Airbus hands over 50th A400M transport aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space today delivered the 50th A400M new generation airlifter to the German Air Force marking a key milestone for the programme.
BAE unveil unmanned aircraft concept that uses both fixed and rotary wing flight
Engineers from BAE Systems together with students from Cranfield University, have revealed a new technology concept – named Adaptable UAVs – which can alternate between the two different flight modes in the same mission.
Eurofighter target Poland with latest sales bid
The Eurofighter consortium declared at MSPO defence exhibition that Poland should consider the Typhoon as it looks at its future combat aircraft requirements.
Australia to spend $815 million on 3,900 bombs for F-35 fleet
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II).
RAF receive final RC-135 Rivet Joint Signals Intelligence aircraft
L3 has delivered the third and final RC-135V/W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft to the Royal Air Force, a milestone marking the completion of the Airseeker programme.
F-35B ‘Hot Loads’ with AIM-120 missiles
'Hot loading' is when an aircraft lands and has ordnance loaded while the engine is still running.
Higher defence budgets likely to give military rotorcraft market a lift
Forecast International indicates that a total of 6,175 medium/heavy military rotorcraft will be produced during the 15-year period from 2017 through 2031.
Royal Air Force have flown over 8,000 sorties against Islamic State
Royal Air Force strikes have hit Islamic State 1,340 times in Iraq and 262 times in Syria since 2014, say officials.
Lockheed Martin completes 300th Electro-Optical Targeting System for F-35
Lockheed Martin recently completed its 300th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter.
V-280 Valor Achieves 100% build completion
The Bell V-280 Valor has achieved 100% build completion and moved one step closer to its first flight.
