British firm Cobham selected for T-6A Trainer Fleet upgrade
Cobham Aerospace has been chosen to upgrade ADS-B capabilities for the US Government’s T-6A trainer fleet.
F-35 jets begin Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System tests
The US Air Force 461st Flight Test Squadron recently began test flight missions with the F-35 and the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Massive F-35 ‘combat power’ demonstration undertaken
The US Air Force 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing conducted a combat power exercise, launching dozens of F-35 jets within a short period of time.
UK to procure Friend or Foe Interrogator systems for P-8A Poseidon
The US, UK and other P-8A Poseidon operators have ordered a system to verify forces as friendly and determine their bearing and range.
Lockheed Martin start production of X-59 supersonic passenger jet demonstrator
The Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST (Quiet Supersonic Transport) is an experimental supersonic aircraft designed to evaluate supersonic passenger transport noise acceptability.
F-35 lands ‘backwards’ on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Test pilot Squadron Leader Andy Edgell flew his F-35 facing the stern, not bow, before bringing the jet to a hover and gently setting it down on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
MoD to spend £160m to prepare RAF Lakenheath for American F-35 jets
The MoD say it has awarded a contract worth £160m to Kier VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver infrastructure to ready RAF Lakenheath for two squadrons of US F-35 jets.
Ministry of Defence rejects the term ‘Sea Lightning’ (again)
Lord West of Spithead has been using the term 'Sea Lightning' to refer to the F-35B Lightning for years now and each time he does, the Ministry of Defence reject it.
Gripen E Flies with Meteor
Saab have successfully completed a test flight by a Gripen E aircraft with the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) for the first time.
QinetiQ wins contract to develop LIDAR for Zephyr
QinetiQ has won a contract to develop its unique Software Defined Multifunction LIDAR technology to a flight ready payload.
