Defense
Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.
Aircraft
Turkish Trainer Shows Its Teeth
TAI is now in production with its Hurkus turboprop trainer, and is gearing up to begin flight-testing of production aircraft
Engines
F-22 Engine Reaches the Half-million
Pratt & Whitney’s F119 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has recently surpassed 500,000 engine flight hours
Aircraft
F-35 Stamps Fifth-Gen Authority On Paris
JSF makes statements on the air and on the ground at the 2017 Salon du Bourget, where it was the star of the show.
Aircraft
Pioneering Civilian Lease Deal for C295 Airlifter
A Canadian leasing company placed a firm order for 12, hoping to place them in various civilian and government operations.
Aircraft
LM Boosts Hercules Program With Civil Order, New SOF Version
The LM-100J on display at Paris has a launch customer, and a new international version for special missions was also announced.
Aircraft
New Chinese Fighters Tap Russian, U.S. Technology
It remains unclear how far Chinese fighter manufacturers Shenyang and Chengdu have progressed their respective FC/J-31 and J-20 designs.
Safety
Vintage Fighters Put Ejection Seats To the Test
Ejection seat leader Martin-Baker keeps a pair of classic Gloster Meteor jets on its test team.
Aircraft
Activity-Based Intelligence Comes of Age in Modern Warfare
Geographic intelligence has emerged as a key tool as states battle new types of enemies.
Security
Saab to Increase Security for Australian Government
Saab Australia will introduce an integrated security system during 2017 and 2018, monitoring and identifying threats.
India's MKU Broadens Global Reach
India’s MKU strengthens global business with German
Aircraft
Chinese Transport Goes on Sale
China’s C-130J equivalent has been in service in China for some time, and is now available for export.
Aircraft
New Life for an Old Classic
Antonov and its Saudi partners have engaged leading U.S. and European suppliers to create a throroughly modern version of the An-32
Aircraft
Typhoon Gears Up for Brimstone Firing
Eurofighter is shortly to begin firing tests with the MBDA Brimstone weapon, a key part of the process of transferring Tornado capability to the Typhoon
Aircraft
Tata, Lockheed Martin Agree on India F-16 Production
The agreement will allow India “to produce, operate and export F-16 Block 70” models.
Aircraft
King Airs and Caravans Serve Special Mission Needs
Textron Aviation's line of special mission aircraft range from the Cessna 172 to its largest jets.
Security
Raytheon Offers Cyber Security Safety Net As Threats Escalate
Raytheon has warned about complacency over cyber security in the aerospace supply chain.
Aircraft
Air Power Conference and RIAT Draw Air Force Decision Makers
The RIAT show and Air Power Conference will be held in the UK in July.
Aircraft
Airbus Negotiating To Reduce A400M Penalty Payments
The European countries that launched the airlifter are being asked to forgive late deliveries of aircraft and performance
Training and Workforce
Thales to Provide Kuwait With H225M Training Solutions
The 30 multirole Caracal H225Ms are for search and rescue, transport and ground support missions.
Rotorcraft
With CH-53K in Production, Lockheed Martin Looks to Future
Legacy CH-53 customers Germany, Japan and Israel among others are considered potential customers of the new CH-53K King Stallion.
Security
RT LTA Teams With SES For Global Comms
SES and RT LTA are showing off a collaboration in which surveillance imagery from an aerostat can be transmitted around the world.
Network-Enabled Spike Unveiled
Rafael has delivered 27,000 missiles of the Spike family to more than 26 countries. The latest version is being unveiled at the Paris Air Show.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Textron Systems, Boeing Win U.S. Special Ops Tasking Contracts
The Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems III program has a potential value of $475 million.
Avionics
Safran Unveils New-Generation Optical Sensor
The Euroflir 410 provides multispectral imaging from a variety of airborne platforms
Aircraft
Mirage Testbed Showcases New Capabilities
The French military flight test organization is testing equipment and weapons that are due to feature in the Miirage 2000D update program
Aircraft
Fast as Lightning
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have brought two F-35A stealth fighters to Paris.
Aircraft
L3 Shows New Light Strike System Based On Agplane
The AT-802L is a conversion of Air Tractor's cropduster, with attack mission avionics and weapons
MBDA Launches Glide Weapon Family
European missile house MBDA has unveiled a new family of precision-guided weapons with long glide ranges to provide stand-off capability
Aircraft
Embraer Demo Flight Highlights KC-390 Capabilities
Embraer expects to begin deliveries of the KC-390 to the Brazilian air force in 2018.
Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Reacts to 'Hypoxia like' Incidents Affecting F-35As
The investigation into the root cause of a series of physiological incidents at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona was ongoing.
