Defense

Lockheed Martin, Diehl Defence and Saab announced a new collaboration to develop the Falcon air defence weapon system as the short and medium-range solution for current and emerging threats.

Collins Aerospace has been highlighting its commitment to training local talent and redefining aerospace research at IDEX 2019 – taking place 17th to 21st February at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) – including its partnerships with local academic institutions, such as Abu Dhabi's own Khalifa University.

Airbus has successfully completed the certification flight tests for the A400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refuelling unit, taking a new step towards the full certification of the aircraft for air-to-air refuelling operations as a tanker.

Turkish Aerospace has announced the launch of its “T129 ATAK Brazil Roadshow” before LAAD, which will be held April 2-5, of 2019 in Rio de Janeiro.

Honeywell has signed a new maintenance agreement with the UAE’s Advanced Military Maintenance Repair Overhaul Center – AMMROC.

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) has announced the signing of a Term Sheet Agreement to acquire 100% ownership in Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), which took place at a Saudi Arabia/UK industry event in London in the presence of senior shareholder representatives, including His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Chairman of SAMI and Sir Roger Carr, Chairman of BAE Systems.

tlmNexus, which works with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), has developed a secure web-based solution called Damage and Repair Tracker (DaRT).

With substantial progress being made on the contract between BAE Systems and the Government of Qatar for the provision of 24 Typhoon aircraft, nine Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers and a six-year availability support service – which came into effect a year ago today – a new Technical Institute will soon be opening in Qatar to help develop local engineering skills.

Abu Dhabi Airports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Beijing Daxing International Airport at the BDIA Management Centre in China last week, according to state news agency WAM.

Turkish Aerospace will participate in Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition for the first time, between 15-20 October 2019.

BAE Systems will showcase many of its capabilities and innovations at next week’s BIDEC (the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition & Conference).

The UAE’s “home grown” light attack aircraft, the Calidus B-250 has won its first order from the UAE. The $260million deal for 24 aircraft was announced at the Dubai show today and opens the door for export market potential sales

Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) – part of the new Abu Dhabi-based Edge Group today signed its first international contract with the Kenyan Ministry of Defence to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to the Kenya Air Force.

The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign.

UAE headquartered provider of autonomous systems and services, ADASI, has officially launched the first UAE-made high-performance ‘Garmousha’ vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone in a deal with the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces.

As the largest foreign-owned freight forwarder in Afghanistan, Move One, which has an office in the UAE, has announced the extension of aircraft handling contracts on Bagram, Kandahar, and Kabul military airfields through 2025.

Boeing has successfully completed the first flight of the F-15QA fighter, the most advanced version of the jet ever manufactured. Developed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), the jet demonstrated its next-generation capabilities during its 90-minute mission.

On 20th March 2020, US Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) conducted their first operational flight of an MQ-9A Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in the Middle East.

Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system.

Boeing is restarting production of the stand-off land attack missile expanded response (SLAM-ER) following a request from Saudi Arabia.

Baghdad Airport came under rocket attack early this morning. According to a statement from the Iraq military there were no casualties.

Turkey’s indigenous medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV, Bayraktar, has hit a major milestone as the country’s defence industry announced achieving 200,000 hours of operation.

Saudi Arabia confirmed this morning that it had shot down a surface-to-surface missile (SSM) over the capital Riyadh, launched into the Kingdom from Yemen by Houthi rebels.

A sure sign that the UAE is shaking off the Covid crisis was signalled in the skies this week when the nation’s Air Force aerobatic team Al Fursan signalled the country’s thanks to its hospitals and medical staff.

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) launched the World Defense Show (WDS) on July 15. The new event will take place in Riyadh from March 6-9, 2022.