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Winning streak: China hits stride in armed MALE UAV exports China has emerged as a leading supplier of armed UAVs to countries that are unable to acquire Western-made systems due to cost or political inhibitions. Major Chinese UAV suppliers, therefore, are now offering solutions that are fully integrated UAV reconnaissance and strike packages. Kelvin Wong s report follows - shortlisted for Best Unmanned Systems Submission at the 2021 Aerospace Media Awards. The export of weaponised, multirole, medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been a consistent and prominent feature in China’s efforts to increase its footprint in the global defence market. At least 14 countries – including advanced and developing economies in Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East – have ordered or taken delivery of a range of armed MALE UAV platforms in the past decade alone, with the list expected to grow in tandem with Beijing’s economic and militar ....
Industrial action: Finnish defence-industrial capabilities by Charles Forrester This article was shortlisted in the 2021 Aerospace Media Awards.. For more about Janes award-winning insights and analysis, see what we do. The requirement for the Finnish Air Force to replace its Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multirole combat aircraft by 2030 has brought with it the need to ensure that Finland has the requisite industrial resilience to operate the aircraft, along with its sensors and weapon systems, with a high degree of independence. As a result the aircraft under evaluation – the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the Dassault Rafale, the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Saab Gripen E/F, and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet – are being tested for their ability to ensure that Finnish requirements for security of supply can be met. The country has set a requirement for a 30% return of the total contract value as part of this, meaning that an est ....
The Dark Art: Airborne EA becomes ‘the new black’ for mission success EA is increasingly seen as the ‘must have’ capability for aircraft to operate in heavily contested and defended environments. Gareth Jennings explores some of the primary systems being developed and earmarked for the near future, and the latest procurement programmes that have placed EA at the centre of requirements Modern multirole combat aircraft seek to incorporate the gamut of capability and performance attributes, but each generation has prioritised a particular trait to give it the qualitative edge over its competitors, be it in speed, stealth, manoeuvrability, or something else. ....