Our Arabian Aerospace team have been busy, not only bringing news and developments directly from the inaugural World Defense Show (WDS) to a global audience via Times Aerospace TV (TATV) coverage but also through more in-depth reports and features in the first ever SHOW BUSINESS dailies for this new international defense event.
Raytheon’s High Energy Laser has made its Saudi Arabia debut in the courtyard at the World Defense Show. Mounted on a Polaris Dagger vehicle, the company is demonstrating the potential of the laser in countering drone attacks.
The International Aviation Technical College at Riyadh, operated by ARX Aerospace and Defence, is responding to the changing demands for industry skill sets, by launching a range of new training specialisations, including cyber security, air defence and electronic warfare.
Spirit AeroSystems’ acquisition of the assets of Bombardier’s Short Brothers operation in Northern Ireland in 2020 has accelerated the company’s goal to diversify so it is less reliant on the commercial sector.
The payload fairing separation problem that scuttled Astra’s first commercial mission has been traced to an error in an engineering drawing that led to the fairing’s five separation mechanisms firing out of order.
The Demigorgon and Gambit have been revealed as the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s two choices for the autonomous flying demonstrator that will follow Skyborg.
The U.S. Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will start initial operational test and evaluation within weeks, as the final stages of engineering and manufacturing development test are wrapping up, the service and Sikorsky said.
On day 2 of the World Defense Show, our TATV team explores some of the technology that is driving the growing interoperable capabilities of the defence industry.
