Airbus Defence andSpace has successfully conducted world’s first automatic air-to-air refuelling contact with large aircraft receiver, said in a press release on 12 July. According to the company,  Airbus Defence and Space has followed its earlier achievement in demonstrating Automatic Air-to-Air (A3R) refuelling of a fighter with another world-first – the same operation performed with a […]

French military SA342M Gazelle helicopter belonging to the 3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment crashed on 10 July 2018 in the Ivory Coast (Republic of Côte d’Ivoire) while engaged in a reconnaissance flight. “The cause of the accident is still to be determined,” the French army said in a statement. According to the aviafora.com, on 10th July 2018 near Abidjan […]

The Syrian government announced on 10 July that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops had seized several French-made APILAS anti-tank weapon system in Daraa province,  in the south-west of the country. The local media have released imagery showing a captured two  APILAS anti-tank weapon systems developed in France by GIAT Industries. According to the news report, the anti-tank weapon systems were seized […]

French SD4E is progressing its programme to develop a unique robot which in the near future can replace snipers on the battlefield, said RTL on 6 July. The new unmanned ground sniper system called the Snibot. A major feature of the new unmanned drone is its capable shoots with a precision that allows immobilizing the targets without killing them. “The hyper-precision […]

Egypt is set to acquire additional Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault by the end of this year, the French newspaper La Tribune reported on 4 July. According to the newspaper, Egypt’s government is looking to sign a new agreement with France to supply the new 24 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft by the end of 2018. Under the previous […]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced on 5 July that it has selected the Dassault Systèmes software company to accelerate the development of the TF-X aircraft. According to the company statement, the decision follows Turkish Aerospace’s comprehensive evaluation of solutions available on the market and the successful completion of a proof of concept. It also reflects Dassault Systèmes’ 30-year legacy […]

On 1 July, French troops have lost two VBCI infantry fighting vehicles in the attack by militants with bomb-laden car. A French military spokesman said there were no deaths among the French troops but the Malian defence ministry said at least two civilians were killed in the attack, which took place in the restive Gao region. As […]

Hong Kong based Government Flying Service (GFS) has received three H175s in public services configuration, becoming the world’s first operator of this new variant which enlarges the H175 mission capacity to search and rescue (SAR), emergency medical services, law enforcement, firefighting as well as land and maritime border control operations. Airbus Helicopters said on 18 […]

The THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) developed by Milrem Robotics has become the unmanned ground systems industries standard tracked UGV. During this year’s Eurosatory a record of four THeMIS UGVs will be displayed with three different applications. In just a few years after the development of the THeMIS began, it has become the most sought […]

New armored vehicle Scarabee has been the in-crowd’s secret for years but during Eurosatory 2018 the Arquus has disclosed details of a new project. Arquus is developing on its own equity, a vehicle which combines the most advanced technologies related to mobility, protection and collaborative combat : The Scarabee. A successor to the VBL and […]