Air News & Articles

10th Fully Integrated MEK Aircraft Delivered to US Army
10th Fully Integrated MEK Aircraft Delivered to US Army

SNC’s Mission Enhancement Kit (MEK) provides increased safety and enhanced performance and mission capabilities for the Army’s Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) fleet

Mar 21, 2022
New Maritime ViDAR Systems for US Marine Corps 
New Maritime ViDAR Systems for US Marine Corps 

Sentient Vision Systems’ Visual Detection And Ranging (ViDAR) systems will be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, integrated into an unmanned aerial system operated by the Marine Corps

Mar 18, 2022
Next-Generation Tactical Unmanned Aerial System for Australian Army 
Next-Generation Tactical Unmanned Aerial System for Australian Army 

Insitu Pacific will provide its Integrator unmanned aerial systems as well as associated Ground Systems and Prime Systems Integrator services, with the majority of manufacture and all assembly to be completed in Australia

Mar 18, 2022
Japan Receives First RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV 
Japan Receives First RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV 

Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4B Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) departed from Palmdale, California, U.S. and landed 18.7 hours later at Misawa Air Base, Misawa, Japan

Mar 17, 2022
New Missile Defense System for German C-130 Hercules Aircraft 
New Missile Defense System for German C-130 Hercules Aircraft 

With its MILDS Block 2 missile defense system HENSOLDT is supplying a total of 35 sensors (five per aircraft and five units for lab use) to Terma A/S, which is managing the integration of the systems at Lockheed Martin through Terma Inc.

Mar 16, 2022
New Order for King Air 350 Special Mission Maritime Patrol Aircraft
New Order for King Air 350 Special Mission Maritime Patrol Aircraft

BIRD Aerosystems will purchase the King Air 350 aircraft and transfer it to a Maritime Patrol Aircraft using its Airborne Surveillance, Intelligence and Observation (ASIO) solution

Mar 15, 2022
TORCH-X Battle Management Solution for Canadian Air Co-ordination Modernization
TORCH-X Battle Management Solution for Canadian Air Co-ordination Modernization

Elbit Systems UK will supply a joint-air version of its TORCH-X based Battle Management Application that will provide situational awareness by constantly displaying a local or recognized air picture enabling effective co-ordination of air assets

Mar 15, 2022
Upgraded Radar Warning Receiver for USAF F-16 Aircraft
Upgraded Radar Warning Receiver for USAF F-16 Aircraft

Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s all-digital AN/ALR-69A(V) radar warning receiver gives pilots greater situational awareness to better understand their surroundings and make faster decisions

Mar 14, 2022
Reconnaissance Mission System Solution for Aerial Training and ISR Services
Reconnaissance Mission System Solution for Aerial Training and ISR Services

The system’s core elements will be pre-integrated by HENSOLDT and scaffolded by QinetiQ for ISR Services and training of national and international Joint Terminal Attack Controller customers and operators with the DA62MPP aircraft

Mar 11, 2022
Full Rate Production of Link-16 Begins for H-1 Aircraft Fleet
Full Rate Production of Link-16 Begins for H-1 Aircraft Fleet

Northrop Grumman is executing full rate production of Link-16, which will allow the U.S. Marine Corps H-1 crews to share data and communications with other aircraft and users on military networks

Mar 11, 2022
New Counter-Drone Capabilities for Mwari Aircraft 
New Counter-Drone Capabilities for Mwari Aircraft 

Paramount Group’s clean-sheet designed Mwari is the next evolution in ‘Find, Fix & Finish’ technologies optimized for the anti-drone defense environment, capable of engaging medium altitude and long endurance drones at altitudes of 20,000-30,000 feet

Mar 11, 2022
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