Air News & Articles

F135 Engine Heavy Maintenance Facility Opens in Australia

TAE Aerospace’s Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) facility for the repair of Pratt & Whitney F135 engine fan and power modules has been activated in Australia

Jul 27, 2021
New Avionics Equipment for French Rafale Aircraft

Thales will deliver 350 Scorpion helmet-mounted sight and display systems, and 400 digital multi-function displays, to improve tactical situational awareness for operators in the French Air, Navy and Space Forces

Jul 26, 2021
KBR Wins U.S. Navy Recompete Contracts for Engineering Services

KBR will continue to provide engineering services for key training and electronic systems to boost the reliability, availability, and maintainability of U.S. Navy aircraft survivability equipment

Jul 26, 2021
International Team to Develop Future NATO Surveillance Concepts

Led by L3Harris, the team will adopt a data-centric, platform-agnostic approach to create ‘system of systems’ options for surveillance and control capabilities for NATO’s Alliance Future Surveillance and Control program

Jul 26, 2021
Polish Navy’s First AW101 Completes Maiden Flight

This first flight tested the main airframe, control system, and engine handling of the Leonardo-developed AW101 helicopter for the Polish Navy

Jul 26, 2021
Indian Navy Receives Tenth Boeing P-8I Patrol Aircraft

As part of the contract, Boeing supports India’s P-8I fleet by providing training for Indian Navy flight crews, spare parts, ground support equipment and field service representative support

Jul 23, 2021
New Fixed-wing UAS For Enhanced Tactical Mapping

The eBee TAC from senseFly offers field personnel access to accurate and reliable location data and maps, delivering the intelligence and situational awareness needed to act with confidence and precision across changing environments

Jul 23, 2021
Engineering Support for Army Aviation Engine Program

Avion will perform business and operations, engineering, acquisition logistics, and integrated product support functions to support Improved Turbine Engine (ITE), T700, T55, and Power Generation efforts

Jul 23, 2021
Lean-Agile Methods for F-16 AESA Radar Integration

The Northrop Grumman Active Electronically Scanned Array AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar program has been harnessing Lean-Agile methodologies for software development for the F-16 Viper aircraft

Jul 22, 2021
First F-35 Pilot Readiness Center Launched Outside the U.S.


Located in The Netherlands, the center will provide services including helmet fitting, calibration, centrifuge, flight simulators and altitude chamber training for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and its international customers

Jul 22, 2021
New Training Provider for UK-Qatar Hawk Squadron

BAE Systems will deliver live and synthetic training to Qatar Emiri Air Force and British Royal Air Force pilots at RAF Leeming

Jul 22, 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.