Priya Shah, Author at DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland

A heavy-lift vessel slipped into the port of Świnoujście late on 21 November. Its deck held twenty-six U.S.-made M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, fresh olive paint still matte from the Atlantic crossing. Below deck lay nine M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicles, pallets

November 23, 2023

AI & Autonomy

Singapore Wraps Up Island-Wide Air Defence Shield

Singapore Air Force chiefs say the Island Air Defence, or IAD, now works end-to-end over every shipping lane and flight path. Crews pushed the network through months of rough drills, then signed the green card for full use. Analysts call the step

November 2, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Denmark Donates 13-th Military Equipment Package for Ukraine

Denmark has revealed its 13th military aid package for Ukraine. Government officials confirm a sum of about 3.7 billion Danish kroner, which is close to €500 million. Danish authorities stress that this support aims to reinforce Ukraine’s defense efforts during a tense

September 11, 2023

Surveillance & Reconnaissance

Aerostat Lifts Singapore’s Watch Over Sky and Sea

Singapore has picked a plain yet clever tool to guard its narrow air lanes and busy strait. A tethered, helium-filled aerostat now hangs above western side of island, feeding fresh radar data day and night. Officers call it a long-view eye that

August 14, 2023

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power

The Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle once showed up in the corner of BAE Systems’ Warton site, almost out of sight. At first glance the jet-black body looked like a sculpture more than a warplane. That day in 2010 set off fresh

August 9, 2023

Helicopters

MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous

The senior team at MD Helicopters, Inc. calls the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter choice “flat-out wrong”. They argue the service stacked the deck for EADS North America, parent of Eurocopter. Managers say the Army brushed past cost data, safety files, and past

August 4, 2023

Defense Budgets / Policy

Romania Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament

Romania’s defense ministry has asked lawmakers to clear a modernization package worth just over €10 billion. The request, sent earlier this month, covers new air-defense batteries, tracked fighting vehicles, NATO-calibre artillery, air-to-air missiles, and a first batch of Abrams tanks. Lt. Gen.

March 27, 2023

AI & Autonomy

Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project

The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the tri-national Future Combat Air System. Their signature on Phase 1B unlocks €3.2 billion for a thirty-six-month round of design and demonstration work. The agreement comes two weeks

December 15, 2022

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Successful Flight Testing of ISRO’s Scramjet Engine Technology Demonstrator

The Indian Space Research Organisation marked a decisive step toward air-breathing launch systems with the first flight of its Scramjet Engine Technology Demonstrator from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at 06:00 IST on 28 August 2016. A twelve-hour countdown ended with a

August 28, 2016

Helicopters

Sagem’s Euroflir 350 Optronic Observation System Chosen for Caracal Helicopters Deployed by French Special Forces

Eurocopter has picked Sagem’s new Euroflir 350 sight for the EC725 Caracal fleet that supports French special operations. The move links a fresh sensor suite to a helicopter already central to high-risk rescue and assault missions.

June 16, 2009

Priya Shah

Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland

Singapore Wraps Up Island-Wide Air Defence Shield

Denmark Donates 13-th Military Equipment Package for Ukraine

Aerostat Lifts Singapore’s Watch Over Sky and Sea

Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power

MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous

Romania Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament

Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project

Successful Flight Testing of ISRO’s Scramjet Engine Technology Demonstrator

Sagem’s Euroflir 350 Optronic Observation System Chosen for Caracal Helicopters Deployed by French Special Forces

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Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

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Diego Ramos

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