Multi-Mission Aircraft

Startup company Volansi has jumped into the competition to replace the U.S. Army’s Textron RQ-7 Shadow, partnering with Sierra Nevada.

After years of rumors, Airbus has confirmed the Indonesian Ministry of Defense has ordered two Airbus A400M transport aircraft and signed a letter of intent for four more. The contract, which includes a maintenance and training support package, takes effect in 2022.

The two UAE MRTTs will be new-build Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports, built to the MRTT Enhanced standard.

Spain has contracted Airbus to convert a trio of ex-Iberia A330-200 airliners into Multi-Role Tanker Transports.

The UK and U.S. have agreed to extend the support arrangements to maintain the operation of the Royal Air Force’s Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint signals-intelligence aircraft through 2035.

Embraer’s C-390 Millennium is a military transport that is setting new standards in its category, thanks to its robust design, greater operational versatility, proven state-of-the-art technology, and easy maintenance.

China is in the process of trialing two types of domestically built turbofans on its Xian Y-20 strategic airlifter.

A move by the U.S. Army to field a large, fixed-wing surveillance aircraft could face an extra layer of scrutiny within the Pentagon.

Equitix Investment Management is paying £189 million ($261 million) for the engine-maker’s 23.1% holding in Airtanker Holdings Ltd.

New Delhi finally approved the procurement of the Spanish-developed airlifter some six years after the aircraft was selected as a replacement for the Indian Air Force’s Hawker Siddeley HS 748 fleet.

Jean-Brice Dumont, the newly appointed head of Airbus Military Aircraft, said several other sales campaigns for the four-engined airlifter were not far from conclusion.

The Russian military has signed an order with Kronstadt for an armed, 2-metric-ton unmanned aircraft system called Sirius, Russian news reports say.

A French Air Force MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has performed an air strike for the first time as part of the seven-year-old Operation Barkhane in Africa, the Ministry of the Armed Forces announced on Aug. 24.

A U.S. Navy E-2D Hawkeye on Aug. 18 became the second aircraft since June 4 to be refueled by the Boeing-owned MQ-25 Stingray test aircraft.

The only flying prototype of a new light transport in development by United Aircraft Corp. crashed near a Moscow suburb on a test flight after the right engine caught fire, killing all three crewmembers, the Russian manufacturer said on Aug. 17.

The U.S. Air Force is no longer committed to fielding an early operational capability with the Skyborg autonomy program by the end of fiscal 2023

Airbus has said the partnership’s Bridge Tanker proposal will be based on the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), but comments from a Skunk Works executive suggest advanced upgrades could be added for the U.S. version of the international best-seller.

The U.S. Air Force released the first request for information for the Bridge Tanker program on July 19, putting a series of questions to contenders.

Since the beginning of the development, the multi-mission aircraft #C390 #Millennium has already performed many tests and achieved several

Pegasus—short for Persistent German Airborne Surveillance Systems—will see Hensoldt equip a trio of Bombardier Global 6000 business jet platforms with a signals intelligence system called Kalaetron, a development of the company’s Integrated Signal Intelligence System (ISIS) which was developed for the failed Eurohawk program.

The prize is a contract to deliver 140-160 commercial derivative aircraft between 2029 and as late as 2042.

Airbus has bolstered its backlog for its twin-turboprop C295 airlifter, disclosing that two buyers in the Asia-Pacific region have placed orders.

The U.S. Air Force has discovered two new Category 1 deficiencies for the KC-46A.

KAI said its next-generation transport aircraft could be developed by 2031 with maritime patrol and civilian airliner derivatives following later in the decade.

During Phase 1, L3 and Raytheon teams will demonstrate electronic intelligence (ELINT) and communications intelligence (COMINT) sensors under controlled conditions.