2021
Russia to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
Russia is launching domestic procedures to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on January 15.
USAF B-52H Stratofortress bomber conducts presence patrol in Middle East
U.S. Air Force B-52H "Stratofortress" aircrews successfully completed a presence patrol in the Middle East on January 17, marking the second such m...
AFRL completes successful precision airdrop flight test
Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate reached new heights during a precision airdrop (PAD) flight test, ...
AFRL demonstrates first collaborative weapon technologies
The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program completed the first Air Force flight demonstration of collaborative weapons Dec. 15 using technology de...
GA-ASI demonstrates Beyond Line of Sight Command and Control over HF using MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) de...
France signs agreement to purchase Northrop Grumman’s E-2D advanced Hawkeye
On January 6, the government of France signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the U.S. government signifying their intent to purchase N...
Parrot chosen by the French Defense Procurement Agency for the supply of micro-drones with ANAFI USA
Parrot, Europe's leading drone group, was chosen by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement agency, DGA) to supply its ANA...
Royal Air Force Chinooks conduct heavy lift operations in Mali
An RAF Chinook has delivered heavy equipment to extend French and Malian forces' operational range as part of Op Barkhane, the French counter insur...
UK: £550m F-35B missile contract signed
A £550 million contract for new surface-attack missiles will secure hundreds of UK jobs and provide unrivalled lethality for the UK’s F-35B Lightni...
GA-ASI integrates legion pod onto Avenger RPA
In a recent flight test, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) integrated a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod onto an Avenger Remotely Pilot...
Australia replaces Tiger ARH helicopter fleet with AH-64E Apache
In the framework of Commonwealth of Australia's LAND 4503 program, , Australia has selected Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters to rep...
1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando IIs train off Okinawa
Last week, the 1st Special Operations Squadron flew in formation with five Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando IIs off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. By...