Air News & Articles

48 New Engines for Spanish Air Force Eurofighters

Production of the EJ200 engine modules will be performed by the four partner companies of the EUROJET consortium; Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, ITP Aero and Avio Aero

Jul 06, 2022
Improved Shadow Tactical UAS Supports US Army EDGE 22 Event

Textron Systems’ RQ-7B Block III Improved Shadow Tactical UAS terminally guided a Hellfire munition to assist in qualifying the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Modular Effects Launcher

Jul 06, 2022
New Team Supports P-8A Poseidon Aircraft in Germany

Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik will provide support in all areas of aircraft sustainment and training that will bring the highest operational availability to the German Navy’s P-8A fleet

Jul 06, 2022
New AW149 Multirole Helicopters for Polish Armed Forces

PZL-Świdnik is providing 32 new helicopters which will carry out missions including troop transport and air support

Jul 05, 2022
DIRCM & Airborne EW Self-Protection Systems for Asia-Pacific Country

Elbit Systems will provide C-MUSIC Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) systems and Infrared-based Passive Airborne Warning Systems (IR-PAWS) for several aircraft types to provide high levels of protection and redundancy

Jul 05, 2022
Sweden Orders Two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

Saab’s GlobalEye is designed to provide situational awareness of the surrounding areas, early threat detection and real-time information to units in the Air Force, Army and Navy

Jul 04, 2022
US Army Signs Multi-Year Production Contract for Black Hawk Helicopters

Sikorsky’s H-60M Black Hawk provides additional payload and range, advanced digital avionics, active vibration control, and improved situational awareness

Jun 29, 2022
Raytheon Continues Development of Counter-Hypersonic Missile for US MDA

The Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) is designed to intercept hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight, providing the US and allies with an additional layer of defense against regional hypersonic missile threats.

Jun 28, 2022
Norway Orders Black Hornet Nano UAVs for Covert Situational Awareness 

Designed for operations in highly contested and GPS-denied environments, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, Teledyne FLIR’s pocket-sized Black Hornet transmits live visible and thermal video to the operator

Jun 27, 2022
Spain Orders 20 New Eurofighter Typhoons

The Eurofighter consortium will deliver aircraft equipped with an advanced new electronically-scanning radar, ensuring they are ready to be part of the future battlespace into the 2060s and beyond

Jun 24, 2022
UK Ministry of Defence Publishes Acquisition Pipeline 

The Acquisition Pipeline is a forward look of future potential procurement activity undertaken by the Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Jun 24, 2022
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