The US Air Force has awarded Curtiss-Wright a $287-million contract to deliver its High Speed Data Acquisition System. The system uses radio frequency links to collect, process, and transmit data from planes to aircrews. The platform also analyzes and displays information for users. The initial phase of the program is being funded with $123 million. […]
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Blue Force Technologies (BFT) have conducted a ground engine test for their Fury unmanned combat aircraft. The demonstration focused on a new carbon fiber composite propulsion flowpath system that will power the next-generation drone. Digital Engineering for Military Tests The trial supports military ground and flight tests […]
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has delivered its 5,000th Hawk medium-lift helicopter to the US armed forces. The chopper is a variant of the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter deployed for international military and civilian operations. “For more than 40 years the Black Hawk has remarkably supported Soldiers in every major contingency operation the Army has executed,” US Army […]
The Tunisian Air Force has received its first of eight advanced military flight trainers, the Beechcraft T-6C Texan II, from American aircraft firm Textron Systems. The delivery came four months after the African nation secured the foreign military sales contract from the US. The July 2022 agreement granted Tunisia eight T-6C Texan II aircraft to […]
China has introduced a stealthy sixth-generation combat aircraft model believed to rival the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. The futuristic military plane concept was displayed during an airshow and aerospace trade expo in Guangdong province. Zhuhai Air Show 🇨🇳 6th Gen Fighter Aircraft ConceptPLAAF Loves Tailless Jet Design pic.twitter.com/hyTPqZlHGT — David […]
The Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF) will receive its first Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 jet fighters by the first half of 2024, according to a Breaking Defense report, citing an air force official. The delivery, part of a $1.1-billion contract signed in 2018, was originally scheduled to begin between mid-2022 and late 2023. However, […]
Myanmar’s military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes. In 2018 under the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s military purchased six Sukhoi Su-30s from Russia, […]
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has clinched a 438-billion-won ($308 million) deal to develop amphibious attack helicopters for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, the company announced. KAI will develop three prototypes in 46 months under the contract, signed with South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The attack aircraft must be capable of providing cover for […]
The US Navy has concluded a five-year overhaul of its EA-18G Growler aircraft with a functional check flight at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. Previously deployed with the navy’s “Wizards” VAQ-133 Electronic Attack Squadron, the Growler was involved in a mid-air collision with an aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 2 during a drill […]
Saudi Airlines has become the first in the Middle East and North Africa to invest in sustainable air transport, with plans to purchase 100 fully electric aircraft from Germany’s Liliam. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Liliam, with the aim of developing and operating the proposed eVTOL system, an all-electric vertical take-off and […]