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The Airpower Teaming System air vehicle is the first military aircraft to be designed and built in Australia in over five decades.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 2021 will present opportunities for the advanced nuclear and space exploration sectors, but companies should be cognizant of complex compliance standards. TAKEAWAYS The prior Administration’s January 12, 2021 Executive Order (EO) promoting advanced reactors and the use of nuclear technology for defense purposes and space exploration seeks to provide direction and initiative to other, ongoing federal efforts in these sectors. Given the bipartisan support for advanced nuclear technology and the inclusion of nuclear energy as a key s...

Rendering of U.K. loyal wingman drone. Photo Credit: UK MOD According to a report from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), the U.K. expects to have a prototype loyal wingman-type unmanned aircraft in the air by 2023. The announcement also says that a £30-million contract for the aircraft had been placed with Northern Ireland-based Spirit AeroSystems, which will design and manufacture the Royal Air Force’s Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) concept in its new role at the head of Project MOSQUITO, an effort to develop drones capable of working together semi-autonomously...

The Royal Air Force Signed A Contract For Its First Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aerial Vehicle The Royal Air Force Signed A Contract For Its First Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aerial Vehicle A newly released rendering of the Project Mosquito Loyal Wingman technology demonstrator flying alongside the F-35B. (Photo: Royal Air Force/UK MoD) Project Mosquito will be the technology demonstrator of an armed UAV that could fly as a Loyal Wingman alongside the Typhoon and F-35 before the end of the decade. The United Kingdom signed a £30 million three-year contract to design and manufacture a prototype of the ...

26 January 2021 The UK’s first fleet of uncrewed fighter aircraft is one step closer to reality following a £30-million contract to design and manufacture a prototype in a three-year deal supporting more than 100 jobs in Belfast. The uncrewed combat aircraft will be designed to fly at high-speed alongside fighter jets, armed with missiles, surveillance and electronic warfare technology to provide a battle-winning advantage over hostile forces. Known as a ‘loyal wingman’, these aircraft will be the UK’s first uncrewed platforms able to target and shoot down enemy aircraf...