Air News & Articles

GA-ASI to Update Italian Air Force MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft

This mid-life modernization will update the aircraft to Block 5 configuration to include increased electrical power capability, improved landing gear and the latest versions of the GA-ASI Lynx Multi-mode Radar and Raytheon Electro-Optical sensors

Jun 16, 2021
Launch System & Arresting Gear Reach New Milestone Aboard CVN 78

The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear system from General Atomics have achieved the U.S. Navy’s target of 8,000 successful launches and recoveries aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

Jun 16, 2021
Croatia Selects the Rafale Fighter Jet to Upgrade Air Force

Croatia will buy 12 secondhand Dassault Rafale fighter jets from France to modernize its air force, including fleet support and training

Jun 15, 2021
DARPA Tests Autonomous Counter-Drone Technology with New X Band Radar

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tested its autonomous counter-drone system that can neutralize adversary drones using an X band radar that automatically senses and identifies unmanned aerial system threats

Jun 15, 2021
Curtiss-Wright to Upgrade U.S. Navy’s Sikorsky Helicopter Computer Systems

Curtiss-Wright will provide Modular Open-Systems Approach (MOSA) computers and video processing modules to bring advanced display graphics capabilities to the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters

Jun 15, 2021
H-1 Helicopters Surpass 400,000 Flight Hours

As the dedicated military helicopters for the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Bell Flight's H-1 mixed fleet aircraft have achieved 400,000 joint flight hours since 2010

Jun 11, 2021
First Flight Test Integrating Sniper ATP with F-18 Super Hornet

Following a successful first flight test, Lockheed Martin is set to integrate Kuwait Air Force’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to enhance targeting capabilities

Jun 11, 2021
Honeywell Adapts JetWave SATCOM for Military Customers

The new JetWave MCX broadband satellite communication (SATCOM) solution from Honeywell is specifically designed for military and government aircraft used for surveillance, combat, or humanitarian search and rescue operations

Jun 10, 2021
Boeing to Provide C-17 Training for Next Generation RAF Crews and Engineers

The training program will apply a combination of digitally based training, advanced aircraft simulation and desktop training devices to advance the expertise of pilots, loadmasters and engineers who operate and maintain the Royal Air Force C-17 aircraft

Jun 10, 2021
Logic Fruit Technologies Launches IP Core for Avionics Applications

The new ARINC 818 IP from Logic Fruit Technologies is designed for high bandwidth, low-latency, uncompressed digital video transmission in avionics systems with a transmission rate of up to 4.25 Gbps

Jun 09, 2021
French Navy Orders Two More H160 Airbus Helicopters

The two H160 helicopters will be delivered to the French Aéronautique Navale (Fleet Air Arm) in a search and rescue configuration, equipped with a winch and modular cabin that can be optimized for each mission

Jun 07, 2021
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