| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases High Cost May Disrupt Japan’s Plans for New Fighter Jet
The Defense Ministry’s plan to jointly develop a successor to the Air Self-Defense Force’s F-2 fighter jet has been shaken, as the [20 billion yen] price presented by Lockheed Martin Corp. was far hig... Dutch MoD Finally Signs LOA for 4 Reaper UAVs
Defense has signed an agreement with the United States for the purchase of four MQ-9 Reapers. The signing took place today at the Farnborough International Airshow in England. In 2015 the purchase... Boeing Wins $3.9Bn to Deliver Two 747-8 Presidential Aircraft
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract modification (P00032) to the previously-awarded contract FA8625-16-C-6599 for engineering and manufactur... USAF Awards $403M for F-16 Service Life Extension Kits
Aero-Glen International LLC, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, has been awarded a $403,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 Systems Program... Boeing Bids MH-139 to Replace US Air Force UH-1Ns
Boeing today submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Air Force in the UH-1N Huey replacement competition. The Boeing MH-139 is capable, affordable, and ready to serve the United States Air Force’... Eurofighter Wants to Be ‘Natural Bridge’ to European FCAS
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH CEO, Volker Paltzo, confirmed that an enhanced Eurofighter Typhoon would form a core part of any European future combat air system (FCAS), working hand in hand with any f... Deadly Crash Could Affect Surion Helicopter Procurement Plans
SEOUL --- This week's deadly military chopper crash could affect the Marine Corps' plan to deploy dozens of its indigenous helicopters, an official said Wednesday, amid a probe into whether it was cau... Leonardo, Italian AF Launch Int’l Flight Training School
ROME -– Leonardo’s CEO, Alessandro Profumo, and the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, today signed a collaboration agreement that will strengthen the training services alrea... Japan Coast Guard Signs Support Contract for H225 Fleet
FARNBOROUGH --- Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed with Airbus Helicopters for an HCare Smart full-by-the-hour material management contract, for a period of five years. Beginning in July, the contract... Embraer Wins Commitments for 257 E-Jets
FARNBOROUGH, UK. --- Embraer and Republic Airways, the world’s largest E-Jet operator, announced at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for a firm order of 100 ... Airbus Says Undisclosed Customers Order 166 Aircraft
FARNBOROUGH, UK. --- A customer has penned a Memorandum of Understanding for 25 A321neo and 75 A320neo aircraft. The agreement for 100 additional A320neo Family aircraft adds to its existing orders fo... Boeing Signs Agreements to Deliver 143 Aircraft
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom --- Boeing and Air Lease Corporation today announced orders and commitments for up to 78 Boeing airplanes, including 75 737 MAX 8s and three 787-9 Dreamliners, at the 2018 ... Colombian Kfir Fighters Train with the A-10, F-16
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Ariz. --- Six Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter jets on their way to Red Flag 18-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, stopped at Davis-Monthan AFB from July 5-16, to train with A-10 T... Longbow LLC Wins $170M for AH-64E Fire Control Radars
FARNBOROUGH, England --- Longbow Limited Liability Company (LLC) and the U.S. Army have definitized contracts valued at $170.5 million to provide Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) hardware for Apache A... Lockheed, TRS Team for NATO Battlespace Intelligence System
FARNBOROUGH, England --- Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are joining forces to provide the NATO Alliance with a territorial Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) command and control capability. ... F-35 Production Advances, Prepares to Ramp Up
FARNBOROUGH, UK --- Today, Terma and BAE Systems signed a long-term price agreement for the manufacture of composite skins for all three variants of the F-35. The agreement is a continuation of a long... Airbus Hands Over H125 for Empire Test Pilot School H125
FARNBOROUGH --- Colin James, Airbus Helicopters’ UK Managing Director, formally handed over the latest Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) H125 helicopter to Nic Anderson, Managing Director Air and Space,... Saab Touts GlobalEye’s Fast Progress in 2018
Saab’s GlobalEye has achieved a number of significant milestones in 2018, commencing with the rollout of the first aircraft in February 2018. At the Farnborough International Airshow Saab explained th... Cobham to Develop Autonomous Fast Jets Breathing Regulator
Cobham announces it has recently been awarded a contract by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program, to develop an autonomous pilot life support system. ... Meggitt Wins More Work on Korea’s KF-X Stealth Fighter
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components, has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the supply of Fire Detection and Bleed Air Lea... GE Submits Bid for U.S. Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program
LYNN, Massachusetts --- GE Aviation submitted its Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) technical proposal last month, which is the second and final phase of its Engineering and Manufacturing Develop... GE9X Continues March Toward 2019 Certification
FARNBOROUGH, England --- GE Aviation has successfully completed one-third of the 25 major test campaigns required for certification of the GE9X, and is on track to certify the engine next year. GE9X, ... Rolls-Royce Demos Engine Maintenance by Robots
Rolls-Royce today demonstrated an exciting vision of how robotics could be used to revolutionise the future of engine maintenance. Bringing another element of its IntelligentEngine vision to life, Rol... UK MoD Looks to Artificial Intelligence for Decision-Making
Artificial Intelligence engineers are pioneering a new military decision-making tool that can provide intelligence analysts cues to potential areas of interest or anomalies before an incident occurs. ... USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Qualifies Combat System
SAN DIEGO --- Sailors aboard the Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT), July 1. During the qualific... Saab Wins US Army Order for Additional AT4 Weapons
Saab has received a new order from the United States (U.S.) Army for the shoulder-launched AT4CS RS (Confined Space Reduced Sensitivity) anti-armor weapon system. The order value is approximately $50 ... Leonardo's Maritime Security Platform is Now Online
FARNBOROUGH --- SEonSE (Smart Eyes on the SEas), Leonardo’s geospatial maritime security platform, goes online today. Thanks to the use of cloud computing and of advanced big data analysis models, SEo... US Army Selects Coyote Near-Term Counter-UAS System
LONDON --- The U.S. Army will use Raytheon Company's Coyote unmanned aircraft system and the KRFS radar, which stands for Ku band radio frequency system, to counter the escalating threat of enemy unma... Raytheon Delivering 44 SM-3 Missiles Under $466M Contract
LONDON --- Raytheon Company will produce, test and deliver 44 Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors under a $466.9 million U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract. This is the fiscal year 2018 contrac... GKN Aerospace to Make Composite Tails for Predator UAVs
FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and GKN Aerospace have declared their intent to collaborate on composite tails for GA-ASI’s Predator B Remotely Piloted Airc... SNC & IAI to Develop Unmanned Tactical Helo for US Market
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom --– Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) yesterday to support development of a new tactical Ver... Dutch Army Receives Final Boxer Armored Vehicle
The final Boxer armored vehicle for the Netherlands rolled off the production line today at RMMV-Nederland (Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles). It is the 200th vehicle, a cargo transport variant. In t... UK MoD Details Air Certification Process for RN Carriers
It has been widely publicised that HMS Queen Elizabeth has recently completed her First of Class, Rotary Wing Flying Trials, the first major milestone in the integration of the Ship and the Aircraft t... ATR Delivers 1,000th ATR 72, the Best-Selling Regional Aircraft in Production
TOULOUSE, France --- ATR achieved today an important milestone with the delivery of its 1,000th ATR 72. The aircraft took to the sky today in the colours of leading Indian domestic carrier, IndiGo. Th... | 
