Air News & Articles

Joint Threat Emitter Simulator Deployed in Largest Military Exercise in Europe

The JTE from Northrop Grumman provided electronic range simulation training, a battlespace environment and aided in the training of F-35B pilots from the RAF, RN and USMC

Dec 11, 2020
Bespoke Air Refuelling Probe Solution to be Developed for Korean FA-50 Advanced Jet Aircraft

Cobham Mission Systems will design and develop a bespoke telescopic probe that will enable air refuelling from hose and drogue tankers, enhancing aircraft interoperability

Dec 10, 2020
New Flight Simulator for CH-53K Helicopters Ready For U.S. Marines Training

Lockheed Martin’s Containerized Flight Training Device will prepare aircrew and maintainers for the full suite of capabilities of the King Stallion heavy lift helicopter

Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Navy’s E-6B Block I Aircraft Undergoes Systems Upgrade from Collins Aerospace

Modernization includes a new command and control battlestaff, and a multi-enclave mission system with capabilities for voice, data & video distribution

Dec 08, 2020
Swiss Air Force Offered Modern Eurofighter Aircraft to Replace Ageing F-5 and F/A-18 Fleet

The offer from Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany aims to tighten cooperation between Eurofighter partner nations and increase security over European airspace

Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Navy Validate Maintenance Procedures on Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Pod

The NGJ-MB system, developed by Raytheon Intelligence and Space, will address advanced and emerging threats using the latest digital, software-based and Active Electronically Scanned Array technologies

Dec 07, 2020
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Selected for European Maritime Aerial Surveillance

Airbus and its partner IAI will provide the service using IAI’s versatile Heron RPAS platform, offering real time, precise, long endurance surveillance at medium altitude

Dec 07, 2020
Safran to Equip French NH90 Helicopters with Next-generation Observation System

The Safran Euroflir™410 observation systems will be installed on NH90-TTH Caiman helicopters deployed by French Special Forces

Dec 06, 2020
In-flight, Self-Adjusting Aircraft Rotor Blades Improve Turbine Engine Performance

Novel design by the U.S. Army maintains blade aerodynamic efficiency and could enable future Army aviation systems to go supersonic or transonic at cruise

Dec 03, 2020
U.S. Air Force to Implement Enhanced Remote Vision System on KC-46 Fleet

Interim improvements to the current Remote Visual System will include software-only adjustments to help fix image distortion issues and provide tailored user displays

Dec 03, 2020
Avionics Solutions to be Deployed as part of Next Generation SOSA for the Military Aircraft of the Future

Abaco’s rugged SBC3511 3U VPX single board computers will provide higher performance and superior security for advanced electronic warfare

Dec 02, 2020
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