The world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) flight base to serve the Zephyr UAV has officially opened in Wyndham, Western Australia. With access to unrestricted airspace and reliable weather conditions, the Wyndham site is ideally placed and represents a significant investment by Airbus into its much-anticipated Zephyr programme. For the uninitiated, Zephyr ...
External fuel tanks are to be installed aboard two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules transport aircraft to enhance their performance. The first Hercules to receive the fuel upgrade (A97-440) was handed back to No. 37 Squadron at RAAF Base Richmond in November, following a period of routine maintenance led ...
A QinetiQ-led partnership has successfully bid for a contract to further development of its unique Software Defined Multifunction LIDAR (SDML) technology. For the uninitiated, LIDAR is very much like radar. The difference being that light, and not radio waves, are used to boost intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and secure ...
Belgium has announced that Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II will replace its existing complement of F-16 fighter aircraft, having edged out Airbus’ Eurofighter Typhoon. In light of the decision, Belgium has become the 13th nation to join the F-35 programme, and manufacturer Lockheed Martin will now look to build relationships with ...