SRB Aerial Systems Abqaiq M2DO UAS with Revenger loitering munitions. (Janes/Akshara Parakala)
Saudi Arabia’s SRB Aerial Systems and its technology partner Collins Aerospace unveiled the Abqaiq family of long-range unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) at IDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi.
According to SRB, the UASs have been developed for multidomain operations. Major General (retd) Ahmed Al-Jehani, CEO of SRB, told Janes, “While Abqaiq is a patent-pending family of UAS, the M2DO [variant] can deliver Group 4/5 capabilities in an attritable and long-range Group 3 tactical UAS.
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Flames erupted from their engines, and, unlike the roaring crescendo, their tones went from warm to cold until they reached a shade between blue and violet. The rumbling roar could be heard hundreds of meters away as the vibration shook the ground.
Israeli elite F-35 Adir fighters took off one by one from the Nevatim airbase in Beersheba. They started with a small bend to the right, then suddenly burst forward, cutting deep to the right and rising up a steep slope.
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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced an additional $2bn military aid package for Ukraine, as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
The new tranche, announced on 24 February, also marks a year since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Australia’s acquisition of three MQ-4C Triton HALE UAS is linked to the retirement of the RAAF’s Lockheed AP-3C Orion fleet, which is scheduled to take place in 2023. (Northrop Grumman)
The first of the three Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ordered by Australia is being prepared for its first test flight in mid-2023.
The Australian Tritons are progressing to schedule, Northrop Grumman officials told
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Janes Defence Budgets forecasts that Singapore’s defence budget will continue its upward trend between 2023 and the end of the decade. (Janes Defence Budgets)
Singapore has announced a 2023 defence budget of SGD17.98 billion (USD13.4 billion). The figure is a 10% increase over the original budget for 2022 and a 5.6% increase over the revised allocation of SGD17.02 billion.
The defence expenditure for 2023 includes SGD17.11 billion for operations, a 4.2% increase. Most of this – or SGD17.04 billion – is directed towards the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
“So it begins!” This was the message shared among my team at the Royal United Services Institute on Feb. 22, 2022 as Putin signed the recognition of Luhansk and Donetsk and additional Russian forces poured into Eastern Ukraine. Since late November, when it became clear that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion, I had been […]
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An F/A-18E on final approach to landing. (Guy Toremans)
Boeing is scheduled to close the F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler production line in 2025 following the last deliveries to the US Navy (USN), the company said on 23 February, although a new export order may keep the line open until 2027.
The USN holds the last Super Hornet orders, which Boeing will fulfil at a rate of two aircraft per month, the company told Janes. Deliveries to customers abroad – Australia and Kuwait operate the aircraft – have been completed.
The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the uptake of advanced technology, and growing importance of technologies such as hypersonics and advanced materials. In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Aerospace, Defence & Security: Ultrasonic non-destructive testing.
However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.
The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the uptake of advanced technology, and growing importance of technologies such as hypersonics and advanced materials. In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Aerospace, Defence & Security: Vibration supression devices.
However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.
The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the pressing need for modernisation and the growing importance of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and unmanned systems. In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Internet of Things in Aerospace, Defence & Security: Remote-controlled pick up drones.
However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.