Air News & Articles

eVTOL Aircraft Completes Test Flight at USAF Duke Field

This successful test marks an important first step towards incorporating LIFT Aircraft’s Hexa electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle into operations at a controlled military airfield

Jul 15, 2022
Air-Launched Long-Range Attack Weapon System Unveiled 

RAFAEL's Ice Breaker is a 5th generation air breathing missile with multi-service capabilities against a variety of high value land and sea targets

Jul 14, 2022
JADC2 Networking & Connectivity Capabilities Showcased at Valiant Shield 2022

Collins Aerospace's Intelligent Gateway bridge connected multiple Joint Force assets located in Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) with operations in the continental US

Jul 14, 2022
US Navy Demonstrates New MCM Prototype on Fire Scout UAS

The demonstration gathered performance data for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout and BAE Systems’ Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System to inform future MCM integration efforts

Jul 13, 2022
New Joint Venture to Develop Helicopter Engines in India

Safran Helicopter Engines and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s main objective is to meet the requirements of HAL and India’s Ministry of Defence future helicopters, including the future 13-ton Indian Multi Role Helicopter

Jul 12, 2022
Republic of Korea Air Force KA-1 Trainer Aircraft Receive Cockpit Upgrade 

Working with Korea Aerospace Industries, CMC Electronics proposed its state-of-the-art mission computer-based cockpit built on the PU-3000, which the company claims is the world’s first certified multicore mission computer

Jul 12, 2022
New Airborne Missile Protection Systems for UN Helicopters

BIRD Aerosystems' AMPS-MV automatically detects, verifies, and foils Surface-to-Air Missile attacks through the use of countermeasure decoys and by Directional Infrared Countermeasures that jam the missile's infrared seeker

Jul 12, 2022
New Helicopter Vision Suite Enables Pilots to See Through the Aircraft Body

Elbit Systems’ new suite integrates a sophisticated sensor array, an artificial intelligence powered mission computer and a unique helmet mounted display system to enable low-altitude flights during degraded visibility conditions

Jul 11, 2022
150th P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Delivered by Boeing 

The 150th multi-mission P-8 will be operated by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) One based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, USA

Jul 11, 2022
Curtiss-Wright Acquires Military Aircraft Arresting Systems Supplier

Safran Aerosystems Arresting designs and manufactures mission-critical, fixed-wing aircraft emergency arresting systems with a strong installed base of more than 5,000 systems worldwide

Jul 07, 2022
New Airborne Precision Munition Solution for Asia-Pacific Country

Elbit Systems’ Lizard is a laser-based precision guidance kit enabling general purpose airborne warheads to engage targets with high accuracy

Jul 07, 2022
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.