The DOD plans to conduct 40 flight tests over the next four years on several prototypes of hypersonic missiles now in development.

The UK has been marketing Airbus’ A400M airlifter to Kazakhstan as the Central Asian country looks to renew its transport fleet.  A British Royal Air Force A400M visited the Kazakh capital, Astana, the UK embassy said Sept. 25 on social media. 

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency MCA has extended its contract with helicopter operator Bristow for two more years as the agency paves the way for a follow-on agreement. 

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and KC-130J collided on September 29 during an air refueling attempt, causing the F-35B to crash and the KC-130J to make an emergency landing in a field, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said.

Any airframe that enters development will be built around the Autonomous Core System (ACS), which is being integrated by Leidos under a separate contract as the Skyborg Design Agent. 

The dueling accounts created international confusion over an alleged incident that Armenia previously had warned would trigger retaliatory strikes by Iskander ground-launched, medium-range missiles.

The U.S. Navy initially relied on commercial data networks to support the MQ-4C's first deployment until a hungry local rodent intervened.

Citing budgetary concerns, Germany has canceled a long-running tender to find a replacement for its aging Sikorsky CH-53G Sea Stallion transport helicopters.