Air Forces and Defence Aerospace News

Boeing to deliver Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter Platform

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The US Air Force announced that Boeing has been awarded a contract to design, build and deliver its next-generation...

US F-16s to be equipped with AGM-158C LRASM

Air Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has revealed its intention to grant a contract to Lockheed Martin for...

Collins Aerospace to upgrade US Army Black Hawk avionics

Air Systems Neil Ritchie -

Collins Aerospace, a division of RTX, has been awarded a USD 80 million contract to enhance the avionics systems...

Final Apache AH-64E Guardian attack helicopter delivered to British Army

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The British Army has acquired its 50th and final Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter, the UK Ministry of...

Saab awarded contract for TAURUS KEPD 350 sub-components

Air Weapons Neil Ritchie -

Saab has been awarded a contract for the maintenance and modernization of the TAURUS KEPD 350 air-launched cruise missile....

Japan places order for 17 Boeing CH-47JA Block II Chinooks

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has placed an order for 17 CH-47 Block II Chinook Extended Range heavy lift...

US Air Force takes delivery of first EPAWSS-equipped F-15 Strike Eagle

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The US Air Force Materiel Command announced on 17 January that the F-15 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System...

Airbus delivers two additional H225M helicopters to France

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Airbus Helicopters announced on 17 January that it has delivered two new H225M helicopters to the French Armament General...

Lockheed Martin approves synthetic fuel use for F-35

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Lockheed Martin has recently authorized the use of synthetic aviation turbine fuels (SATF) for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft...

Babcock awarded contract to deliver air training solutions to French Armed Forces

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Babcock France, a subsidiary of Babcock International Group, has secured a 17-year contract to deliver and support military air...

GE Aerospace to supply 210 T700 engines for Poland’s Apache Guardian helicopters

Air Systems Neil Ritchie -

GE Aerospace has been contracted to deliver 210 T700 engines to power the 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters...

Boeing awarded F-15 EPAWSS contract

Air Systems News Desk -

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Boeing a USD 616 million contract to begin full-rate production of...

Japan to procure 1,200 AIM-120 AMRAAMs

Air Weapons News Desk -

The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to Japan which includes AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range...

Irish Air Corps to receive four new Airbus H145M helicopters

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Ireland’s deputy prime minister and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin announced that the Irish Air Corps is to receive...

Türkiye’s Kaan fighter reaches new milestone with afterburner test

Air Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Turkish Aerospace's Kaan fighter aircraft has successfully passed another critical milestone in its development with the aircraft activating its...

Saab to deliver enhanced capability for Sweden’s Gripen C/D

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Swedish defence company Saab has secured a supplementary order for the Gripen C/D contract from Swedish Defence Materiel Administration...

Italy places order for 24 additional Eurofighter Typhoons

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Eurofighter and NETMA (the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) have signed a contract for the delivery of up...

Ireland to procure new Strategic Reach Aircraft

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Ireland's deputy prime minister and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin announced on 18 December that the country's government had...

BAE, Leonardo and JAIEC form joint venture for GCAP

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BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Italy), and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC) have entered into an agreement to...

Kazakhstan takes delivery of first Airbus A400M

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Airbus has delivered the first of two A400M Atlas transport aircraft to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The announcement was...

US Army orders additional CH-47F Block II Chinooks

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The US Army has ordered three additional CH-47F Block II Chinooks from Boeing in a deal valued at USD...

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