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Japan and Saudi Arabia are set to receive quantities of the US Navy's (USN's) new BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) as part of a third full-rate production (FRP) order placed with Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems. The US Navy's BQM-177A S...

Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) has won a $50m sole source contract for the acquisition of 65 BQM-177A subsonic aerial targets (SSATs).

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While it’s comforting to imagine that US hardware will only be directed at terrorists and Iranian threats, “Bahrain's history of suppressing internal dissent with external weaponry suggests that these choppers may end up serving a police function during times of crisis, as well."

Testimony to a parliamentary committee by the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) most senior officer has cast renewed doubt on the service's plans to acquire a stopgap anti-ship missile to replace the obsolescent Harpoon. HMS fires a Harpoon Block1C ant...

Bell has rolled out the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper for Bahrain, handing the attack helicopter over to the US Naval Air Systems Command ahead of delivery to the Gulf kingdom in 2022. With the roll-out of the first AH-1Z for Bahrain, it was revea...

The United Kingdom has completed the upgrade of its earliest Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, the manufacturer announced on 22 October. The RAF has upgraded its 38 HC4 Chinooks to the new HC6A standard, with the fitting of Boeing's Dig...

Bell has rolled out the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper for Bahrain, handing the attack helicopter over to the US Naval Air Systems Command ahead of delivery to the Gulf kingdom in 2022. With the roll-out of the first AH-1Z for Bahrain, it was revea...

Two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems operated by unmanned patrol squadron (VUP) 19 departed from Naval Air Facility Misawa and returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam upon completing their first rotational deployment to Japan.

Skydweller hit a milestone on its way to developing the most advanced solar-powered, autonomous aircraft, capable of perpetual flight. Recent flight tests demonstrated the company’s innovative autonomous waypoint navigation system, an important step towards a 100% unmanned aircraft.