Aug 4, 2026 · 6 min · 8 segments
In this week's episode of The Break Out, Breaking Defense's Multimedia Director Daniel Woolfolk tours the grounds around the Farnborough Airshow. Then we turn to Breaking Defense Middle East…
Daniel Woolfolk
Riad KhawajiGuest
Aaron MehtaHost
And while that is a civilian aircraft behind me, breaking the fence is covering the military angle.
And I'm going to show you a few interesting items on the flight line.
on the autonomous vehicles such as the Gambit 6 and also the remotely piloted MQ-9B.
And that agreement is interesting because we've recently started seeing collaborative combat aircraft testing out the firing.
We've seen it once and we're going to see it again coming up and we'll see that more and more.
So it's interesting to see exactly what type of munitions are going to go on those aircraft.
The L-15 Alka is what newly minted Czech Air Force officers train on to get to their units.
And eventually they might get over to the Gripen, which we'll see in a second.
They might actually stay on this plane because it's also used as a light attack aircraft to support troops on the ground.
And very importantly, something that Europe really has its eyes on is incoming drones.
And this will chase and shoot down drones in a much cheaper way than other alternatives.
The company touts as something that can not only be used for airlift, but also as a tanker with a few adjustments.
This Swedish aircraft has seen sales throughout Europe, throughout the world, and including in South America, and it often competes with the F-16.
One interesting note about this small jet is that it's made to land on a highway, and I always get a kick out of that because it's made by none other than Saab.
And as you've read on Breaking Defense, Canada is joining as an observer on the GCAT program, which is the sixth generation fighter.
So now that Canada is in there, we have to show the de Havilland Sherpa.
And while that is a civilian aircraft behind me, breaking the fence is covering the military angle.
And I'm going to show you a few interesting items on the flight line.
on the autonomous vehicles such as the Gambit 6 and also the remotely piloted MQ-9B.
And that agreement is interesting because we've recently started seeing collaborative combat aircraft testing out the firing.
We've seen it once and we're going to see it again coming up and we'll see that more and more.
So it's interesting to see exactly what type of munitions are going to go on those aircraft.
The L-15 Alka is what newly minted Czech Air Force officers train on to get to their units.
And eventually they might get over to the Gripen, which we'll see in a second.
They might actually stay on this plane because it's also used as a light attack aircraft to support troops on the ground.
And very importantly, something that Europe really has its eyes on is incoming drones.
And this will chase and shoot down drones in a much cheaper way than other alternatives.
The company touts as something that can not only be used for airlift, but also as a tanker with a few adjustments.
This Swedish aircraft has seen sales throughout Europe, throughout the world, and including in South America, and it often competes with the F-16.
One interesting note about this small jet is that it's made to land on a highway, and I always get a kick out of that because it's made by none other than Saab.
And as you've read on Breaking Defense, Canada is joining as an observer on the GCAT program, which is the sixth generation fighter.
So now that Canada is in there, we have to show the de Havilland Sherpa.
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