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The US Air National Guard (ANG) has equipped its A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Block 30 aircraft with Northrop Grumman supplied Litening G4 advanced targeting pod to conduct missions in support...
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USAF reveals new X-56A UAV
The US Air Force’s (USAF) new X-plane, designated as an X-56A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has been revealed by Aviation...
Poland seeks additional munitions for its F-16 Falcon fleet
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of F-16C/D Block 52+ Falcon multirole fighter support and munitions, as well as associated equipment,...
Russia to deploy Sukhoi T-50 air-launched missiles by 2014
The Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) has said that the development of advanced tactical air-launched missile systems for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter will be completed by...
India selects Dassault Rafale fighter jet
Dassault Aviation’s Rafale fighter jet has been selected by the Indian defence ministry as its new medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) in an estimated $10.2bn deal, which has yet to be...
Northrop to integrate BACN payloads onboard USAF Global Hawks
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the purchase and integration of two battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) payloads on two Block 20 Global...
Cobham to supply body fuel tanks for USAF KC-46A tanker
Cobham Mission Equipment has received a contract from Boeing to supply body fuel tanks in support of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Air Force's (USAF)...
Russian Air Force to deploy new air-to-air missile
The Russian Air Force will soon deploy an advanced tactical air-to-air missile designed to enhance its operational effectiveness, Air Force commander colonel general Alexander Zelin has...
Embraer selects Sagem, Hamilton Sundstrand for KC-390 aircraft
Embraer Defense and Security has selected Sagem and Hamilton Sundstrand under two separate contracts to support the Brazilian Air Force's KC-390 tactical military transport and tanker...
L-3 Link to upgrade PAF F-16 aircrew training devices
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has received a contract from the US Air Force to modernise two F-16C Block 52 aircrew training devices (ATDs) for the Pakistan Air...
Lockheed completes first USAF F-35A night flight testing
Lockheed Martin has completed the first night flight testing of the US Air Force's (USAF) F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter...
Lockheed develops F-35 JSF fuel dump system repair solution
Lockheed Martin has developed a solution to repair the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft’s fuel dump system in a move to eliminate a potential fire hazard, Lockheed's...
DRS to modernise USAF HH-60G aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a $12m contract to DRS Defense Solutions to upgrade the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with new automated flight controls enhancement...
USAF deploys first BOWST to train KC-135 aircraft pilots
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed the Boom Operator Weapon Systems Trainer (BOWST) to train KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft pilots at McConnell Air Force Base (AFB) in Kansas,...
Sukhoi tests third Su-35S fighter jet
Sukhoi has flight-tested the third serial-production Su-35S-3 Flanker-E multirole fighter aircraft for the Russian Air Force at Komsomolsk-on-Amur airfield in Russia’s Far...
France offers Heron TP for Nato AGS programme
France is planning to offer the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as an asset contribution instead of cash for the Nato Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme, aimed at...
USAF F-22 Raptor grounding due to suspected toxins, says report
The grounding of the US Air Force’s (USAF) entire fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F22A Raptor fighter jets in 2011 was due to suspected toxins in the aircraft’s cockpit, says a report from...
Thales to support French Rafale aircraft electronic equipment
Thales has been awarded a ten-year fixed-price contract by the French Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide electronic equipment support for the French Air Force's Rafale aircraft...
Indonesia purchases Russian Su-30MK2 jet fighters
The Indonesian Air Force has signed a $470m deal with Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport for the procurement of six additional Sukhoi Su-30MK2 multirole fighter...
L-3 Link joins BAE Systems for USAF T-X contract
L-3 Link Simulation & Training has signed an agreement with BAE Systems to jointly compete for the US Air Force (USAF) T-X programme, aimed at replacing the ageing Northrop T-38C Talon...
Russian Su-25UBM aircraft completes flight tests
The Russian Air Force’s modernised Sukhoi Su-25UBM ground attack-trainer aircraft has successfully completed flight tests in the Astrakhan region, southern Russia, Defence Ministry...
