| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases USAF Returns T-6 to Flight But Hypoxia Root Cause Still Not Found
SAN ANTONIO, Texas –-- Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, has ordered an end to the operational pause of the T-6 Texan II fleet, with flying operations resuming Feb. 27 following the... British Chancellor Heeds Calls for Defense Spending Boost
Britain's military will have the funding it needs to continue to defend the country appropriately, Philip Hammond has said, amid calls for extra cash. The Chancellor said he is working "very closel... German Tiger Crash in Mali Caused by Faulty Autopilot Setting
BERLIN --- The crash of a German military Airbus Tiger helicopter in Mali last July was caused by incorrect settings on the autopilot, Germany’s Spiegel Online reported on Tuesday. The helicopter c... Lockheed Wins $158M to Upgrade Delivered F-35s
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $158,268,935 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (N0001918F2476) against a previously issued basic ordering... Raytheon Wins $77M Order for Small-Diameter Bomb II Production
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $77,392,758 firm-fixed-price contract to exercise an option to previously awarded contract FA8672-10-C-0002 for Small Diameter Bomb (SBD) ... Airbus HC Wins 42 New Orders At Heli-Expo
LAS VEGAS --- Airbus Helicopters Inc. announced Tuesday that Metro Aviation Inc. had ordered an unprecedented 25 EC145e helicopters that it will place into service providing air medical transport and ... Leonardo Bags Chinese Orders for 26 Helicopters at Heli-Expo
-- Contracts signed by Sino-US, the exclusive distributor of Leonardo in the Chinese civil and commercial helicopter market, for 7 AW119Kx, 15 AW109 Trekker and 4 AW139 helicopters valued more than 12... Era Group to Launch Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor into US Market
-- Under the agreement, Era will take delivery of two AW609s plus training package in 2020 -- Era’s AW609s will be used to perform offshore/utility, VIP, EMS, and SAR missions -- Requirements for ap... HMS Queen Elizabeth Arrives Home After Helicopter Trials Success
HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived back in Portsmouth following successful first of class rotary wing trials in the Atlantic. A team of 56 aircrew, analysts and engineers from the Air Test and Evaluat... Aneto to Power Airbus HC’s Racer High-Speed Demonstrator
HAI Heli-Expo --- Airbus Helicopters has selected Safran’s new Aneto engine to power its Racer (Rapid and Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) high-speed demonstrator. Twin Aneto-1X engines will contribute sign... SW-4 Solo Helicopter Makes First Flight without Safety Pilot Onboard
-- Maiden flight with no safety pilot onboard performed from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in Italy -- This latest achievement provides further evidence of Leonardo’s leading role in Europe in developin... Honeywell Sees 4,000 New Civil Helo Deliveries by 2022
LAS VEGAS --- With a better long-term global economic outlook this year, customers are holding firm in their intentions to invest in new helicopter purchases over the next five years. In its 20th annu... ECA Unveils New-Gen Mid-Size AUV for Underwater Mine Warfare
On 16th February ECA Group presented its latest mid-size AUV A18-M dedicated to mine counter measures. With its compactness and its unequaled high-quality imagery this new generation underwater drone ... Republic of Korea Navy Receives First Daegu-Class Frigate
Rolls-Royce congratulates the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) on the official handover today of its first Daegu-class (FFX-II) frigate. South Korea’s defense procurement agency, Defense Acquisition Prog... China Claims It’s Third-Largest Supplier of Weapons Worldwide
BEIJING --- China's share of global arms exports rose from 3.8 percent to 6.2 percent from 2012 to 2016 as the country became the third-largest weapon supplier in the world after the U.S. and Russia, ... Russia Fields New SP Artillery In Southern MD
The formation stationed in Volgograd, Southern MD, has received a batch of the 2S19 Msta-S modernized self-propelled artillery howitzers. The 2S19 Msta-S modernized howitzers are equipped with an a... British and German A400M Bases Sign Twinning Agreement
An agreement to officially mark the twinning of RAF Brize Norton and Wunstorf Air Base in Germany has been signed. On Monday 26 February 2018, Group Captain Tim Jones, RAF Brize Norton’s Station Co... New Royal Navy Carrier, New Supply Ship Meet Up at Sea
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and new supply ship RFA Tidespring have met up at sea for the first time, as they prepare to conduct a Replenishment at Sea (RAS), refuelling whilst underway at se... UK Government May Stop Hostile Takeover of GKN
A hostile takeover battle for one of Britain’s oldest defence suppliers could be stopped over national security concerns. GKN is fending off a £7bn offer from Melrose Industries - a City of London-... Italian Air Force Receives 18th M-346 Master Jet Trainer
ROME --- A delivery ceremony for the Italian Air Force’s eighteenth M-346 took place today at Leonardo’s Aircraft Division site located at Venegono Superiore (Varese). The M-346 aircraft, designate... Aero Starts L-39NG Aircraft Pre-Production Line
A project of the new training aircraft L-39NG, the successor to the legendary Albatros, has reached another important milestone. The pre-series production line construction advanced to the stage that ... Airbus Rolls Out First Ultra Long-Range A350 Aircraft
TOULOUSE, France --- The first Ultra Long-Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse. The latest variant of the best-selling A350 XWB Family will be abl... Finland Looks Back on Nordic Defence Cooperation in 2017
The annual report on Nordic defence cooperation (NORDEFCO) has been published. During the Finnish presidency in 2017, the focus was on ensuring continuity, securing the progress of on-going projects, ... Sonaca to Support BAE If Eurofighter Wins in Belgium
Sonaca Group and BAE Systems have signed an agreement to collaborate on opportunities around the Eurofighter Typhoon programme and future aerospace technology. The two companies will look to explor... AIA Sees $30 Billion Annual Market for Large UAS by 2036
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Aerospace Industries Association, in partnership with Avascent, today released a study projecting explosive growth in the global market for large unmanned aerial systems (UAS) o... US Redeploying Reaper UAVs As Predators Retire
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- With the retirement of the MQ-1 Predator on the horizon, MQ-9 Reapers were successfully transferred via flight from one combat operation to another within the U.S. Central Command... Centcom Realigns to Meet Future Concerns
WASHINGTON --- Based on military progress in the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, U.S. Central Command is undertaking an operational alignment and rebalancing effort to achieve ... Pentagon Requests $21.2Bn for Military Intelligence in FY19
The Department of Defense released today the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) top line budget request for Fiscal Year 2019. The total, which includes both the base budget and Overseas Contingency ... US, French Complete Pivotal Deployment in Middle East
MANAMA, Bahrain --- On any given day, U.S. Marines and Sailors embark naval vessels in preparation for missions around the globe. With approximately 10 different U.S. Navy platforms available to deplo... U.S. Helos Land Troops on South Korean Dokdo LHD
SEOUL --- U.S. troops here conducted a helicopter landing exercise on the South Korean Navy's Dokdo amphibious assault ship. The training was staged in the waters south of the peninsula on Tuesday,... Sikorsky Unit to Armor 25 Black Hawks for Middle East Customer
LAS VEGAS --- LifePort, a Sikorsky company, announced today a contract award for 25 customized Black Hawk Ballistic Protection Systems (BPS) to an undisclosed customer in the Middle East. These system... Italian AM-X Attack Fighters Log 4,000 Combat Hours In-Theater
Another important milestone for AM-X of the "Black Cats" Task Group of the 51st Wing, deployed with Task Force Air - Kuwait. On 23 February, the milestone of the 4,000 flight hours in the theater o... Lockheed Completes Foundation for New Satellite Factory
DENVER, CO. --- The foundation for Lockheed Martin's satellite production factory of the future has been completed. The Gateway Center construction is making rapid progress and is on track for its com... | 
