Air News & Articles

Saab Delivers Final T-7A Red Hawk Aft Fuselage to Boeing

Saab used its experience in advanced digital engineering to contribute to the design and development of the T-7 as part of the partnership with Boeing, as well as to manufacture the aft fuselage with its fully installed systems

Jun 21, 2022
New USAF Helmet Prototype in Development 

LIFT Airborne Technologies’ helmet will undergo additional research, testing and improvements prior to the Air Force confirming the prototype design is successful and offering a production contract in 2024

Jun 21, 2022
New Cockpit Escape Hatches & Transition Kits for CH-53K Helicopter 

WHI Global will produce the Cockpit Escape Hatches, Transition to Cabin Joining Kit and Transition to Tail Rotor Pylon Joining Kit for Sikorsky’s CH-53K Heavy Lift helicopter

Jun 20, 2022
USMC Acquires Puma 3 AE Drones for ISR Missions

AeroVironment’s Puma 3 AE unmanned aerial system delivers immediate tactical reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in day or night maritime and land-based operations

Jun 20, 2022
DA Round-Up of Eurosatory 2022

The Defense Advancement round-up of Eurosatory 2022 news and developments

Jun 17, 2022
New Primary Fuel Tank System for the Ultra 2XL Heavy-Lift UAS

Fuel Safe Systems’ specialized fuel system meets the demanding specifications for the Phenix Solutions Ultra 2XL and offers a ballistic coating option for military missions in hazardous environments

Jun 17, 2022
Rheinmetall Presents Products for the Future Digitized Battlefield at Eurosatory 2022 

The company will be debuting products including its KF51 main battle tank, airborne vehicle family, Natter remote-controlled weapon station, unmanned systems and robotics, and loitering munitions

Jun 13, 2022
Family of Fifth-Generation Combat Missiles Released 

MBDA’s AKERON missiles incorporate high-resolution multi-band imagers, multi-effect warheads, data links, and multi-mode guidance algorithms based on AI techniques to ensure precise guidance

Jun 10, 2022
New Multi-Function Controls & Displays for USAF C-5M Super Galaxy

The largest cargo aircraft in the US Air Force will undergo an avionics modernization program, including a high-resolution, large area cockpit display system from Intellisense Systems

Jun 10, 2022
Aerosonde UAS Supports US Navy Multi-Payload Missions

Under a new contract from Naval Air Systems Command, Textron Systems will continue to deploy its Aerosonde Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to provide maritime operations aboard the USS Hershel Woody Williams

Jun 10, 2022
Enterprise Control Systems & TCI Partner on Counter-Drone Solutions

The companies’ BlackTALON counter-drone system is designed to provide Radio Frequency (RF) detection, location, identification, tracking and inhibition of drones for security agencies and defense organizations

Jun 09, 2022
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