Air News & Articles

Radar Tech Demonstrator Developed for F-X/FCAS Aircraft

Leonardo UK and Mitsubishi Electric’s JAGUAR represents the latest in combat air sensing technology to provide enhanced radar functions and advanced capabilities that can disrupt and deny adversary surveillance systems

Jul 21, 2022
UK Commits Investment in RAF Typhoon Future Capabilities

The £2.35 billion investment includes the delivery of the European Common Radar System Mk 2 radar and ensures the aircraft can integrate additional capabilities and weapons to counter emerging threats until 2040 and beyond

Jul 20, 2022
USAF Selects Collins Aerospace for Next-Gen Air Combat Training System

Collins Aerospace’s Tactical Combat Training System – Increment II was selected as the P6 combat training system program of record after successful demonstrations of secure blended Live, Virtual, and Constructive capabilities

Jul 20, 2022
UK Combat Air Demonstrator Set to Fly Within Five Years

BAE Systems will lead the development of a new flying combat air demonstrator, which will play a critical role in proving the technology and design principles needed to deliver the UK’s Future Combat Air System

Jul 19, 2022
Successful XQ-58A Valkyrie Skyborg Flight Series Completed by USAF

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced the recent completion of a successful series of flights with two production XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft for the Skyborg Program

Jul 18, 2022
First Mode 5 IFF Level 2-B Combined Transponder-Receiver Released

uAvionix’s ZPX-B2 leverages a single crypto, reducing weight and volume on NATO and allied military tactical manned and unmanned aircraft platforms

Jul 15, 2022
DIRCM & Airborne EW Self Protection System for Dutch Gulfstream G650 Aircraft

Elbit Systems will provide its J-MUSIC Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) system with its Infra-Red-based Passive Airborne Warning System (IR-PAWS) to provide protection and redundancy for the aircraft

Jul 15, 2022
eVTOL Aircraft Completes Test Flight at USAF Duke Field

This successful test marks an important first step towards incorporating LIFT Aircraft’s Hexa electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle into operations at a controlled military airfield

Jul 15, 2022
Air-Launched Long-Range Attack Weapon System Unveiled 

RAFAEL's Ice Breaker is a 5th generation air breathing missile with multi-service capabilities against a variety of high value land and sea targets

Jul 14, 2022
JADC2 Networking & Connectivity Capabilities Showcased at Valiant Shield 2022

Collins Aerospace's Intelligent Gateway bridge connected multiple Joint Force assets located in Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) with operations in the continental US

Jul 14, 2022
US Navy Demonstrates New MCM Prototype on Fire Scout UAS

The demonstration gathered performance data for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout and BAE Systems’ Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System to inform future MCM integration efforts

Jul 13, 2022
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