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Project Mosquito, the future uncrewed Combat Aircraft Technology Demonstration being explored by the Royal Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), will not proceed beyond the design phase. The decision, taken by mutual agreement with industry partners, follows a detailed review of the technical demonstrator and the broader Lightweight Affordable Novel …

Pioneering military aerospace company AERALIS has today announced that it has received significant further investment from the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) in line with the wider PYRAMID programme. In February of 2021 AERALIS agreed a three-year contract with the Royal Air Force’s RCO for research and development …

Leonardo DRS announced yesterday that it will provide advanced air combat training systems to Draken Europe in support of Draken’s program to support operational readiness training for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. The Leonardo DRS Airborne & Intelligence Systems business is partnered with Collins Aerospace to deliver the …

Leonardo and the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) have conducted a live trial of a massive electronic attack using a drone swarm. During the demo, a number of small, remotely-piloted aircraft equipped with Leonardo’s electronic warfare jamming technology were used to confuse and overwhelm trial radars simulating enemy …

The RAF will use the Leonardo Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) equipment as part of its ongoing research programme to develop the ORCUS C-UAS system. This developing system also provides a national standby capability to support emergency services across the UK in crisis situations –Due to the serious nature of the …