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Israeli, Emirati companies partner up on unmanned surface vessels
IAI and Edge Group also revealed the establishment of a maintenance center in the United Arab Emirates for the former’s electro-optics systems.
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UAE Air Force awards $3 billon maintenance contact to local firm GAL
To fulfil this agreement, GAL signed another contract with a separate Edge subsidiary, AMMROC, to perform the maintenance at the latter’s Al Ain facility, which was first unveiled at the 2019 Dubai Airshow.
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What’s the advantage of militarizing commercial helos post-sale?
As the aerospace industry attempts to make a monetary comeback from the pandemic, a notable trend among the helicopter sector is seeing one company militarize commercial variants after a sale is complete.
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Counter-drone tech at Dubai Airshow reflects UAE’s interest in the capability
Although not as abundant as drones, countermeasures against the unmanned systems are certainly prevalent at this year's Dubai Airshow.
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Edge Group’s CEO talks drone swarms, 3D printing and export plans
Emirati defense conglomerate Edge Group has had the biggest share of announcements at the 2021 Dubai Airshow between systems unveilings, contracts finalizations and the signing of memorandums of understand understanding. But what arguably stands out the most is the number of autonomous systems at the company’s booth, which made up about half of the offerings on display.
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Eurosam unveils new SAMP/T air defense variant at Dubai Airshow
The system has a 150-kilometer interception range and a 350-kilometer detection range, and it features a 360-degree multifunctional radar fitted with a rotating active electronically scanned array antenna based on gallium nitride technology.
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American official: US ‘fully committed’ to F-35 sale to UAE
The U.S. remains “fully committed” to a proposed sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, despite the Biden administration slowing down the deal, a senior American official overseeing arms exports said Tuesday.
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AIA president says industry is still seeing ‘the impact of COVID even 18 months later’
Though the aerospace sector is working to recover — with the first airshow here in two years — not all companies are moving at the same pace, according to the head of the Aerospace Industries Association.
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Changing how we buy weapons will benefit industry, government and taxpayers
The general counsel of the U.S. Air Force says in this commentary that the country must change how it does business to stay ahead of Russia and China.
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Calidus inks its first B-250 light attack plane order
The United Arab Emirates will operate a domestically produced military plane for the first time.
Rostec exec: American sanctions create unfair advantage for weapons sales
Rostec's head of international cooperation touts Russian weapons as the U.S. urges partner nations to buy American.
UAE announces informal agreement for two more Saab GlobalEye planes
The order could be worth $1 billion, but the UAE and Saab have yet to arrive at a formal signed agreement.
Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning plane makes its debut at the Dubai Airshow
For Saab, the GlobalEye’s showcase in Dubai is a chance to celebrate the program’s fast pace.
Embraer’s multimission plane gets a new name, and so does its partnership with Boeing
The announcement marks the beginning of increased involvement by Boeing in the program formerly known as KC-390.
US Air Force leak of Boeing’s proprietary info not driving bid decision on ICBM replacement
The head of Boeing's defense business says the structure of the Air Force's competition played a bigger role than the leak to competitor Northrop Grumman.
US puts F-35 talks with the UAE on the backburner to focus on F-16 upgrades
The UAE and the U.S. will not be discussing the F-35 at this year's Dubai Airshow.
US Air Force chief calls on Gulf nations to resolve political tensions, focus on Iran threat
"When a missile or a UAV is in route from Iran, can we agree that is not the time to start reconciling past grievances," Gen. Dave Goldfein told international air chiefs in Dubai.
How can Saudi Arabia secure its airspace? Here’s what the kingdom could do, and is already up to
About two months have passed since the attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities by drone swarms and low-altitude cruise missiles. What steps has the country taken to bolster its defenses?
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