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Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.
Aircraft
Leonardo’s M346 Gets Some Teeth
A fighter attack version is being offered that retains the type’s previous capabilities.
Aircraft
Philippines Likely To Buy Super Tucanos
An escalating Muslim insurgency in the country’s southern island has lent urgency to a close air support requirement.
Aircraft
Australian Buy of Modified G550s Confirmed
L3 Com will modify the Gulfstream jets for ISR and EW.
Aircraft
Britain’s New Aircraft Carrier Starts Sea Trials
HMS Queen Elizabeth can carry up to 36 F-35B stealth fighters or 43 helicopters.
Aircraft
Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017
Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017
Aircraft
Antonov An-132D Military Transport Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017
Antonov An-132D Military Transport Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017
Aircraft
Embraer’s KC-390 Military Transport Jet Makes Paris Debut, Nears Certification
Embraer’s KC-390 Military Transport Jet Makes Paris Debut, Nears Certification
Patriot and SM-6 on Target
As the well-known Patriot successfully engages ballistic missile attacks in Arabia, Raytheon is adding customers and advancing its SM-6 missile.
Aircraft
LASA Shows T-Bird at Paris
The T-Bird is entering the market for military light counter-insurgency aircraft based on cropduster airframes.
Aster On Course To Provide Missile Defense
MBDA’s Aster 30 missile is getting a new seeker and guidance control system to expand its anti-ballistic missile capabilities.
Aircraft
Rafael Displays Wide Range Of Airborne Weaponry
The Israeli company has some innovative solutions to precision attack, and electronic warfare
Aircraft
Turkish Trainer Shows Its Teeth
TAI is now in production with its Hurkus turboprop trainer, and is gearing up to begin flight-testing of production aircraft
Engines
F-22 Engine Reaches the Half-million
Pratt & Whitney’s F119 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has recently surpassed 500,000 engine flight hours
Aircraft
F-35 Stamps Fifth-Gen Authority On Paris
JSF makes statements on the air and on the ground at the 2017 Salon du Bourget, where it was the star of the show.
Aircraft
Pioneering Civilian Lease Deal for C295 Airlifter
A Canadian leasing company placed a firm order for 12, hoping to place them in various civilian and government operations.
Aircraft
Rafale New Standard To Enhance Capabilities
French military procurement agency DCA has launched a broad program to study the next upgrade to the Dassault fighter.
Aircraft
New Chinese Fighters Tap Russian, U.S. Technology
It remains unclear how far Chinese fighter manufacturers Shenyang and Chengdu have progressed their respective FC/J-31 and J-20 designs.
Safety
Vintage Fighters Put Ejection Seats To the Test
Ejection seat leader Martin-Baker keeps a pair of classic Gloster Meteor jets on its test team.
Aircraft
Activity-Based Intelligence Comes of Age in Modern Warfare
Geographic intelligence has emerged as a key tool as states battle new types of enemies.
Security
Saab to Increase Security for Australian Government
Saab Australia will introduce an integrated security system during 2017 and 2018, monitoring and identifying threats.
India's MKU Broadens Global Reach
India’s MKU strengthens global business with German
Aircraft
Chinese Transport Goes on Sale
China’s C-130J equivalent has been in service in China for some time, and is now available for export.
Aircraft
New Life for an Old Classic
Antonov and its Saudi partners have engaged leading U.S. and European suppliers to create a throroughly modern version of the An-32
Aircraft
Typhoon Gears Up for Brimstone Firing
Eurofighter is shortly to begin firing tests with the MBDA Brimstone weapon, a key part of the process of transferring Tornado capability to the Typhoon
Aircraft
LM Boosts Hercules Program With Civil Order, New SOF Version
The LM-100J on display at Paris has a launch customer, and a new international version for special missions was also announced.
MBDA Launches Glide Weapon Family
European missile house MBDA has unveiled a new family of precision-guided weapons with long glide ranges to provide stand-off capability
Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Reacts to 'Hypoxia like' Incidents Affecting F-35As
The investigation into the root cause of a series of physiological incidents at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona was ongoing.
Aircraft
Embraer Demo Flight Highlights KC-390 Capabilities
Embraer expects to begin deliveries of the KC-390 to the Brazilian air force in 2018.
Aircraft
Tata, Lockheed Martin Agree on India F-16 Production
The agreement will allow India “to produce, operate and export F-16 Block 70” models.
Aircraft
Airbus Negotiating To Reduce A400M Penalty Payments
The European countries that launched the airlifter are being asked to forgive late deliveries of aircraft and performance
