Category: Air Power

September 22, 2022

DX Korea 2022: KAI unveils KF-21N carrierborne combat aircraft development plans

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has disclosed its interest to develop a carrierborne version of its 4.5-generation KF-21 multirole combat aircraft. A model of the KF-21N was shown for the first time in public at the DX Korea 2022 exhibition being held from 21 to 25 September. However, a KAI official told AMR that development of […]

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September 22, 2022

DX Korea 2022: South Korea showcases world-class land combat capabilities and export clout

The South Korean defence forces and local industry and are once again showcasing their latest developments at the country’s premier land warfare exhibition, Defense Expo Korea (DX Korea), which is being held from 21 to 25 September in the KINTEX exhibition centre in Goyang city. DX Korea 2022 – which is in its fifth iteration […]

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September 19, 2022

Australia’s First MQ-4C Triton on Show

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft destined for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was unveiled on 14 September by Northrop Grumman at Palmdale California. The Triton’s will be particularly useful in protecting Australia’s northern maritime regions. Northrop Grumman began build in October 2020 with the fuselage and one-piece wing coupled together […]

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September 16, 2022

ITPS Announces Billie Flynn as Vice President Technology & Strategic Development

ITPS is pleased to announce that Billie Flynn has been appointed Vice President Technology & Strategic Development. Since joining us over a year ago Billie has made excellent contributions to our projects, curricula and instruction. As a 5th Gen Fighter Subject Matter Expert he is providing essential advice and guidance on the development and services […]

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September 16, 2022

China’s CASC wins follow-on CH-4 UAV export order

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced in early September that it had secured an export contract for its CH-4 (Cai Hong-4, or CH-4) medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) worth over US$100 million from an undisclosed customer. It is understood that the order is from an existing customer for an […]

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September 16, 2022

Taiwan details increased PLA unmanned aircraft activity in air defence zone

The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) has begun releasing tracking data on long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for its ongoing air and naval military training exercises and patrols around Taiwan. Such activity is not new and Chinese military UAVs have previously entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone […]

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September 13, 2022

Malaysia High Endurance UAS Plans

Malaysia announced its plans to acquire a fleet of long range, high endurance unmanned aerial systems. The Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz informed the People’s Assembly on 2 August 2022 that the tender process and selection had been completed. MINDEF’s procurement board has certified the selected tenderers […]

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September 13, 2022

Nova Systems to establish Australian-first Centre of Excellence to support sovereign defence capability

Nova Systems will invest an initial $2M to establish an Australian-first Test and Evaluation Centre of Excellence – a central hub supporting sovereign defence capability and cutting-edge research, digital technologies, training and ideas. The concept was announced today by Nova Systems Chief Executive Officer Jim McDowell at the 2022 SETE Conference in Canberra. The hub […]

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September 9, 2022

US Approves Australian Army’s Request to Replace Taipans with Blackhawks

The US State Department’s Defense Cooperation Security Agency on 26 August 2022 gave the final government approval of Australia’s request to purchase 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. They were originally selected by Australia’s Department of Defence last year to replace the force’s 47 MRH90 Taipan utility helicopters (a variant of the NH Industries NH-90 […]

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September 9, 2022

Indian Army Demonstrates Drone Swarms

The Indian Army publicly revealed on its Twitter account that it is actively pursuing the application of mass groups of small drones to support both defensive and offensive ground combat operations. Referred to as “swarms” the concept envisions large numbers of relatively small unmanned aerial vehicles acting in concert to attack a single target. The […]

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September 8, 2022

Milkor 380 UAV Development on Show at D&S

Milkor offers a wide variety of products, covering the air, land and sea domains. The main products the company will be exhibiting are its 40mm weapon systems, the Supersix Multi-Range Grenade Launcher (MRGL), the Stopper Convertible, the Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UGBL), and our brand new Multiple Anti-Riot (MAR) Less-Lethal weapon. The company will also […]

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September 7, 2022

Malaysia Looks to India for New Fighter

India has emerged as the frontrunner for a Malaysian requirement of light combat aircraft, with a package deal that would include maintenance and spares for the nation’s Russian origin Su-30 fighter aircraft. According to Indian media, the Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas light combat aircraft has emerged as the top choice for Malaysia as the nation […]

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August 31, 2022

TRD Singapore Debuts Latest C-UAS Systems

TRD Singapore, a homegrown developer specialising in the design and supply of cutting-edge counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) solutions, is taking the opportunity at Thailand Defense & Security 2022 to launch its latest range of products. The company is introducing its new handheld and ruggedised IP65-rated ORION-H7, featuring what appears to be the world’s first seven-band […]

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August 31, 2022

KAI Eyes Further Success for Golden Eagle

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is looking to ride on the momentum of recent successes to further expand the global footprint of its T-50/FA-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer/light attack aircraft. The company’s latest order comes from Poland, with Warsaw committing to acquiring 48 FA-50PL light attack aircraft worth up to $3 billion under a broader […]

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August 31, 2022

LOM Praha Trade Offers Mi Helicopter Maintenance and Air/Ground Personnel Training

LOM Praha Trade is engaged in helicopter (airframe) maintenance of the Mi Series of helicopters, including the maintenance of engines, gearboxes and other aggregates, the training of flight and ground staff, as well as the provision of spare parts. The company also specialises in the training of pilots for foreign partners and NATO members, from […]

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August 26, 2022

Korean Air selected to develop stealth UAV

Korean Air has been selected by the state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) on 12 August as the preferred bidder to develop stealth unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for use by combat squadrons, the company said in a 16 August statement. According to Korean Air, stealth UAV squadron is being developed for the first time in […]

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August 22, 2022

A forecast of Lightning for Pitch Black

Dominating the skies of the Northern Territory, the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II will participate in Exercise Pitch Black for the first time. Transitioning from the Classic Hornet to the F-35A since the last iteration of Exercise Pitch Black, Nos. 3 and 75 Squadron will be putting the RAAF’s fifth-generation aircraft through […]

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August 19, 2022

Maiden flight of AVIC’s new HFE-powered AR-500CJ shipborne UAV

The China Helicopter Research and Development Institute (CHRDI) division of aerospace prime Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed the first flight of its new vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTOL UAV) intended for service aboard the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s surface vessels such as aircraft carriers. AVIC stated in a […]

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August 19, 2022

China’s upgraded heavy fuel CH-4 UAV achieves first flight

An improved version of the Cai Hong 4 (Rainbow 4, or CH-4) armed reconnaissance medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) equipped with an indigenously manufactured heavy fuel engine (HFE) has completed its maiden flight, its manufacturer China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced on 17 August. Industry sources told AMR on 18 August […]

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August 17, 2022

ST Engineering to Set Up Test Cell Capability for LEAP-1B Engine

ST Engineering announced that its Commercial Aerospace business will expand its MRO solutions for the LEAP-1B engine with test cell support, which is expected to be ready by end-2023. The expansion into LEAP-1B test cell capability follows the setting up of quick-turn services for the engine in February this year, and the receipt of approval […]

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August 3, 2022

UK MoD & US Space Force Amongst Speaker Line-Up for Global MilSatCom

SAE Media Group Reports: Hear from key military space and satellite speakers on industry updates at the 24th Annual Global MilSatCom Conference & Exhibition convening on 8th, 9th and 10th November 2022 in London, UK. Global MilSatCom is one of the world’s leading events on military SATCOM and draws in 600+ truly global representatives from […]

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August 1, 2022

The Brochure has been released for SAE Media Group’s 7th Annual Airborne ISR Conference

SAE Media Group reports: The full agenda and speaker line-up are now available to download for the 7th Annual Airborne ISR Conference. SAE Media Group is delighted to announce its 7th Annual Airborne ISR Conference taking place on 19th – 20th October 2022, in London, UK. Airborne ISR will return as the leading event for […]

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July 8, 2022

Elbit Systems announces contracts for precision guidance kits, aircraft self-protection systems for Asia Pacific customers

Israel’s Elbit Systems has won separate contracts worth a total of US$300 million to undisclosed customers in the Asia Pacific in recent weeks. The first, announced on 29 June, calls for the supply of Lizard precision guidance kits worth up to US$220 million, which can be fitted to existing unguided munitions to increase targeting accuracy […]

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July 7, 2022

India flies UCAV demonstrator for first time

The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has test flown a subscale technology demonstrator of a flying wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time, the agency announced via the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on 1 July. The DRDO said the UCAV demonstrator was flown from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in […]

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July 1, 2022

Loitering munitions become smart, reusable aerial strike platforms

Loitering munitions, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV or drones), are an important and growing asset in the arsenal of modern armed forces, offering a range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) options as well as aerial attack capabilities that were previously inconceivable. Loitering munitions were originally developed for the suppression of enemy air […]

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June 27, 2022

Asia Pacific UAV Compendium 2022

The value of unmanned aerial vehicles continues to grow in importance, with indigenous development increasing in all categories. Regional military forces are accelerating their acquisition and development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of ongoing modernisation efforts amid an increasingly uncertain geopolitical situation. In most of these cases, applications such as border/maritime patrol and […]

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June 16, 2022

KF-21 Boramae progresses on ground testing in anticipation of first flight

South Korea’s indigenous next-generation combat aircraft development, the KF-21 Boramae, has made good progress during its ground testing phase and has achieved around 50 percent completion of the overall test programme and approximately 95 percent of ground testing requirements necessary to perform its maiden flight, the official newspaper of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) […]

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June 15, 2022

KAI and Lockheed Martin boosts T-50 co-operation

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin have signed a teaming agreement to market the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer globally, KAI announced on 12 June. The agreement is set to “escalate” a strategic partnership that already exists between the two companies, it added. KAI also noted that the enhanced pact will provide an […]

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June 14, 2022

Taking on C4ISR and Cyber

The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the absolute necessity of coordinating C4ISR in a major conflict. Nations in Asia have already been adding to their capabilities. Asia Pacific countries have invested significantly over the past decade to expand and reinforce their command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. The most progress can […]

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June 13, 2022

Thales selected by Airservices Australia to carry out drone surveillance trials at Sydney airport

Airservices Australia has chosen Thales as its primary system integrator for an Integrated Drone Surveillance System (IDSS) trial at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport. The system of systems provided by Thales for the IDSS program integrates several sensors and an advanced command and control system to classify, recognise and identify potential threats in airspace around aerodromes. […]

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