Air News & Articles

First AH-1Z Helicopter Completed for Bahrain

The helicopter will be prepared for shipment with the U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency before being transported to Bahrain in 2022

Nov 10, 2021
Support Services for Tiger Helicopter Simulators in France and Germany

Rheinmetall and Thales will sustain 20 modern Tiger simulators, enabling crews to train using the latest configuration of the aircraft in service

Nov 10, 2021
Steadicopter Unveils New Electrically-Powered Unmanned Helicopter

Steadicopter’s Black Eagle 50 Electric has a maximum take-off weight of 50 kg and useful load weight of 30 kg, comprising payload and batteries, and is capable of up to two hours of flight time

Nov 09, 2021
First International Delivery of KC-46A Tanker

Japan has received its first Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling tanker, the first of its kind to be delivered to a customer outside the United States

Nov 09, 2021
Two Additional Integrated EMARSS Aircraft for US Army

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s fully integrated Mission Enhancement Kit adds enhanced mission capabilities to the Army’s Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) fleet

Nov 09, 2021
Compact Flight Test Network Recorder Can Store up to 1TB

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions’ nREC-700 miniature data recorder features dual gigabit ethernet ports for acquisition of ethernet flight test instrumentation network traffic from several types of data sources

Nov 08, 2021
Joint Strike Missiles for Norwegian F-35A Fleet

Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile is a fifth-generation stealth air-to-surface missile that can be carried internally to fulfil the F-35’s anti-surface warfare and land attack capability needs

Nov 08, 2021
Range Electronic Warfare Threat Systems for USAF Training

Leonardo DRS will provide technology prototyping, production, sustaining engineering, and demonstration activities to support the build of range threat systems for training use

Nov 08, 2021
Indonesian Air Force Upgrades C-130H Aircraft with Digital Cockpit

Collins Aerospace’s Flight2 avionics solution will replace the C-130H’s analog instruments with seven multifunction displays, three control display units and new digital autopilot

Nov 05, 2021
Laser Weapon System Prototype for US Army

The General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems-Boeing team will deliver a 300 kW-class distributed gain laser with an integrated Boeing beam director

Nov 05, 2021
USSOCOM Awards Tactical Missile Systems Hardware Contract

AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600 is an all-in-one, man-portable tactical missile that provides warfighters with the capability to fly, track and engage non-line-of-sight targets and light-armored vehicles with precision lethal effects

Nov 04, 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.