2020
Gripen E cold climate test
As part of a larger weather test campaign, Saab flew Gripen E to northern Sweden this winter and conducted several tests. It all went fine and it p...
US Air Force Research Laboratory gives warfighters new weapons system
The Air Force Research Laboratory has set up the Air Force’s first high-energy laser weapon system overseas for a 12-month field assessment. The Ai...
UK: RAF declare Poseidon an Initial Operating Capability
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has formally declared an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of its brand-new Poseidon MRA Mk1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. T...
QinetiQ sells 59 Banshee Whirlwind targets to Indonesia
QinetiQ’s Target Systems business signed a contract to supply 59 unmanned Banshee Whirlwind targets to Indonesia in May 2019, helping the customer ...
Su-35S to fire R-37M missile
Su-35S multirole fighter jets will be able to fire R-37M air-to-air guided missiles. They will destroy targets in a radius of 200 km and provide an...
GA-ASI flies SkyGuardian in joint flight demonstration with NASA
On April 3rd, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) flew its SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in the skies above Southern ...
Lockheed Martin awarded contract for F-16 Block 70 production for Bulgaria
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Ft. Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $512,004,418 firm-fixed-price contract for F-16 Block 70 production for the Repub...
Japan Coast Guard orders two more H225 helicopters
Japan’s largest Super Puma operator, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), has placed a new order of two H225 helicopters. This follow-on order brings JCG’s Sup...
US Air Force and Boeing agree on final KC-46 RVS 2.0 design
The US Air Force and Boeing reached two agreements April 2 to implement a final KC-46A Pegasus Remote Vision System design, known as RVS 2.0, and h...
Boeing has delivered first CH-47F Chinook helicopter to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing recently delivered the first CH-47F Chinook with an upgraded cockpit to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), continuing a track record o...
Boeing will deliver three additional MQ-25 unmanned refueling aircraft to US Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract modification for three additional MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft, bringing the total number o...
Delivery of HC-130J Combat King II for US Air Force Reserve
Lockheed Martin delivered the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s first HC-130J Combat King II today to a crew from the 920th Rescue Wing (RQW) from Patrick A...