Air News & Articles

Next Generation Air Combat Training Systems for RAF & Royal Navy

Collins Aerospace has collaborated with Draken Europe to introduce the Joint Secure Air combat training System (JSAS) to be used with Draken’s Falcon 20 fleet in support of operational readiness training for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy

Sep 14, 2021
Inertial Labs Lowest Cost Multi-Frequency and Multi-Constellation Navigation Solution Yet

Inertial Labs Unveil Low-Cost GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System designed for a multitude of defence applications

Sep 13, 2021
Advanced F-15 Fighter Jet Roll Out for Qatar Emiri Air Force

The Boeing F-15QA fighter jet boasts next-generation technologies such as the fly-by-wire flight controls, an all-glass digital cockpit and contemporary sensors, radar and electronic warfare capabilities for the Qatar Emiri Air Force

Sep 10, 2021
Series Production Begins on Infrared Threat Warning System for Aircraft

After trials proved the system’s ability to quickly and accurately detect threats at long range and to continue tracking incoming missiles in-flight, Leonardo’s Multi Aperture InfraRed (MAIR) threat warning system has gone into series production

Sep 10, 2021
Netherlands Advance Missile Defense Technology with Procurement of PAC-3 MSE

The Netherlands has purchased Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors with dual-pulse solid rocket motors that provide increased performance in altitude and range to defend against incoming threats

Sep 10, 2021
New GPS-denied Navigation and Target Designation Features for V-BAT UAS

The V-BAT vertical take-off and landing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from Martin UAV is designed to modernize U.S. Army reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition capabilities in GPS-denied environments

Sep 08, 2021
New Airborne Surveillance Radar with SAR/MTI Capabilities

After proving the Synthetic Aperture Radar/Moving Target Indication (SAR/MTI) capabilities of its airborne surveillance radar PrecISR, HENSOLDT will supply one PrecISR 1000 to CAE-Aviation for installation on a King Air Beechcraft B350 aircraft

Sep 08, 2021
High-Altitude Tethered Aerostat to Protect German Forward Operating Base

Rheinmetall Canada will provide a balloon-based area reconnaissance system to the Bundeswehr to provide 24/7 surveillance and protection at its Forward Operating Base in Niger

Sep 07, 2021
New EO/IR Airborne Sensors for U.S. Navy Maritime Patrol Aircraft

The Navy have procured 19 WESCAM MX-20 sensor systems that will provide advanced, multi-spectral imaging capabilities for the Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon fleet

Sep 06, 2021
Production of F-16 Wings Resumes Using Established Assembly Line

Due to increased global demand, Israel Aerospace Industries will resume production of F-16 wings, shipping them to the F-16 final assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

Sep 03, 2021
Kazakhstan Orders Two A400M Military Transport Aircraft for Airlifting Operations

With the capacity to accommodate the country’s inventory and conduct military, civil and humanitarian missions, the A400M aircraft from Airbus will allow Kazakhstan to rapidly respond to any mission

Sep 03, 2021
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.