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Greece Requests 40 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off & Landing Aircraft
2024-01-27 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of

GA-ASI's Gray Eagle 25M Makes its First Flight
2024-01-27 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted the first flight of the Gray Eagle 25M (GE-25M) Unmanned Aircraft System at its El Mirage, California flight facility on December 5, 2023. The first flight marks a

EDGE to Supply 200 Unmanned Helicopters, 40 Combat UGVs to UAE Ministry of Defence
2024-01-25 Read More...
On the sidelines of UMEX-SimTEX Exhibition which concluded in Abu Dhabi Thursday, EDGE announced it has signed a landmark contract to supply 200 HT-100 and HT-750 unmanned helicopters to the UAE Ministry of

Qatar’s Amir Inaugurates F-15 QA Fighter Jet
2024-01-24 Read More...
The Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, inaugurated the strategic fighter jet wing No. 5 Ababil (F-15 QA) of the Qatar Amiri Air Force at Al Udeid Air Base on

EDGE Adds International Golden Group (IGG) to its Portfolio
2024-01-24 Read More...
EDGE Group PJSC (EDGE), one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, announced the addition of International Golden Group (IGG) to the EDGE portfolio of

Saab Signs GlobalEye Support Contract with UAE’s Ministry of Defence
2024-01-23 Read More...
Saab and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence have signed a contract and Saab has received an order regarding in-service support for the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)

UK Royal Navy’s Sea Viper to Take on Ballistic Threats
2024-01-23 Read More...
MBDA has received three contracts worth around £400 million to boost and sustain the Sea Viper principal area air defence system of the United Kingdom Royal Navy’s Type 45

Pilatus Takes Over RUAG Aerostructures’ Business
2024-01-23 Read More...
In mid-January, RUAG Aerostructures Switzerland and Pilatus Aircraft Ltd reached an agreement on the sale of the machine park and the transfer of all employees. The sale to Pilatus is part of the strategic goals for RUAG International set by the

GA-ASI Highlights MQ-9B SeaGuardian & SkyGuardian at UMEX 2024
2024-01-22 Read More...
GA-ASI is highlighting the power and performance of a new era of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at UMEX 2024 (Stand 04-A11) taking place in Abu Dhabi from 23-25

Naval Group Presents its Expertise in Unmanned Platforms & Technologies at UMEX 2024
2024-01-22 Read More...
From 22nd to 25th January, Naval Group is attending the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) in Abu Dhabi. This exhibit is dedicated to civilian and military drones and unmanned systems and

EDGE Showcases Unmanned Technology Solutions at UMEX & SimTEX 2024
2024-01-22 Read More...
EDGE is making its third appearance at the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) and Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) 2024, reinforcing its position as one of the world’s leading advanced technology

ROSOBORONEXPORT to Offer Local Production & Service of Russian UAVs at UMEX 2024
2024-01-22 Read More...
The JSC ROSOBORONEXPORT (part of Rostec State Corporation) is participating in the Sixth International Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX 2024), which will be held from January 23 to 25, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab

EDCC Highlights Technological Capabilities at UMEX & SIMTEX 2024
2024-01-22 Read More...
Emirates Defense Companies Council (EDCC) is participating in the sixth edition of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and the Simulation Training (SimTEX), from 23-25 January 2024 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre

Embraer, Senai CIMATEC Sign MoU for Cooperation in Industrial Research
2024-01-22 Read More...
Embraer and Senai CIMATEC (Integrated Manufacturing and Technology Center) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a cooperative relationship for developing joint research in the industrial

EDGE, Baykar Collaborate on Payload Integration onto Baykar’s UAVs
2024-01-18 Read More...
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Baykar, an international leader in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and artificial intelligence technology, are currently collaborating to integrate

GA-ASI Demos Autonomy for UCAV Using MQ-20 and Waveform X
2024-01-17 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated its hardware-agnostic, open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) on a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger® as part of a live flight test on November 13,

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