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Boeing is scheduled to conduct a series of ground, wind-tunnel and flight tests on new F-15 Silent Eagle (F-15SE) systems as part of South Korea's F-X III...
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USAF scraps plans to replace U-2 with Northrop Global Hawk drone
The US Air Force (USAF) has decided to scrap its plans to replace the Cold War-era U-2 spy planes with Northrop Grumman-built Block 30 high-altitude RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance planes,...
Lockheed to produce additional GPS III satellites for USAF
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $238m contract by the US Air Force (USAF) for the production of the third and fourth next-generation global positioning system (GPS) satellites, also known as...
Russia to receive upgraded MiG-31 interceptors by 2020
The Russian Defence Ministry has signed a contract with United Aircraft to upgrade more than 60 MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft to the MiG-31BM version, Russian Air Force spokesman...
RMAF to receive ground support system from TCG
Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has been awarded a contract to provide a Link 16 ground support system (GSS) for the Royal Moroccan Air Force...
On-Orbit Testing begins on USAF AEHF-1 satellite
The US Air Force’s (USAF) first advanced extremely high frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite has entered into the on-orbit testing phase following the completion of initial...
Finland to purchase AGM-158 JASSM from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale of 70 AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missiles (JASSM) to...
USAF selects Radant for B-52 Radomes Replacement Programme
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected Radant Technologies for its B-52 Stratofortress long-range heavy bombers Radomes Replacement Programme undertaken by the Defense Logistics Agency...
BAE to supply NVG HMD for F-35 aircraft
Lockheed Martin has selected BAE Systems to provide an alternative Night Vision Goggle Helmet Mounted Display System (NVG HMD) for the F-35 Lightning II...
AAF receives first Cessna training jets
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received the first three Cessna 182 Turbo jets, which will be used as initial trainers for the undergraduate pilot training (UPT) programme. An additional six...
IAF to operate Heron UAV this year
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) will begin operating the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by the end of 2011. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the Heron TP drone, also called...
RAAF flight tests new KC-30A air tanker
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has conducted a successful first test flight of its Airbus KC-30A multirole tanker transport aircraft, Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare has said. ...
Nato radar to be installed in south-eastern Turkey
Nato's early warning X-band radar will be deployed at a military base in Kurecik near the south-eastern province of Malatya, Turkey, Foreign Ministry spokesman Selcuk Unal has...
Raytheon to equip AT-6 aircraft with Griffin missile
Raytheon is planning to integrate the Griffin missile onto the Hawker AT-6 light attack aircraft to provide warfighters with persistent surveillance and low-collateral damage in...
US senators introduce legislation to sell 66 US F-16 C/Ds to Taiwan
The US will sell no fewer than 66 new F-16 C/D multirole fighter jets to Taiwan following the introduction of legislation by Senators John Cornyn and Robert Menendez. The bill cited a report...
French Air Force extends AWACS support contract
SIMMAD, the French Defence Ministry's Aircraft Through Life Support Organisation, has extended the through-life support contract for AWACS surveillance aircraft with Air France KLM E&M for...
Syria likely to purchase additional Russian air defence systems
Syria is considering purchasing a complete range of advanced air defence systems from Russia, a source in the Russian defence industry has revealed. RIA Novosti quoted the source as...
USAF completes ground-based positioning system review
Locata has completed critical design review (CDR) of its non-GPS-based positioning system (NGBPS) which will enable the US Air Force (USAF) to deploy a new ground-based positioning system for...
CIS air defence joint drills conclude
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) joint air defence system units conducted exercises with live firing drills at the Ashuluk firing range in the Astrakhan Region near the Caspian...
French Air Force completes first SAMP trials
The French Air Force (ALA) has carried out the first firing of an Aster 30 surface-to-air medium-range missile (SAMP) at the Direction Générale de l'Armament missile test range...
PLAAF installs missile black box to enhance combat readiness
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has installed a black box in the missile weapon system of the Nanjing Military Area Command (MAC) missile brigade. The black box, which is...
