Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases UK MoD Aims to Fly Combat Jet Demonstrator by 2027 A new flying demonstrator will be unveiled within the next five years as part of the UK’s major next generation fighter aircraft programme, the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). It comes as the future ... Pentagon and Lockheed Agree in Principle on Deal to Build Next 375 F-35 Fighters WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Department of Defense agreed with Lockheed Martin Corp to build about 375 F-35 fighter jets over three years, the two parties said on Monday, amid expectations the price of the... South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Completes First Flight SEOUL --- South Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter successfully carried out its first flight test Tuesday, around 6 1/2 years after its mammoth development project kicked off despite skepticism over tech... L3Harris, Northrop Share $1.3Bn Order for Early Warning Satellites The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the award of two prototype agreements with a total potential value over $1.3 billion for the establishment of the Tranche 1 (T1) Tracking Layer, prov... Delta Orders 100 Boeing 737 MAX Jets, Adds 12 Airbus A220s FARNBOROUGH, UK --- Boeing and Delta Air Lines today announced the U.S. carrier will modernize its single-aisle fleet with the highly efficient 737 MAX to meet demand as well as its long-term sustaina... Leonardo UK, Mitsubishi Advance UK-Japan Fighter Sensor Program FARNBOROUGH, UK --- At Farnborough International Airshow, Leonardo UK and Mitsubishi Electric have announced that they have agreed the concept for a radar tech demonstrator called JAGUAR, first unveil... Northrop to Develop Military Variant of Boom Supersonic Airliner FARNBOROUGH, England --- A new supersonic aircraft tailored to provide quick-reaction capabilities to the U.S. military and allies will be offered through a collaborative agreement between Northrop Gr... Airbus A330 MRTT Certified for Automatic Air-to-Air Refuelling FARNBOROUGH, UK. --- The Airbus A330 MRTT has become the world’s first tanker to be certified for automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) boom operations in daylight following a successful campaign in c... UK Team to Develop Hypersonic Capabilities The HVX programme will look to unlock innovative hypersonic technologies to enhance UK defence capabilities Reaction Engines, Rolls-Royce, the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), the... Morocco Orders Undisclosed Number of Airbus H135 Helicopters FARNBOROUGH, UK --- The Moroccan Forces Royales Air have ordered a fleet of H135s for military primary training missions. The light twin-engine H135, a reference helicopter in the segment, will be use... ANA Confirms Order for 20 Boeing 737MAX FARNBOROUGH, UK --- Boeing and ANA HOLDINGS, the parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA), held a signing ceremony today at the Farnborough International Airshow to formalize an order for 20 737-8 a... UK Launches National Program to Protect Air Platforms The Ministry of Defence is partnering with UK industry in a collaborative approach to delivering next-generation air survivability solutions. At Farnborough International Airshow, the UK Ministry o... UAE Earmarks $820 Million to Build Satellites, Fund Space Plan The United Arab Emirates will set up a 3 billion dirham ($820 million) fund to develop satellites, as well as bolster an ambitious space program that’s already put a probe into Martian orbit and inclu... Lockheed Wins $225M for Dutch F-35 Long-Lead Items not-to-exceed $224,875,729 undefinitized modification (P00014) to a previously awarded, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), advanced acquisition contract (N0001920C0009). This modification increa... Raytheon, Northrop Complete Second Hypersonic Weapon Flight Test TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, successfully completed its second flight test of the scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or H... US Marines Test Iron Dome-Based Air Defense Prototype A major breakthrough for the US Marine Corps (USMC) integration of RAFAEL's Iron Dome ground launcher and Tamir interceptor missile into Marine Corps' Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) Prototyp... MBDA Presents Vision for FCAS Weapon Effects Optimisation At the Farnborough International Airshow 2022, MBDA is presenting, as part of Team Tempest on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) stand, its vision for optimising weapon effects in the future battlesp... MBDA Italy to Upgrade Italian AF Storm Shadow Missiles ROME --- The General Manager of the Defense Industries Agency, Nicola Latorre, and the CEO of MBDA Italy, Lorenzo Mariani, within the framework of the collaboration started in 2020 between the two ent... Airbus to Offer Connectivity Services with Zephyr HAPS Relay FARNBOROGH --- Airbus has launched a connectivity services business through the creation of a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around Zephyr, Airbus’ leading HAPS technology platform. This will ... US Air Force Test-Fires Latest AMRAAM Variant for First Time The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron executed the first-ever guided launch of the AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile Form, Fit, Function, Refresh... Delta Orders 200 LEAP Engines to Power Boeing 737-10s FARNBOROUGH, England --– Delta Air Lines has ordered 200 CFM International LEAP-1B engines to power its new fleet of Boeing 737-10 aircraft announced earlier today. The order also includes additional ... Air Lease Picks P&W Engines to Power Up to 166 Airbus Aircraft FARNBOROUGH, England --- Pratt & Whitney announced today that leading aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has selected GTF engines to power 80 firm A320neo family aircraft, as well as... Royal Navy to Test Drone Operations from Carrier QinetiQ has won a £1.5m contract from the Royal Navy to trial the military effect of Banshee Jet80+ air vehicle off HMS Prince of Wales. This will take place later in 2022 as part of HMS Prince of Wal... Saudi Arabia Military Industries Signs New Contracts FARNBOROUGH, UK --- SAMI Aerospace, a SAMI business division, has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters Arabia, the Kingdom’s subsidiary of Airbus helicopters to support SAMI in building its techn... |