Gripen E cold climate test
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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
| 2020
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...
New generation of Dornier Seastar completed first flight
| 2020
The prototype SN1003, a New Generation of the Dornier Seastar amphibious aircraft successfully performed its first flight today at Oberpfaffenhofen...
Japan plans to develop its own stealth fighter
| 2020
Rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin, Boeing and BAE Systems, Japan is planning to develop a stealth fighter domestically.
Turkish medical aid arrives in Spain and Italy
| 2020
An Airbus A-400M Atlas cargo plane of the Turkish Air Force carrying medical supplies donated by Turkey reached Spain and Italy on Wednesday, 1 Apr...
Lockheed Martin awarded $23M contract to integrate the government of Belgium into F-35 enterprise
| 2020
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $22,902,038 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that integrates the government of Belgium...
India completes production of Su-30MKI fighters
| 2020
India’s aerospace corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has completed the licensed production of 272 Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting...
Cobham secures DE&S anti-jam satellite signal contract
| 2020
Cobham Aerospace Connectivity announces that it has been awarded a contract by the UK MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to research Ad...
General Atomics completes first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian
| 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (...
US approves sale of F-16 upgrades for South Korean Air Force
| 2020
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea to upgrade its F-16 Block 32 airc...