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On April 14, 1986, Karma 52 checked in over the Mediterranean, its radar altimeter steady just a few hundred feet above the sea. The F-111F was part of an 18-ship U.S. Air Force strike package bound to hit the literal beating heart of Libya—each jet armed with two 2,000-pound Pave Way II laser-guided bombs. Continue reading
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) achieved a milestone in advancing F-35 Lightning II integration with the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) during a recent tactical demonstration in its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE). Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Navy continue to expand the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability of the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
To counter increasingly pervasive jamming of GPS signals, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is launching a programme to mature magnetic navigation, or “magnav,” systems. Continue reading
– Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Frankenburg Technologies to explore the development of a new and affordable air defence system in response to the increase of one-way attack drones. Continue reading
– MatrixSpace, a leader in portable AI-enabled radar for counter-UAS (C-UAS), announces the availability of its revolutionary Portable 360 Radar. Continue reading
– The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the launch of a new office focused on the rapid procurement and deployment of drone and counter-drone technologies, marking a significant step toward strengthening American airspace sovereignty. Continue reading
A Turkish defence firm has secured export agreements with five countries for its domestically developed “nano” unmanned helicopter, produced with state-backed research and development support. Continue reading