• Defence Notes

  Sarcos and BAE team up to explore advanced perception and sensing capabilities

  16th August 2021

  New platform to address the issues around coordinating individual and multiple heterogeneous autonomous platforms like UASs and UGVs.

• Air Warfare

  Heaviside takes a step forward for Agility Prime

  20th July 2021

  Flight tests of US electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft are about to enter the next stage.

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman delivers ESPAStar bus for US Air Force NTS-3 Mission

  2nd July 2021

  The NTS-3 programme supports the improvement of positioning, navigation and timing services for the US Air Force (USAF)

• Defence Notes

  Military explores potential of commercial SATCOM

  14th June 2021

  Commercial satellite constellations may find favour with the DoD for low Earth orbit solutions.

• Training

  USAF looks to broaden exploitation of AI for pilot training

  10th June 2021

  The core advantage of AI in training is its ability to draw correlations from different data sets, and to learn, adapt and evolve based on changes in the environment.

• Defence Notes

  USAF picks industry partner for MDO research and development

  18th May 2021

  InfoScitex is providing modelling, simulation and analysis tools to demonstrate multi-domain operations and ‘transformative aerospace capabilities’.

• Digital Battlespace

  Protected SATCOM grows in importance

  1st June 2021

  An array of solutions are available — in space and on the ground — to ensure military SATCOM remains secure in the face of soft and hard threats.

• Digital Battlespace

  KBR to advance optoelectronic technology research

  27th April 2021

  Contract from Air Force Research Laboratory has potential applications for a range of US airborne platforms.

• Digital Battlespace

  TEMPEST avionics cyber initiative progresses

  26th April 2021

  Ball Aerospace is assisting a USAF programme to identify EW susceptibilities and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities in avionics systems.

• Digital Battlespace

  Centauri gains a role in DARPA target recognition programme

  22nd April 2021

  The Moving Target Recognition programme ultimately aims to develop automatic algorithms that would enable synthetic aperture radars to detect mobile ground targets.

• Air Warfare

  ARRW to undergo long-awaited first booster test

  8th March 2021

  After repeated false starts, first test flight of AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon is scheduled for this month.

• Air Warfare

  AFRL starts SHiELD pod assembly

  26th February 2021

  Aircraft self-defence laser is expected to be tested in FY2024.

• Digital Battlespace

  Leidos to design new aircraft protection system

  5th February 2021

  Programme explores countermeasure concepts in the EO and multi-spectrum EO/RF domains.

• Digital Battlespace

  USAF selects Invictus for cyber R&D

  5th February 2021

  DoD seeks a glimpse into the future of cyber resiliency.

• Digital Battlespace

  USAF asks Viasat to develop space prototypes

  3rd February 2021

  Communications company to provide broad range of services under new IDIQ contract.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Bandit (US)

  Programme Background Goal As stated by Alyson Turri, the AFRL Bandit programme manager, the goal is to "develop an unmanned platform that looks like a fifth-generation ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Skyborg [USA]

  Programme Background Programme Intention Skyborg is one of three USAF Vanguard programs outlined in the Air Force Science and Technology 2030 initiative. The program intends ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Subsystems: software

  SWARM

  CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: UAS radar

  RAIDER

  The Real-time Active Imaging in 3D at Extended Range (RAIDER) multi-sensor system is an extended-range version of the Polarimetric Imaging Laser Radar (PILAR). RAIDER includes ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Havoc

  Havoc is a MALE modular payload UAS designed for customers with varying missions and payload requirements. Features include tool-less assembly, rolling take-off and landing and ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  XQ-58 Valkyrie

  The XQ-58 Valkyrie is a high-altitude, long-endurance, runway-independent, high-subsonic 'Loyal Wingman' UAS developed jointly by Kratos and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to be used in ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Demogorgon

  In late October 2021, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Kratos Unnamed Systems Division an initial $17.68 million 12-month cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an Off-Board Sensing ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  ULTRA

  The Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA) is a fixed-wing drone from DZYNE Technologies.  It is described as a long-endurance, GPS-harded intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform with full ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Gambit (Series)

  The Gambit Series are five UAV variants based around the Gambit Core, a common system containing the platform's hardware: landing gear, baseline avionics, chassis, and other essential functions. ...

• Air Force Test Center

  The Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, is Air Force Materiel Command's centre of excellence for research, development, test and evaluation of aerospace ...