Air News & Articles

British Navy’s New Merlin Crowsnest Helicopter Ready for Service

The first of the Royal Navy’s new generation of ‘baggers’ with its distinctive large radar dome, will provide airborne surveillance and the control of other aircraft in the carrier’s strike group

Apr 06, 2021
Upgraded V-BAT UAS Features Increased Power, Payload and Endurance

Martin UAV's upgraded V-BAT provides a significantly enhanced payload capacity of 25 pounds, increased endurance of up to 11 hours, and higher thrust made possible by leveraging a more powerful engine, the Suter TOA 288

Apr 01, 2021
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Soars Past 600,000 Fleet Flight-hours

The V-22 is the only military production tiltrotor aircraft in the world and is operated by the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Mar 31, 2021
New Airborne HF Radio to Equip the Northrop Grumman E-2D Fleet

Leonardo’s state-of-the-art HF Single Side Band system SRT-400 has been purchased for the U.S. Navy’s fleet of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft

Mar 26, 2021
EA-18G Growler to Receive First Major Capability Modifications

The five-year Growler Capability Modification program will focus on updating the jets’ Airborne Electronic Attack and mission systems, improve combat support and lay the basis for future upgrades

Mar 24, 2021
Next-Gen CIRCM System Ready for Full-Rate Production

Northrop Grumman’s Common Infrared Countermeasure system protects U.S. Army aircraft from a wide range of infrared-guided anti-aircraft missile threats, including shoulder-fired and vehicle-launched

Mar 24, 2021
U.S. Navy T-45 Fleet to Receive Oxygen Concentrator System Upgrade

Cobham Mission Systems’ enhanced smart GGU-25 concentrators will deliver optimal oxygen for pilots whilst monitoring and recording necessary operational parameters in real time

Mar 23, 2021
Norway Receive 10th All-Weather Search & Rescue Helicopter

The crew flew Leonardo’s AW101 AWSAR helicopter from the UK, putting the aircrafts cutting-edge technologies to use, including full icing clearance, state-of-the-art navigation and automatic flight control systems

Mar 22, 2021
Australia to Benefit from New Nulka Defense Capabilities

Nulka uses a rocket-propelled active missile decoy system to lure incoming missiles away from ships; the new Nulka contract will strengthen Australia’s sovereign technical expertise and the skills base that supports it

Mar 19, 2021
First U.S. Air Force F-15EX to Feature Electronic Warfare Upgrade

The new fighter jet is a two-seater that sports fly-by-wire flight controls, digital cockpit displays and advanced avionics systems that will include an electronic warfare upgrade

Mar 18, 2021
Leading-Edge Sensors for U.S. FastJet Reconnaissance Pods

Collins Aerospace’s MS-110 sensor features the highest resolution imagery achievable, multi-spectral technology and wide-area coverage, offering significantly increased intelligence gathering capabilities

Mar 17, 2021
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.