Surveillance-ready King Air 350ERs start African maritime patrol duties

Two Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, which Leonardo delivered with built-in surveillance sensors and ATOS mission system, have flown their first missions with an African Navy.

Grey Wolf begins testing

Boeing's MH-139A Grey Wolf is a multi-mission helicopter based on the commercial AW139 helicopter.

Norwegian F-35 jets land in Iceland for NATO air policing mission

Four Norwegian Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft have arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland.

Russia to sign contract for upgraded Su-34 jets

Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to sign a new contract in the summer for the delivery of several dozen Sukhoi Su-34 bombers, according to local media.

Apache helicopters prepare for Exercise Defender Europe 20

Exercise 'Defender Europe 20' is a US Army-led exercise involving 35,000 troops from 18 nations.

US Air Force complete U-2 SYERS-2C upgrades

The US Air Force recently completed flight testing and deployment of the latest variant of the sensor 'SYERS-2C' on the U-2.

US Air Force considering retiring 17 B-1 bombers

The US Air Force say that continuous bomber support operations over the last 20 years have taken a toll on the B-1 airframe structure due to "overuse in a manner not commensurate with its planned design".

Elbit selected to provide EW systems to the German Air Force

This is part of a wider modernisation programme being led by Airbus Helicopters.

‘Groundbreaking’ solar powered unmanned aircraft makes first flight

The Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35) has the potential to stay airborne for a year.

New European fighter project entering demonstrator phase

The governments of France and Germany have awarded the initial contract for the demonstrator phase for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).