Air News & Articles

First Hypersonic Air-Breathing Missile In Development for USAF

Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Northrop Grumman team will deliver the first-of-its-kind weapon developed in conjunction with the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment, a US and Australia project arrangement

Oct 03, 2022
12 Additional MH-60R SEAHAWK Helicopters for Royal Australian Navy

Procured via the US Government’s Foreign Military Sales agreement, the new aircraft will add a third ‘Romeo’ squadron of capability to the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Air Arm

Sep 30, 2022
5G-Connected ISR Capabilities Demonstrated for US DoD

Drones connected to high speed, low latency Verizon On Site 5G provided Lockheed Martin with advanced command and control, signal detection capabilities

Sep 29, 2022
Saab’s MSHORAD Excels in Live Firing Demonstration

The company successfully showcased the first live firing of its Mobile Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) system in front of an international audience

Sep 29, 2022
French Navy Receives First H160 Search & Rescue Helicopter

The H160 will gradually start operating from France’s Lanveoc-Poulmic naval air station in Brittany, Cherbourg airport in Normandy, and the naval air station in Hyères, Provence

Sep 28, 2022
Teaming Agreement Adds Mission Systems Support for New Bell Aircraft Development

Sierra Nevada Corporation will specifically support the design and development of mission systems for Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft variants

Sep 27, 2022
New Agile Tanker to be Developed for USAF

Embraer and L3 Harris have formed a partnership to develop a new “Agile Tanker” which expands on the capabilities of KC-390 tactical tanker aircraft for the US Air Force

Sep 22, 2022
Contract for Aerial Targets Operations & Maintenance Awarded

Amentum subsidiary PAE has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command for Aerial Targets Operations & Maintenance

Sep 22, 2022
New 25-hour Flight Data & Cockpit Voice Recorders Released

Curtiss-Wright has introduced a new cost-effective, crash-protected flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder for the defense aviation market

Sep 21, 2022
Autonomous Flight uses AI Pilot to Fly MQ-20A

A completely autonomous flight by GA-ASI enabled an Avenger® MQ-20A to be flown by an Artificially Intelligent (AI) pilot for close to 30 minutes, with live tracks supplied by Lockheed Martin using the Infrared Search & Track (IRST) sensor network

Sep 21, 2022
Collins Aerospace Wheels & Brakes Selected for F-15EX

Boltless wheels and carbon brakes by Collins Aerospace have been selected by Boeing for lots one through three on the F-15EX aircraft in production for the U.S. Air Force

Sep 20, 2022
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