Only 20 out of 152 German Tiger and NH90 helicopters ready for action
The German Army is currently facing severe available issues with its helicopter fleet.
Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35 jets in 2019
Lockheed Martin delivered the 134th F-35 aircraft at the end of 2019, exceeding the joint government and industry delivery goal of 131 aircraft.
Raytheon signs $768m AMRAAM missile contract
The order includes AMRAAM missile sales to the United Kingdom and 21 other countries.
X-59 supersonic research aircraft cleared for final assembly
NASA’s first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration.
British Tempest combat jet project gathers pace
The firms involved in the Tempest programme are to increase the number of people working on the project from 1,000 to 2,500.
MBDA to integrate Meteor missile onto the South Korean KF-X future fighter
MBDA has been awarded a contract for the integration of the Meteor missile onto the KF-X future Korean fighter aircraft.
Germany orders additional Meteor missiles
MBDA has received an order to build further Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the German Air Force.
First flight of ‘most advanced variant of Eurofighter’ takes place
The aircraft is the first to fly the Captor E-Scan Radar with Phase Enhancement P3Eb.
F-16 downs target drone with laser guided rocket
A US Air Force F-16 has shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket.
Voyager tankers in emergency Arctic refuelling
Voyager tankers have refuelled an inbound cargo aircraft inside the Arctic Circle after it declared an emergency.
