Yearly Archive: 2020

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today, further to the Company’s report from October 29, 2019, that it was awarded an approximately $338 million contract by the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport to provide the Swiss Armed Forces with an army-wide tactical …

BEALE AFB, Calif. — Signaling a major leap forward for national defense in the digital age, the Air Force flew with artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member onboard a military aircraft for the first time Dec. 15.

The AI algorithm, known as ARTUµ, flew with the pilot, U.S. Air Force M…

On Tuesday, the UK and French Air forces carried out a joint intercept exercise, scrambling both countries’ Quick Reaction Alerts (QRA).

Typhoons from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire linked up with Armee de l’air Rafale aircraft to intercept a simulated non-NATO military aircraft entering the UK Ai…

BERLIN — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hensoldt have signed a joint strategic cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly manufacture radar systems for ballistic missile defense and participate in air and space surveillance projects.

In a first step, Hens…

On Wednesday 16 December, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and ESA Director General Johann-Dietrich Wörner signed the contract to renew and upgrade Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana (CSG) for 2020-2024.

This contract is the result of decisions reached at the Space19+ ESA Council at ministerial…

BERN — Serial production within the value maintenance project of Duro transport vehicles has been relaunched. 264 Duros with a new engine meeting the strict ecological requirements of the Euro 6 emission standard will be delivered by the end of 2020.

The 419 vehicles already delivered, fitted …