Honeywell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with LIG Nex1 to explore opportunities for future collaboration on the development and commercialisation of solutions for the unmanned aerial vehicle market.

Leonardo has signed a Letter of Intent with PT ESystem Solutions Indonesia and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, for cooperating on the supply and support of the Leonardo M-346 F “Block 20” aircraft.

SD Government has received US Air Force Air Mobility Command T-1 certification for the Roll-on/Roll-off Beyond Line of Sight Tactical Removeable Airborne Satellite Communications capability for C-130 aircraft.

Airbus Defence and Space and ST Engineering have signed two Memorandums of Understanding to jointly explore and develop advanced satellite capabilities and digital solutions.  

Bird Aerosystems has secured a contract to supply its advanced SPREOS Directed Infrared Countermeasure systems for the Helicopter Upgrade Program in the Asia Pacific Region.

SiNAB has appointed Nick Mair as Head of Strategy & Partnerships and as a member of the SiNAB Advisory Board, alongside the appointment of retired Brigadier Mark Smethurst as an Independent Advisory Board Member.

The tenth Singapore Airshow is set to get underway at the Changi Exhibition Centre tomorrow and once again the event has attracted companies from across the region and beyond | Nigel Pittaway

Assistant Minister for Defence, Peter Khalil has officially opened the new MQ-4C Triton facilities at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory.

The first of four MC-55A Peregrine ISREW aircraft has been delivered to Australia, arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh on 22 January.

The US State Department has approved the sale of the P-8A Poseidon to Singapore.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully executed a mission autonomy flight using its MQ-20 Avenger jet equipped with the latest government reference autonomy software.

Lockheed Martin has announced that Jeremy King, former head of Joint Aviation Systems for Defence Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, will assume the role of chief executive for Australia and New Zealand.

Northrop Grumman has unveiled Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft built to fly alongside crewed fighters. It is the latest addition to the company’s autonomous portfolio.

Turkey’s new combat drone has successfully test launched an air-to-air missile and destroyed a target drone, in what is reportedly a global first for collaborative combat aircraft | Max Blenkin

The ongoing Ukraine conflict has evolved into a battle of the drones but underlying that is a little appreciated battle of the radio frequency spectrum | Max Blenkin

DroneShield has received a follow-on contract for $5.2 million from an in-country European reseller, that is contractually required to distribute the products to a European military customer.