Aerospace News
Arrival of first A400M of binational Luxembourg-Belgium unit at 15 Wing
On Friday, October 9, 2020, the first of 8 Airbus A400M Atlas that will be operated by a joint unit formed by the Luxembourg Armed Forces and the B...
US Transportation Command to explore rapid transportation through space
According to information released by the United States Transportation Command on October 7, 2020, while speaking at the National Defense Transporta...
PKL Services to continue maintenance and operations training of F-15SG of Singapore Air Force
According to a contract released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on October 7, 2020, PKL Services Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded...
Elbit Systems to provide Aviators’ Night Vision Imaging System Head-Up Display to U.S. Army helicopter pilots
Elbit Systems announced on Oct.7 that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) ...
U.S. Air Force performs first flight of MQ-9A Reaper with 8 Hellfire missiles
The US Air Force announced that on September 10, a General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper flew for the first time with 8 Hellfire missiles. In its stand...
B-1B Lancers cross Arctic Circle to train with Nordic allies
B-1B Lancer bombers assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conducted training with the Norwegian air force on Sept. 25, in a 16-hour sor...
Royal Malaysian Air Force operates Rheinmetall A400M cargo hold simulator
Rheinmetall and Airbus Defense & Space continue their successful cooperation in training systems for the A400M transport aircraft. The new turn...
Elbit Systems of America to provide support for U.S. Navy V-22 Ospreys
Elbit Systems announced on Oct. 5 that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was awarded an approximately $35 million five-year firm-fixed...
First Australian-designed Boeing Loyal Wingman UAV to be assembled in Queensland
Queensland is poised to take another bold step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an historic opportunity to be the final production home...
Raytheon to supply AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles to South Korea
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AIM-9X Block II Tactical ...
Paramount Aerospace to expand support to U.S. Air Force adversary air training
Paramount Aerospace Systems USA (PAS USA), a subsidiary of Africa based, global aerospace and technology company Paramount Group, will expand its m...
U.S. clears possible sale of 40 F-35A or F/A-18E/F fighters and weapons to Switzerland
As Switzerland has recently opened the competition to replace its aging fleet of F/A-18C/D Hornets, the U.S. State Department has cleared the possi...
SAAB delivers second GlobalEye Swing Role surveillance aircraft to UAE
According to a press release published by SAAB on September 30, 2020, Saab delivers the second GlobalEye Swing Role surveillance aircraft to t...
Four Belgian F-16s to operate from Jordan against ISIS
Four F-16s plus a spare one flew on September 29 from the Belgian air base of Florennes (which houses the 2nd Tactical Wng) to join Jordan and part...
U.S. Air Force awards contract to several companies for Skyborg program
AeroVironment, BAE Systems Controls, Blue Force Technologies, Fregata Systems, Lockheed Martin, Wichita State University, Autonodyne, NextGen Aeron...
Airbus receives new order for Airbus A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft
According to a press release published on September 28, 2020, Airbus has received a firm order for an Airbus A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport ...
Lockheed Martin extends F-35 supply agreement with Solvay
Solvay's new five-year contract continues its partnership with Lockheed Martin to provide high-performance materials for its F-35 Lightning II stea...
Canadian Air Force receives first CC-295 Kingfisher fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft
According to information released by the Canadian Air Force on September 25, 2020, the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) has received the first CC-29...
Swiss approves a USD6.49 billion ceiling funding package for procurement of new fighter jets
Swiss voters approved a CHF6 billion ($6.49 billion) ceiling funding package for the procurement of new fighter jets for the Swiss Air Force. The r...
B-1B Lancer Integrated Battle Station modification completed
An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went t...
