BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace to Collaborate on Unmanned Air Systems

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– BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding  to establish a strategic alliance to explore opportunities to collaborate on the development of unmanned air systems (UAS). The agreement will see experts from Turkish Aerospace, Türkiye’s leading aerospace and defence company work together with BAE Systems’ combat air experts, to explore common […]

NATO Deploys AI-Powered Merops System to Counter Russian Drone Threats Over Poland, Romania

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Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge. The American Merops system, which is small enough to fit in the back of a midsize pickup truck, can identify […]

Shield AI’s X-BAT to Same GE Engine as F-15, F-16 Fighters

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– GE Aerospace and Shield AI have agreed to collaborate on propulsion technologies for Shield AI’s new X-BAT vehicle program. Through the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the F110-GE-129 engine, featuring the advanced Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN), has been selected to power the X-BAT. GE Aerospace will provide propulsion and testing support for the X-BAT […]

Germany to Spend $565M for Drone Defence Missiles

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The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved approximately €490 million (USD 565) in its meeting on November 5 for the development and procurement of DefendAir anti-drone missiles from MBDA Germany, as confirmed to hartpunkt by well-informed sources. The Defence Committee had already approved the corresponding €25 million proposals earlier this morning. This allows the […]