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Textron completed testing U.S. Army's future Block III upgrade for its Shadow UAV fleet in May, introducing a new engine among other things
New weapons and the aircraft's open/reprogrammable mission data allow it to maintain its appeal against fifth-generation fighters.
Cubic's Engage KOV-135 encryptor has been certified by the NSA, therefore approving it for export.
Russia’s EW system development has failed to change direction to account for inherent weaknesses.
Elbit has rolled out new capabilities for its Condor long stand-off range sensor system, including AI and more sensor integration.
The family of weapon concepts is matched to the requirementa of the France-German SCAF and UK Tempest future fighter programs.
German company created maritime patrol platform from passenger aircraft for the Pakistan Navy – the service’s second
Leonardo has unveiled its newest UAV design, the Falco Xplorer, a 1.3 tonne MTOW aircraft designed to surveillance missions
Can fifth-gen operating costs ever match fourth-gen fighters?
China rattles sabres in escalating tension with the U.S.