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A Game Changer

The unveiling of Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider, coming as it
Publisher
Vittorio Rossi Prudente does amid growing tensions between the U.S. and two of its
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg major adversaries - China and Russia - makes a turning point in
military history. The speed of growth of China’s military
Editor capabilities is such that it will take more for the U.S. to tip the
Jay Menon scales in its favor in the battle to win the global arms race, but
TINY BUT
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg the B-21 is indeed a powerful statement of intent. Due to its
next-generation stealth qualities and the ability to cut through
Managing Editor even the toughest of defences and launch precision strikes TINY BUT
Arun Sivasankaran anywhere in the world, the B-21 is set to become the gold
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg standard to which future aircraft of the type will be compared to.
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PACKING A PUNCH
Technology Editor
Atul Chandra If one were to look back a few years from now, 2022 will be P CKING A PUNCH
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg regarded as the year that marked the defence industry’s
complete and faster-than-expected recovery from a pandemic
ASEAN Correspondent that had threatened to erase gains made over the last two
Yulian Ardiansyah decades. Fears of an economic downturn does hang in the air,
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg but going forward, there seems to be no other major headwinds
for the industry.
Art Director THE DEMAND AMONG MILITARIES SURGING DEMAND
Sudheesh Kularmunda
sudheesh.kularmunda@gbp.com.sg The ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine provides yet FOR MICRO AND NANO DRONES Although a relatively newer concept compared
another example of the growing role unmanned aerial vehicles
Web Director (UAVs) play in the modern battlefield. Ukraine’s effective use of HAS SPIKED CONSIDERABLY to big or medium-sized drones, technological
Elmer Valencia nano drones and bigger armed drones, to enhance its advancements are acting as a catalyst for the
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg conventional military operations, has caught the attention of the IN RECENT TIMES nano drones market, with the UAVs being able
world and will opens up new opportunities for makers of to fly faster and have more endurance than ever
Director of Sales unmanned military assets. before. In what is good news for major players in
Akshay Satyamurthy  ARUN SIVASANKARAN
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg As the year draws to a close, we at GBP Aerospace & Defence the field such as AeroVironment, Teledyne FLIR,
look back with pride. During the course of the year, we have been They are just a miniscule fraction of the size of big armed drones, Israel Aerospace Industries, and Elbit Systems,
Cover Image Credit a notable presence at numerous air shows and other trade are not as flashy, and do not make news nearly as much, but micro experts forecast a demand for over 100,000
USAF
events in different parts of the world. As we look ahead to 2023, and nano unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming an integral part military micro and nano UAVs by 2030. North
we do so with a promise to you, dear reader, that we will continue of most modern military arsenals. America leads in terms of early adoption of the
to bring you the latest news from the world of defence, live and technology, but most of the demand in the cur-
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and all other countries: reconnaissance, and surveillance, nano-aerial vehicles can also be
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Japan System) micro-drone, arguably the smallest
Visionworks The spike in demand for UAVs is set to continue well into the next
Jerry.Suppan@gmail.com Global Business Press Pte.Ltd. two decades as the focus globally is on technologies that keep military UAV, was conceived and developed
ASIAN DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY troops as far away from the scene of action as possible, thus limiting by Prox Dynamics of Norway, a company that
India + South East Asia was acquired by FLIR Systems in 2016. Following
Akshay Satyamurthy 30 Cecil Street, the loss of lives in combat. With their capabilities for surveillance,
Mob: +919980080246 #19-08 Prudential Tower, Singapore 049712 attack, reconnaissance of unknown areas and force protection, it is Teledyne Technologies’ acquisition of FLIR
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg Tel: +65 6850 5269 | Fax: +65 6438 2436 not surprising that drones are either an integral part of the arsenal Systems in May 2021, FLIR is operating under
Email: enquiry@gbp.com.sg | Web: www.gbp.com.sg or high on the wish list of militaries around the world. the name Teledyne FLIR. The drone was recently
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