AvioBlog Magazine Tutte le ultime notizie aeronautiche

French Carrier Group Conducts Aster Missile Firings

French Carrier Group Conducts Aster Missile Firings

PARIS — In the morning of Tuesday, October 4, the French Navy’s air defense frigate ‘Chevalier Paul’ successfully fired an Aster 30 anti-aircraft missile, developed in cooperation by France, Italy and the United Kingdom, in an environment artificially reproducing a tactical naval scenario similar …
General Atomics Delivers First Protector UAV to Royal Air Force

General Atomics Delivers First Protector UAV to Royal Air Force

SAN DIEGO — Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) for the first Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system has been completed. Completion of ATP allowed for the official hand-over of the aircraft to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), the launch customer of the MQ-9B RPA system developed by Gene…
Australia Takes Delivery of First MQ-9C Triton Unmanned Aircraft

Australia Takes Delivery of First MQ-9C Triton Unmanned Aircraft

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System was rolled out in September as part of a partnership between the Department of Defence, US Navy and Northrop Grumman.

Head Air Force Capability, Air Vice-Marshal Robert Denney, said the partnership will allow for not only intelligenc…

Babcock Wins ESM Contract for British Type 23 Frigates

Babcock Wins ESM Contract for British Type 23 Frigates

Babcock International Group, the defence company, has been awarded the contract to deliver, install and provide in-service support for Ardent Wolf, the maritime Communications Electronic Support Measures (CESM) capability for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates.

The six-year programme draws upon…

US Army Activates New Air Defense Brigade in Germany

US Army Activates New Air Defense Brigade in Germany

SEMBACH, Germany — The Army activated a new artillery brigade in Germany on Thursday that is focused on protecting U.S. and allied forces from potential aerial threats.

The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade adds to the expanded American military presence in Europe, which was sparked by Russia’…


AvioBlog - Tutte le ultime notizie aeronautiche civili e militari