in… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Seeks to License Produce HIMARS"
The “sekrit dokuments” meme which has grown from multiple leaks of classified and confidential documents on the forums of the well-known War Thunder multiplayer game has once again lived up… Continue reading "Su-57 And MiG-29 Secret Data Leaked on Online Game Forum"
The Indian Army is set to initiate procurement of a large number of drone jammers in two configurations. On January 14, acceptance of necessity was granted for procurement of 20… Continue reading "Indian Army Outlines Requirement For 220 Drone Jammers Amidst Rise In Drone Threats"