BAE Systems received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture and deliver additional advanced missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The seeker comprises long-range sensors and targeting technology that help the stealthy missile find and engage protected maritime targets in challenging electromagnetic environments. “Our warfighters need resilient, ...
Data driven VR simulation company VRAI has won a Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) contract focused on improving the RAF’s ability to measure and predict pilot performance using a combination of VR & data analytics technology. VRAI in Gateshead’s Proto Centre, and RAFX based in the local airbase RAF Leeming, was ...
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed a new test flight campaign for its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) in Arizona, USA. The 2020 flight campaign succeeded despite global slowdowns due to the Covid19 pandemic. It focused on aircraft agility, control and operations to build upon previous campaigns, which have ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has recently conducted an autonomous flight using a government-supplied Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) autonomy engine to support air-to-air targeting missions. The CODE autonomy engine was installed on a GA-ASI Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The CODE autonomy engine was implemented to further understand cognitive ...