MARIGNANE, France — Airbus Helicopters has begun trialing autonomous take-off and landing capabilities at sea for the VSR700, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) being developed in the frame of the SDAM (Système de drone aérien de la Marine) programme, conducted by the DGA (Direction générale de l’Arm…

Today, Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin opened the hub at a formal ceremony in Newcastle, alongside Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE and Dstl’s recently appointed chief executive Paul Hollinshead.

Defence Minister Jeremy Quin said: “It’s vital that Defence is ope…

PARIS — Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, expressed her great satisfaction after the success on March 23, 2022 of the qualification firing of the upgraded Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Amélioré (improved medium-range air-to-ground missile, ASMPA), without its military payload.

She sent her…