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Although superficially similar to the B-2, the B-21 bomber benefits from four decades of advances in systems, manufacturing, and low-observable technology.

Production of the F-16 has moved to Lockheed Martin's new South Carolina location to free up capacity for F-35 assembly line at Fort Worth in Texas.

Beechcraft has handed over the first examples of its T-6C turboprop trainer to its most recent military customers—Tunisia and Thailand.

The replacement and expansion of the Super Hercules fleet with a greater number of the same type represents a cost-effective, low-risk approach.

The Koninjklijke Luchtmacht’s Apache fleet is being overhauled with the delivery of remanufactured AH-64Ds.

MQ-9A Reapers are being leased from General Atomics to fill a capability gap ahead of Poland’s planned acquisition of RPAs under the Zefir project.

The podded system is aimed at the Luftwaffe’s requirement to outfit Eurofighter Typhoons for the electronic attack role.

The primary flight trainer that produces pilots for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps has also passed five million flying hours.

Six civilian-standard helicopters are being taken into service by the Marine Nationale in advance of the first deliveries of militarized H160Ms.

The high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft will operate on maritime surveillance duties alongside crewed P-8A Poseidons.

If all the planned 96 AH-64Es are purchased it will make the Polish army the second biggest Apache operator after the U.S. Army.

Military certification of fire-fighting equipment will add another capability to the multi-role medium airlifter.

The Gripen E program is now into the serial production phase, while work progresses at pace to bring the aircraft into operation.

The G550 business jet platform is taking over the communications intelligence and jamming role from the EC-130H Hercules.

The UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Vipers will bolster the Czech fleet as the nation's Soviet-era helicopters are gifted to support Ukrainian forces.

The Textron business unit, best known for its contract aggressor work, will support flight test activities at the F-35 final assembly plant.

The missionized agricultural Sky Warden will be used in support of U.S. special forces in areas such as Africa.

The new fighters are required urgently to complete the replacement of the air force’s Soviet-era hardware.

The two A330s will be converted into tanker/transports to restore a capability lost with the retirement of the Boeing KC-137 in 2013.

Airbus has engineered a fully roll-on, roll-off solution that can turn any A400M into a firefighter without modification.

India is looking for a multi-role fighter to equip the air wing of its new indigenously designed aircraft carrier.

Jeppesen is best known for its charts, but the company offers a wide range of planning and optimization tools across the aviation sector.

The XA100 is the world’s first flight-weight, three-stream, adaptive cycle engine to run, and could power F-35s by the end of the 2020s.

Azerbaijan Airlines has been pleased with its initial two 787s and intends to build its fleet to at least 10 in the coming years.

The U.S. Army expects to choose its FLRAA UH-60 Black Hawk replacement in October.

The all-new L-39NG has been certified to military standards, with Aero Vodochody preparing to deliver the first example to the launch customer next year.

When the KF-21 is cleared for service, South Korea will become the eighth country to have successfully developed an advanced jet fighter.

The technology giant is creating a European hub to satisfy the growing demand for laser weapons, especially in the fields of C-UAS and C-RAM defense.

Airbus achieved its first automated air-to-air refueling in 2018, and now the capability has been approved for daytime use with the boom.

The UK government has confirmed that Team Tempest will build a demonstrator for the aircraft at the center of the Future Combat Air System.