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Greece’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Competition

Qatar’s Air Force Multipliers: Aerial Tankers and AEW&C

UAE KC-30 concept (click to view full) At the end of DIMDEX 2014 in late March, reports surfaced that Qatar had embarked on a $23 billion shopping spree, buying advanced air defense systems, anti-tank missiles, fast boats, and a mix of utility, attack, and naval...
Greece’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Competition

Apres Harfang: France’s Next High-End UAVs

Harfang UAV, DGA (click to view full) France is wondering what to do about its next high-end UAV buy. They bought mini-UAVs off the shelf, but turned to a build-in-partnership approach for their current set of Predator-class Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE)...
Greece’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Competition

Comanche’s Wi’ane: No New Armed Scout Helicopter

YRH-70 test, 2005 (click to view full) The US Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program aimed to replace around 375 Bell Textron OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, after the $14.6 billion RAH-66 Comanche program, was canceled in 2004. Instead, the Army...