RAF prepares for operation of MQ-9B Protector remotely piloted air system
A small team of Royal Air Force personnel based in the United States is preparing the way for the introduction into service of the UK's new remotely piloted air system, the MQ-9B Protector, say the RAF.
US aiming to lower cost of F-35 to ‘same levels as current fourth-generation fighters’...
The F-35A was expected to cost $85 million, less than any fourth-generation fighter ‘in the 2019-2020 timeframe’ with the other two F-35 variants also reducing significantly in price.
Islamic State defeat ‘is near’ top Pentagon officials say
The defeat of the "caliphate" that the Islamic State claimed in Syria and Iraq is near defeat, US officials said at the Pentagon today.
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Reaper destroys Islamic State drone in eastern Syria
The Reaper crew spotted the conventional winged drone on a flat roof where it had landed.
Atlas replaces Hercules on the Falkland Islands
An Atlas A400M transport aircraft arrived in the Falkland Islands last week to take over as tactical airlift, maritime reconnaissance, search and rescue and humanitarian assistance responsibilities from the locally based C-130 Hercules.
Leonardo to provide defensive aids suite for British Army’s new Apache AH-64E helicopters
Leonardo has announced that it has been contracted by the Ministry of Defence to provide a defensive aids suite for the British Army’s new fleet of Apache AH-64E helicopters.
British Paras in joint exercise with American 82nd Airborne
British Paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade have been testing themselves alongside their American counterparts in an expansive and wide-ranging exercise, say the British...
UK awards $81 million contract for MQ-9B Protector ‘design, development, integration, and component testing’
General Atomics has been awarded a $80,869,382 contract action for the United Kingdom MQ-9B Protector program. The contract provides for design, development, integration, and component level testing.
Roll out of first South Korean F-35
The first Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A rolled out of the Fort Worth production facility in the US last week.
"Today is a truly meaningful day...
US aiming to lower the cost of F-35 to ‘the same levels as current...
The F-35A was expected to cost $85 million, less than any fourth-generation fighter 'in the 2019-2020 timeframe' with the other two F-35 variants also reducing significantly in price.
