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The IFR-certificated version of the AW119Kx will replace the Bell TH-57 as the Navy’s undergraduate rotary-wing trainer.

Boeing OC-135Bs performed the Open Skies surveillance mission from 1993 until the U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2020.

The MQ-25 Stingray is on course to be deployed as a tanker aboard the U.S. Navy’s carriers.

Brazil has opted to reduce its current order for 28 KC-390 tanker/transports, citing pandemic-related budgetary issues.

The selection of second-hand Rafales brings an end to a long-running search by Zagreb for a MiG-21 replacement.

The Turkish Aerospace T129 will bring a needed boost to the Philippine Air Force’s counter-insurgency capabilities.

Participation in Northern Edge in Alaska provided the combined F-15EX Eagle II test team with a chance to wring out the new fighter in a major exercise.

The training/adversary services provider is the first in the world to operate the fourth-generation F-16 on commercial services.

The SH-60L is the latest in a line of license-built Seahawk versions for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

The G 120TP has been selected for the first phase of a complete overhaul of Sweden’s military pilot training program.

The new deal will bring Rafale deliveries to Egypt from France to 54 aircraft, making it the most important export customer to date.

An operational aircraft carrier capability is being restored to the Royal Navy after more than a decade with the deployment of the Queen Elizabeth.

The leading engine companies from France, Germany, and Spain have forged a framework for joint development of the engine for the Next-generation Fighter.

The latest test campaign has achieved most of the objectives required to clear the A400M to refuel helicopters in flight.

Tokyo has ordered three examples of Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle, along with associated ground equipment.

The second-hand Hercules airlifters will double the Polish air force’s tactical transport capacity.

The March 26 test flight at Yuma Proving Ground was also used to expand the Valyrie’s performance envelope.

3D printers could be deployed in the field to manufacture spare parts rather than rely on a sizeable spares pack or time-consuming deliveries.

Singapore is receiving a batch of the latest Puma derivative as part of a rotary-wing fleet modernization that also includes new CH-47F Chinooks.

The German navy is seeking a replacement for its Lockheed P-3 Orions, which are slated for retirement in 2024.

Initial production fighters are assigned to the U.S. Air Force's Eglin base for an accelerated test program to get the new Eagle into service in 2024/25.

Denmark has 27 of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing versions on order and expects to deploy them from 2023.

The Airpower Teaming System air vehicle is the first military aircraft to be designed and built in Australia in over five decades.

Sikorsky’s latest heavylift helicopter has been chosen over the CH-47 to replace first-generation CH-53s in service with the Israeli Air Force.

An initial order for two Pegasus tankers begins the replacement process for Israel’s elderly Boeing 707-based refuelers.

Initial operational capability has been reached by the Northrop Grumman RQ-4D fifteen months after the first was delivered.

Japan’s first new-generation 767-based tanker is in the air and due for delivery to the JASDF later this year.

The Spice 250 ER is a turbojet-powered derivative of Rafael’s combat-proven precision glide weapon.

Boeing is to build up to 144 F-15EX Eagle fighters for the U.S. Air Force, destined for service with Air National Guard units.

The first batch of F-16s from the Israeli Air Force arrived at Top Aces' Arizona location this week.