Dubai Airshow 2021: UAE to host ViDAR centre of excellence
Will the ViDAR SCAR reconnaissance pod make an impact in the Middle Eastern ISR market?
At the Dubai Airshow, two Israeli companies - Rafael and IAI - presented their space developments, dedicating a prominent part of their pavilions to satellite systems.
Rafael presented the LiteSat system, a constellation of small satellites of different types, generating near real-time intelligence with high target revisit. That allows operators to track a mobile target using only space instruments.
According to a company representative, Rafael plans to launch satellites of up to four different types into low-earth orbit (350-400 km). Having a constellation of ten satellites allows a target to be revisited every hour.
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Will the ViDAR SCAR reconnaissance pod make an impact in the Middle Eastern ISR market?
Horizon Technologies and Airborne Technologies to jointly develop BlackFish SCAR-Pods.
The Indonesian MoD placed an order for two A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration, according to the Airbus announcement on 18 November 2021.
A planned $23 billion FMS package for the UAE has still not been fully approved, 12 months after it was first proposed.
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As well as finally ordering the A400M, an aircraft Indonesia has been contemplating for some time, the Asian country has agreed to continue financing the KF-21 fighter programme.