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The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), developed by BAE Systems, successfully demonstrated its capabilities on fixed-wing aircraft during flight tests conducted at Eglin Air Force...
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USAF T-38 trainer replacement programme deferred to 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) T-X programme, aimed at replacing the ageing Northrop Grumman-built T-38C Talon fleet, has been delayed further due to the US Department of Defense's latest budget...
USAF F-35A completes first external missiles testing
The US Air Force’s (USAF) conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35A, has completed its first flight tests carrying external missiles at Edwards...
Boeing delivers first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft
Boeing has delivered the US Air Force’s (USAF) first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Hill Air Force Base, Utah,...
USAF orders for Switchblade loitering munition system
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded an extension contract to AeroVironment to supply its Switchblade loitering munition systems to provide enhanced force protection and...
Indian Air Force inducts Russian Mi-17 V5 helicopter
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally inducted into service the first batch of Mi-17V-5 tactical transport helicopters procured from Russia under a $1.3bn deal in a bid to enhance...
Lockheed unveils new version of F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new version of the Fighting Falcon fighter jet, F-16V, at the Singapore Air Show...
Israel selects Alenia M-346 Master for combat trainer tender
The Israeli defence ministry has selected Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 Master as its new advanced combat trainer for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), ending the competition between Italy and South...
Airbus Military to deliver nine C295 aircraft to Indonesia
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) has entered into an agreement with Airbus Military for the supply of nine C295 military transport aircraft along with spare parts and training support to...
Italy receives second T-346A trainer aircraft
The Italian Air Force (ITAF) has received the second T-346A advanced jet trainer aircraft of the M-346 series delivered by Alenia Aermacchi at its production facility in Venegono,...
RAAF orders Cubic air combat training system
Cubic Defense Applications has received a foreign military sale contract for the supply of its P5 Tactical Combat Training System / Tactical Combat Training System (P5CTS / TCTS) to the...
US Missile Defence Satellite delivers vital infrared data to users
The US Air Force (USAF) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft is providing vital infrared data to users as part of its ongoing rigorous operational...
Northrop to supply additional LITENING SE pods for USAF
Northrop Grumman has been awarded two low rate initial production contract modifications for the supply of its additional Laser Infrared Targeting and Navigating (LITENING) SE advanced...
Cassidian flight tests first upgraded Tornado aircraft
The German Air Force’s first production model of the upgraded Tornado combat aircraft fleet has undergone testing of the latest capability standard, Avionics Software System Tornado Ada...
DLS to provide MIDS-LVTs for South Korea Air Force
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been selected by the Republic of Korea Air Force to provide its multifunctional information distribution system...
RAAF participates in Exercise Cope North 2012
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is, for the first time, participating in a joint tri-lateral air defence exercise with the US Air Force (USAF) and the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force...
IAI to deliver ELM-2032 FCR to undisclosed customer
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) subsidiary, ELTA Systems has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed foreign customer to supply airborne fire control radars (FCR) for installation on...
USAF to receive additional AMRAAM telemetry modules from Harris
Harris has been awarded a warhead replacement tactical telemetry module (WRTTM) contract modification to support the US Air Force (USAF) AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missile...
RAF to receive additional C-17 Globemaster from Boeing
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled plans to procure an additional C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter from Boeing, bringing the total number of aircraft in the Royal Air...
Lockheed to provide DMOC support for USAF
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico,...
Pakistan receives final batch of F-16 aircraft from US
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has received the final batch of three F-16 D Block 52 aircrafts from the US at Shahbaz Air Force Base, Pakistan, as part of a $2.7bn US foreign military sale (FMS)...
