Air News & Articles

Swiss Air Force Offered Modern Eurofighter Aircraft to Replace Ageing F-5 and F/A-18 Fleet

The offer from Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany aims to tighten cooperation between Eurofighter partner nations and increase security over European airspace

Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Navy Validate Maintenance Procedures on Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Pod

The NGJ-MB system, developed by Raytheon Intelligence and Space, will address advanced and emerging threats using the latest digital, software-based and Active Electronically Scanned Array technologies

Dec 07, 2020
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Selected for European Maritime Aerial Surveillance

Airbus and its partner IAI will provide the service using IAI’s versatile Heron RPAS platform, offering real time, precise, long endurance surveillance at medium altitude

Dec 07, 2020
Safran to Equip French NH90 Helicopters with Next-generation Observation System

The Safran Euroflir™410 observation systems will be installed on NH90-TTH Caiman helicopters deployed by French Special Forces

Dec 06, 2020
In-flight, Self-Adjusting Aircraft Rotor Blades Improve Turbine Engine Performance

Novel design by the U.S. Army maintains blade aerodynamic efficiency and could enable future Army aviation systems to go supersonic or transonic at cruise

Dec 03, 2020
U.S. Air Force to Implement Enhanced Remote Vision System on KC-46 Fleet

Interim improvements to the current Remote Visual System will include software-only adjustments to help fix image distortion issues and provide tailored user displays

Dec 03, 2020
Avionics Solutions to be Deployed as part of Next Generation SOSA for the Military Aircraft of the Future

Abaco’s rugged SBC3511 3U VPX single board computers will provide higher performance and superior security for advanced electronic warfare

Dec 02, 2020
New Mobile Ground Power Units for Swedish Armed Forces Helicopters

Black Hawk and NH90 helicopters will benefit from a completely mobile ground power unit (GPU), offering electric power supply and electromagnetic compatibility

Dec 01, 2020
Next Generation “Cobra” H145 Helicopters Delivered to Ecuadorian Air Force

Airbus’ twin-engine H145 will help with missions related to national security, border surveillance and disaster relief

Nov 30, 2020
GA-ASI Awarded Contract to Enhance the Autonomous Sensing Capabilities of Unmanned Aircraft

The JAIC Smart Sensor project will be deployed on the remotely piloted Reaper MQ-9, along with GA-ASI’s Metis product commanding the aircraft

Nov 27, 2020
Integrated Visual Augmented Reality Goggles to Enhance Close Combat Lethality

U.S. Army test next generation goggle with heads-up display, delivering enhanced navigation, night vision and thermal sights

Nov 26, 2020
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