Referred to simply as Wingman, the air system is proposed as an accompaniment to the FCAS New Generation Fighter.

U.S. Air Force plans include keeping Boeing F-15Es with higher-thrust engines for the long-term, leaving the majority of the fleet vulnerable to retirement.

The move comes as Reaction continues its push in the U.S. and elsewhere to develop its pre-cooler technology for high-Mach aircraft and missiles, as well as space access vehicles.

All five crew members on the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber and one in the Bell P-63F Kingcobra fighter were killed in the accident, which happened at the Wings Over Dallas airshow.

Members of German aerospace trade body BDLI say Berlin should call for a role for German industry in its acquisitions of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

Czech aerospace manufacturer Aero Vodochody has received a long-awaited domestic order for its L-39NG jet trainer, signing a contract for four aircraft.

Frank Robinson, the man who pioneered the development of the Robinson family of light helicopters for the general aviation market, has died. 

Russian Helicopters will have to recertify its new Kamov Ka-62 medium twin aircraft after replacing Western-made components.