Aerospace News
BAE Systems Australia unveils Strix hybrid VTOL uncrewed air system
BAE Systems Australia has teamed with local industry to present Australia’s first domestically designed, manufactured and armed VTOL (vertical take...
Boeing receives US Air Force E-7A Rapid Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft contract
Boeing announced on February 28 that it will begin the development of two new U.S. variants of the E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&am...
HENSOLDT to strengthen CAE Aviation surveillance fleet with PrecISR high-performance radar
Sensor solutions specialist HENSOLDT will supply another multi-mission surveillance radar PrecISR to one of the biggest airborne surveillance provi...
NAVDEX 2023: Turkish firm Baykar showcases Akinci UCAV for first time
Akinci UCAV is showcased by the Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar for the first time at NAVDEX, which began on February 20 and will continue till F...
Bell completes Bahrain AH-1Z attack helicopter program of record
Bell Textron has completed the AH-1Z program of record (POR) for the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bell delivered the final production aircraft to Naval Air ...
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman sign Letter of Intent with Rheinmetall to manufacture F-35 center fuselages
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have signed a letter of intent with Rheinmetall AG as a promising strategic source of supply for the F-35 cent...
BAE Systems and Leonardo collaborate on interoperable aircraft survivability solution
BAE Systems and Leonardo UK recently received U.S. government approval to develop an interoperable aircraft survivability suite consisting of BAE S...
Sukhoi designs bionic landing gear for Su-57 Felon fighter jet
The Sukhoi Design Bureau has created the first aircraft component by bionic design. It is an aluminum landing gear for Su-57 fighter jet, the Unite...
Sikorsky delivers two more CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to US Marine Corps
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, delivered two CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to the U.S. Marine Corps in the final quarter of 2022. These CH...
Northrop Grumman multi-platform demonstration showcased interoperability among F-35, MQ-4C Triton, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and naval ships
Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated its gateway technology in a flight test that proved the ability to connect airborne platforms with naval...
Lockheed Martin VISTA X-62 advancing autonomy and changing the face of air power
The Lockheed Martin VISTA X-62A, a one-of-a-kind training aircraft, was flown by an artificial intelligence agent for more than 17 hours recently, ...
Polish Air Force receives MQ-A9 Reaper drones leased from General Atomics
According to a tweet posted on February 12 by Mariusz Blaszkzak, Polish Minister of Defense, it appears that General Atomics MALE (Medium Altitude ...
Hensoldt wins 100 millions contract for future project FCAS
According to a PR published by Hensoldt on February 10, 2023, sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is developing essential core elements of the novel...
Northrop Grumman-built Common Infrared Countermeasure Systems approved by US Army for early fielding on helicopters
Northrop Grumman‘s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). With IOC, the U.S. Army demons...
Philippine Army to buy Fuji-Bell AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters from Japan
Max Montero on February 8 tweeted that, while the Philippine Army announced plans to acquire Fuji-Bell UH-1J Huey helicopters from Japan, it also s...
Iranian Air Force unveils Asef new cruise missile mounted on Su-24 bomber
Tasnim news agency reported that the Iranian Air Force on Tuesday, February 7, unveiled a homegrown long-range cruise missile mounted on a Sukhoi S...
Leonardo from Italy to upgrade avionics of US Special Forces C-27J Spartan aircraft
The U.S. Department of Defense on February 7 announced that Leonardo Societa per Azioni (S.p.A.), Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples, Italy, is being awarde...
Spanish Predator B drones to be finally armed with bombs and missiles
The Spanish Air Force will finally start arming its four Predator B drones with bombs and missiles, Chris King reports in euroweeklynews.com. It co...
Hensoldt Kalaetron Attack jamming system flight tested on PC-12 proves effectiveness
Sensor solution provider Hensoldt has proven the effectiveness of its jamming system "Kalaetron Attack" against air defence radars of various types...
BAE Systems delivers 1,000th F-35 Lightning II fuselage to Lockheed Martin
BAE Systems has delivered the 1,000th rear fuselage to Lockheed Martin for the F-35, the world's most advanced and capable fifth generation fighter...