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United States Approves Possible FMS Of Submarine Hunting UAVs To the UAE
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of up to 19 MQ-9B…
11 November 2020
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of up to 19 MQ-9B…
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) released the latest details on the configuration of its next generation frigates: the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC). They will be heavily armed, featuring Naval Strike Missiles, Tomahawk and both ESSM and Sea Ceptor!
Taiwan has requested to buy four (4) Weapons-Ready MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft; two (2) Fixed Ground Control Stations; two (2) Mobile Ground Control Stations; and
The future French-German MPA program will be launched in the coming weeks. The first phase of the studies will focus on the mission system…
On October 13, ZP802 ‘City of Elgin’ was the first of the submarine-hunting aircraft to land at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. On October 14, ZP801
MQ-9B SeaGuardian maritime tests flights concluded off the coast of California on September 11th. They can probably be seen as the next step toward a worldwide export success. Indeed, if the first variant of the MQ-9 Predator-B mainly served as an ISR platform for above ground missions, the new MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian is likely to find much more customers in its maritime variant.
Four FLASH SONICS dipping sonar and sonobuoy processing systems from Thales will provide the Polish Navy with the latest-generation anti-submarine warfare capability. With its unparalleled threat detection and …
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) concluded a set of maritime test flights over the sea-lanes off the coast of Southern California on September 11th, using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). This was the first MQ-9B configured for surveillance operations over open-water, and served to demonstrate MQ-9B capabilities in the maritime environment.
A Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidon (Poseidon MRA1) Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) completed its first operational mission this week shadowing a Russian vessel in the North Sea near to UK waters.
Leonardo showcased five naval systems for their Middle Eastern Virtual Conference Expo. The Italian-based company broadcasted live via virtual streaming in July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and made the one-hour video available for other viewers via an emailed invitation. Questions were asked at the end of the presentation and those answers are incorporated in the systems’ briefing overview.
