Air News & Articles

Boeing has conducted virtual scenarios using MQ-25, F/A-18 and E-2D simulations as part of the U.S. Navy’s strategy for integrating unmanned systems to provide lethal, survivable and scalable effects to support carrier strike group operations

Collins Aerospace’s Perigon computer will allow customers to load it with complex software applications including autonomous and fly-by-wire flight control, cybersecurity, vehicle management and predictive health maintenance

With near-zero footprint, Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL), and long-endurance capabilities, the V-BAT 128 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from Martin UAV enables transportation and rapid tactical deployment for sea, air and land missions

AeroVironment’s interface kit is a self-contained unit that provides all of the mechanical and electrical interfaces required to enable RQ-20B Puma tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to integrate with new payloads

Saab has delivered the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer aft section to Boeing. It will be spliced together with the front section, wings, fins, and tail assembly at the Boeing facility in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Hensoldt will supply new radars to the German Armed Forces to modernize their airspace surveillance and build up Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capabilities under the Hughes Air Defense Radar Nachfolgesystem program

The VK-650V engine demonstrator prototype developed by UEC-Klimov has moved on to its second stage of testing after covering tests of its individual components and updates on its actual performance characteristics in the intermediate stage

Sierra Nevada Corporation has demonstrated the multi-role strike capabilities of its MC-145B Coyote aircraft as part of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) Armed Overwatch program

The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered an additional 13 Protector Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, taking the total number of RPAS for the MoD to 16

Heron Systems, a software company known for defeating an experienced Air Force F-16 pilot, has been acquired by Shield AI in a step toward achieving national security priorities and remaining credible in the face of sophisticated peer countries

EMARSS is an airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system designed to provide brigade combat teams with the ability to accurately detect and track surface targets