Farnborough Airshow 2022 News (FIA 2022)

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Farnborough 2022: MBDA outlines vision for Tempest Weapon Effects Management System

Last week saw big announcements by Team Tempest and MBDA was eager to talk about their own progress at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Farnborough 2022: PBS confirms four customers for its new turbojet engine

Shephard met PBS Velka Bites at the Farnborough International Airshow to discuss the unveiling of its new turbojet engine and future developments.

Training

Farnborough 2022: Live exercises to move virtual very soon, says BAE Systems

VRAI joins BAE Systems to further develop a single synthetic environment for multi-domain training in a virtual environment.

Defence Notes

Farnborough 2022: Mexican aerospace bounces back after COVID-19 but military aviation procurement remains sluggish

Following a damaging period of decreased exports amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mexican aerospace industry has begun to bounce back with a particular focus on UAV procurement.

Land Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Babcock partners with Rafael for UK land ground-based air defence programme

Babcock and Rafael have joined forces to provide C2 solutions for a GBAD programme in the UK.

Defence Notes

Farnborough 2022: L3Harris reaffirms focus on optimising UK C4ISR

The aerospace and defence technology provider is ready to support the UK land, air and naval forces with communication and digitisation technologies in the coming years.

Air Warfare

Australia’s first MC-55A Peregrine is spotted

23rd May 2022

The first known MC-55A for Australia has been seen flying in the US since March as part of a test programme.
Air Warfare

Australia’s first MC-55A Peregrine is spotted

23rd May 2022

The first known MC-55A for Australia has been seen flying in the US since March as part of a test programme.
Defence Notes

Boeing pushes for F-15EX ‘predictability of demand’ as budgeting unsettles production

11th May 2022

As the USAF tinkers with F-15EX production plans, Boeing could be faced with difficult industrial base decisions.
Training

Pitfalls remain with giving Ukraine modern fighter jets

11th May 2022

It seems appealing to fast-track pilot training by conducting most flights on simulators and omitting certain procedures if the West were to give more modern aircraft for Ukraine’s air force, but it might prove challenging in practice.
Training

Affinity Capital Works demonstrates electric flight to UK MoD

4th May 2022

The Elbit Systems and KBR joint venture, Affinity Capital Works, has begun a series of zero-emission flight tests for the UK MoD.
Air Warfare

Logic stacks up against Italian option for Polish MiG-29 replacement

4th May 2022

Poland is looking for a stopgap multirole fighter solution as it aims to transfer its MiG-29s to Ukraine — but a proposed sale by Italy of Eurofighter Typhoons may not be the answer.
Training

IT2EC 2022: Draken Europe secures RAF aggressor programme

26th April 2022

The new Interim Red Air Aggressor Training Service for the RAF will use L-159E aircraft from Draken Europe.
Air Warfare

Drones can wait as modernising Serbia looks to France for fighters

20th April 2022

As Serbia was already taking steps to expand and modernise its air force before the Ukraine war, has how the conflict altered its defence policy and which security partners is it now looking towards?
Air Warfare

US hails HAWC test but still plays catch-up on hypersonics

8th April 2022

The second successful test flight of the HAWC missile fails to obscure patchy progress overall in US hypersonic programmes.
Uncrewed Vehicles

Germany bites the bullet and arms Heron TPs

7th April 2022

Long-standing political concerns over arming German-operated Heron TPs have been set aside, although the Bundestag retains the final say over using missile-equipped MALE UAVs.
Defence Notes

UK unveils inaugural Defence Space Strategy with £1.4 billion in new funding

1st February 2022

After a number of delays the UK has published its first Defence Space Strategy.

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