Saudi Arabia and the UK have signed an agreement for closer collaboration concerning future combat aircraft.

Initial results have been “very positive,” according to the engine maker, which is conducting the work at its test facility at NASA's Stennis Space Center.

The UK RAF plans to transfer most C-130J missions to the Airbus A400M by the time the Hercules leaves service in the summer.

DARPA will start a new program aimed at high-speed, runway-independent aircraft.

Boeing has selected four Australian suppliers for the AH-64E Apache helicopter and increased the amount of local content on the MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAS.

Airbus says there are no immediate plans to certify aerial refueling between its A400M and A330 MRTT side underwing refueling pods.

"So as the test progresses, that’ll really inform if we have any issues associated with TR-3,” Lockheed Martin's Greg Ulmer tells Aerospace DAILY.

European military views on the need for high-speed rotorcraft are in stark contrast to those held in the U.S.