It also will deliver two additional aircraft, boosting the fleet size ... Raytheon UK also is to procure a full-flight simulator for the Shadow R2, to be installed in the UK.

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has ordered two additional Shadow reconnaissance aircraft from Raytheon UK, in a move that will grow its fleet to eight examples. The service also plans to upgrade the ...

The self-protection system is also going to be fitted on the intelligence gathering Shadow R2 and A400M transporter aircraft. The live-fire testing of the laser self-protection system was recently ...

These include the A400M Atlas C.1 medium transport aircraft as well the Shadow R2 Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft. This live fire test was ...

They said the new laser is meant for aircraft like the Shadow R2 and A400M Atlas. The UK Defense Ministry said on Sunday that it successfully tested a new air-defense system that tracks missiles ...

Raytheon UK wants to see the RAF's Shadow special mission aircraft fly beyond 2030 ... of the eight-strong fleet beyond its 2030 end-of-service date. The upgraded R2 aircraft are to benefit from ...

He added that the first upgraded R2 aircraft will be delivered to the RAF in June 2023, with delivery of the eighth upgraded Shadow taking place before the end of 2025. The R2 upgrade for the ...

the MoD said that the Shadow R2 upgrade and its efforts to increase the fleet from six to eight aircraft had successfully passed its CDR. “The CDR confirms the baseline configuration for the ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- The Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System, long one of the most popular in the Army's fleet, is beginning to reap the benefits of a "reset" decision that will make it a go-to ...

The success of the Shadow unmanned aircraft system was celebrated Thursday with accolades, photo ops and a cake cutting recognizing its major milestone in surpassing 1 million flight hours. The ...