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

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

by | May 24, 2019 | Airbus, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Middle East - Other, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA

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

Apres Harfang: France’s Next High-End UAVs

by | May 24, 2019 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, Elbit Systems, Europe - Other, France, IAI, Israel, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, UAVs, USA

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)...