2022
Royal Netherlands Air Force gets unmanned MQ-9 Reaper in February
The Royal Netherlands Air Force will receive the MQ-9 Reaper in February 2022 . Then the construction of the system in the Caribbean will start. It...
Atos develops video system for Dassault Falcon Albatros, future French Navy surveillance aircraft
On January 10, Atos announces that it is supporting Dassault Aviation to develop and produce the inflight video system for its “Falcon Albatros”. T...
France becomes first H160 law enforcement customer
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed a contract, on behalf of the Ministry of Interior, for the procurement and maintenance of ...
UK plans to purchase additional A400M transport aircraft in late 2020s
"Additional purchase of A400M is planned for the late 2020s" says an entry In a table detailing current and future UK Ministry of Defence expe...
US approves MQ-9 follow-on contractor logistics support for France
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of MQ-9 Follow-on Contracto...
Germany eying F-35 fighter jets to replace its Tornados ?
More nations are showing interest in Lockheed Martin F-35. In December, the Finnish Ministry of Defense announced its selection of the Lockheed Mar...
Lockheed Martin upgrades sensor systems on Egypt Apache fleet under new contract
Lockheed Martin received a $102 million contract award to upgrade 25 of Egypt’s AH-64D Apaches to the E-model version of the aircraft. This ...
Bell Boeing awarderd $1.64B contract for Osprey tiltrotor aircraft components
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, California, Maryland, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,643,701,284 firm-fixed-price, performance-based logistics req...
USA and Japan to collaborate on counter-hypersonic capabilities
The U.S. and Japan will bring together scientists and engineers to collaborate on emerging defense technologies, including ways to counter hyperson...
NASA simulator for X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft receives upgrade
Training to fly a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft like NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology requires a flight simulator that authentically r...
US F-16s strengthen Air Policing Mission with long-planned Poland deployment
U.S. F-16 aircraft landed in Łask, Poland on January 4 to work with the Polish Baltic Air Policing F-16s in Siauliai, Lithuania and enhanced Air Po...
SPAINSAT NG programme successfully passes Critical Design Review
The SPAINSAT NG programme has successfully passed another important milestone, the critical design review (CDR) of the payload and the complete sat...