The Italian Ministry of Defense has announced the signing of a trilateral memorandum of understanding with the Swedish and UK governments on the respective countries’ participation in the development of… Continue reading "Italy Announces Participation in Tempest Next-Gen Fighter Program"
Team Tempest, the consortium of companies developing the Tempest in conjunction with the British Ministry of Defence and Royal Air Force, today unveiled an interactive display of the Tempest accessible… Continue reading "Team Tempest Unveils Interactive Tempest Web Display"
The Tempest program started the show off right with the announcement that Italy would be joining the program. Now both Italy and Sweden have signed on to collaborate with the… Continue reading "DSEI 2019: Tempest Shown Off with New Family of Weapons"
Sweden is reportedly set to join the UK in the development of the BAE Tempest next-generation stealth fighter aircraft as the first partner nation in the program. The Financial Times… Continue reading "Sweden to Join UK in Developing Tempest Next-Gen Fighter"
British engineering giant Rolls-Royce established a partnership with Reaction Engines, a fellow British aerospace space company that specializes in hypersonic-power. On top of plans for future joint projects, Rolls-Royce is solidifying this… Continue reading "Rolls-Royce Invests in Hypersonic Specialized Aerospace Manufacturer"
The USAF is moving ahead with the development of the Miniature Self Defense Missile (MSDM) which will act as an air-launched defensive interceptor capable of destroying incoming missiles. MSDM will… Continue reading "Raytheon to Produce Air-Launched Anti-Missile Missile"
Japan will be developing its next-generation fighter jet, the Mitsubishi F-3, in conjunction with American companies. The F-3 is set to replace the currently serving Mitsubishi F-2 starting in the… Continue reading "Japan to Develop 6th Generation Fighter With US Help"
With over 1,600 exhibitors this year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) expo is one of the biggest ever. Tempest drew a lot of attention with the display of a… Continue reading "DSEI 2019 Day 1 Highlights"
France’s Dassault Aviation and multinational Airbus Defense and Space unveiled a mock-up of their New Generation Fighter (NGF) at the Paris Air Show 2019. The unveiling was performed by Eric… Continue reading "Future European Fighter Unveiled by Dassault and Airbus"
Showcased at this year’s SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference)the DefendTex Drone-40 was first seen at the Australian Army’s Innovation Day in 2017. The Drone-40 is literally a UAV (unmanned… Continue reading "DefendTex Drone-40 – The Australian UAV That Can Be Fired From a 40mm Grenade Launcher"