- Turkish National Police (TNP) Helicopter Project Bid
- Iran to Unveil Home-Made Cobra Chopper
- UAS / UAV / Airborne (ISR) Solution
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- Any new info on morphing UAVs?
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- Should The Naval Typhoon Concept Be Taken More Seriously?
- Next 6-Gen Fighter?
- F22 Deployment in Middle East
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BAE to Provide Boom Actuator Control Unit for Boeing KC-46A Tanker
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop and manufacture the Actuator Control Unit (ACU) for the Boeing KC-46A tanker. The contract is for the design, development, test, and production of the ACU for the Boom Actuation Control System of the KC-46A tanker. The ACU provides the control interfaces necessary for movement of the [...]
Britain to make U-turn on fighter jet upgrade: report
Britain was on Thursday to announce it was scrapping plans to buy the preferred fighter jet for its two new aircraft carriers due to delays and spiraling costs, the BBC reported. Prime Minister David Cameron had wanted the more capable F-35C joint strike fighter (JSF), which required catapults and arrester gear to be fitted to [...]
Officials Emphasize Commitment to Joint Strike Fighter
Senior leaders from the Air Force and Navy affirmed yesterday that the F-35 joint strike fighter remains the centerpiece of the tactical aircraft program and will play a large part in the services’ ongoing modernization plans. Navy Vice Adm. David J. Venlet, F-35 Lightning II program executive officer, told the Senate Armed Services Committee’s airland [...]
International Military and Civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Survey
New updated edition of the 204-page PDF publication covering the international military and civilian UAV market. This survey analyses the world’s operators and manufacturers of unmanned air systems with profiles for over 610 different UAVs in 58 countries aimed at the civilian and military market. This includes those currently available, undergoing development or in operation. [...]
F-35 JSF Lightning II Flight Test Update
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II flight test program continues to make progress during the first four months of 2012. In March, the program completed 123 test flights totaling 223 flight hours, setting a record for the most System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flights and flight hours for a single month. During the time period, the [...]
Eurocopter Showcases at Jordan’s SOFEX Exhibition
Eurocopter’s dedication to meeting the operational requirements of governments, armed forces and special mission operators across the Arab world with its broad helicopter product line will be highlighted at Jordan’s Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX). This biennial event – organized May 7-10 at the King Abdullah I Airbase in Amman – will feature [...]
Saab: Swiss Pilots Fly Gripen E/F Test Aircraft In Sweden
Under clear blue skies, a team of test pilots and flight test engineers from the Swiss Air Force and the Swiss federal defence procurement agency, Armasuisse, visited Saab (STO:SAABB) in Linköping in Sweden to perform test flights with the Gripen E/F test aircraft. On 30 November last year the Federal Council selected Gripen E/F as [...]
Air Force Leader Talks About Future of ISR
Air Force leadership reinforced the critical nature and future of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions April 26 to a group of civic and industry leaders as well as media members attending the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast in Arlington, Va. The Air Force Association’s breakfast program is a monthly series that provides a venue for [...]
Air Combat Command confident in F-22
Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, talked with media here April 30 about the national security imperative for the F-22, the status of efforts to identify a root cause for unexplained physiological incidents, and risk mitigation efforts since the Raptor’s return to flying operations in September 2011. Confirming recent media reports of the [...]
