Category: Notizie Estero

BRUSSELS — When seven EDA Member States established a Working Group in 2013 to improve collaboration and information-sharing in what was then a small and totally fragmented European Medium Altitude, Long Endurance, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (MALE RPAS) domain, they instantly realised that …

The Navy’s four shipyards completed 38 of 51 (75 percent) maintenance periods late for aircraft carriers and submarines with planned completion dates in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, for a combined total of 7,424 days of maintenance delay.

For each maintenance period completed late, the shipya…

Ever wondered what happens if you blow up a fluid-filled container? Creative thinkers from Defence have shown that water can help protect armoured vehicles from bomb blasts.

When you are tasked with working out how to improve blast protection for armoured vehicles, it helps if you can think outsi…

ROME — Leonardo is strengthening the level of support and maintenance services offered to its customer base in South Africa with a new service centre following the recent acquisition of Precision Aviation Services (Pty) Ltd. This is located at Wonderboom Airport – Pretoria and comprises 2275 m2 of…

The second Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle has flown at 20,000ft for the first time. The aircraft took off at 14:14 local time and was airborne for 2 hours and 26 minutes. It made its maiden flight on Aug. 14.

The Kronstadt Group of Russia has revealed the specification of the loyal wingman unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) that it is developing. Wingspan is 10 meters, height is 3.8 meters and length is 13.8 meters. Maxiumum take-off weight is 7,000kg with a payload of 2,000 kg. It will be called Thunder.