A £317m contract to develop the next generation of radar for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoons has been announced by the Defence Procurement Minister, Jeremy Quin, at DPRTE Engage. BAE Systems and Leonardo have been awarded a contract to develop the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), the European Common ...
Saab’s offering to Finland includes advanced Electronic Warfare systems, comprising of a newly developed Electronic Attack Jammer Pod and a decoy missile system. Saab’s package to Finland for the HX fighter procurement includes both the fighter jet Gripen E/F and the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control System. As part of Gripen’s ...
European drone group, Parrot, has announced its selection in the Blue sUAS programme by the US Army and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The DIU is a US Department of Defense organisation that accelerates commercial technology for national defence. The Blue sUAS programme is a spin-off of the Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) ...
DPRTE Engage partner Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) recently welcomed a new Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) to RAF Lossiemouth following its delivery by giant Antonov AN-124 cargo aircraft. The simulator is one of two that will be installed in the new £100-million strategic facility built by Boeing Defence UK. From Autumn ...