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Advances in AI could put future fighter pilots out of work
November 02 by Yousuf MalikIn March this year, Silicon Valley types were abuzz with the news of how Google’s new Artificial Intelligence, AlphaGo, or AI in the jargon, took on the world’s best player of Go, a fiendishly complex...
Nepal planning to acquire 'latest' Army Aviation technology for 2023
October 13 by Richard de SilvaThis coming January's International Military Helicopter conference will welcome a brief from the Nepalese Army for the first time ever. Ahead of the event, Lieutenant General Baldev Raj Mahat, Chief o...
Multinational jet school could arrive by 2019
September 26 by Richard de SilvaEurope has found itself in a difficult situation. Following the UK referendum that determined an exit from the EU, a crisis summit h=this month was held in Bratislava Federica Mogherini in an effort t...
Polish Air Force prepares to take delivery of M-346 trainer
September 16 by Defence IQ PressNovember will see the Polish Air Force take delivery of the first of eight M-346 Master lead-in fighter trainer aircraft from Leonardo-Finmeccanica, marking what is set to be one of the early landmark...
USAF T-X Competition moving towards RFP
September 13 by Defence IQ PressThe U.S. Air Force will release a final RFP in December 2016, and anticipates awarding a contract in 2017. T-X initial operational capability is planned for 2024. And with the F-35 Initial Operational...
Inzpire CEO: We’re trying to offer better services to the flight training market
July 21 by Defence IQ Press[Image courtesy of Lincolnshire Business Magazine]The Chief Executive of Inzpire, a UK company providing flight training, mission systems and managed services, believes that the company can reinvigora...
USAF Air Combat Command: Fighter Aircraft Priorities
July 18 by Richard de SilvaMaj. Gen. Jerry Harris, Vice Commander of Air Combat Command, USAF, spoke to Defence IQ about the current priorities for fighter development in the ACC and how this needs to be achieved through concer...
Map: Military Airlift Requirements, Programmes, and Holdings
June 21 by Defence IQ PressAhead of the 2016 Military Airlift conference (21-22 Sept; London, UK), Defence IQ invites readers to view this market intelligence map, revealing the latest known requirements and holdings for strate...
Survey: U.S. ISR and C2 Battle Management
June 07 by Richard de SilvaAre you involved in the U.S. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance industry? C2 battle management or airborne early warning?Please take this short survey to tell us what you think of the marke...
New Insight: Senior figures discuss U.S. ISR developments
June 07 by Richard de SilvaThe proliferation of ISR technologies over the past decade of conflict in the Middle East and Central Asia has led to these assets becoming a mission critical component in operations. With new operati...
Piranha 5 loaded into the A400M Atlas airlifter
May 25 by Victor M. S. BarreiraGeneral Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced 25 May that the company's Piranha 5 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle was loaded into an Airbus Defence and Space A400M military tactical airlifter...
Military Airlift: Requirements and Holdings Report 2016
May 18 by Defence IQ DigitalOver the next 10 years, more than 800 new military airlifters are forecast to be delivered, valued at $65 billion. The principal manufacturers will be Airbus Military (A400M) and Lockheed Martin (C-13...