Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Special Operations Command wants to upgrade the direction finding antenna in the Joint Threat Warning System-Air
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Capitol Hill want to bring on the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as fast as possible.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is finalizing the configuration of a maritime patrol variant of its C295 turboprop airlifter for Spain.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Flight testing in the Auto’Mate project will see a DT-25 target drone flying in close formation with Airbus’ A310 MRTT demonstrator next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency sent notifications to Congress to review the potential deal on Dec. 6, following export approval by the State Depart
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The Army also wants a Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System with the ability to carry a minimum of 125 lb. payload for at least 8 mi. (13 km.).
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
DARPA has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to complete a preliminary design of a C-17-size, double-fuselage freighter.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
At the top of Air Mobility Command’s wish list, and among its biggest challenges, is connecting its aircraft through common datalinks and communication channels so that refueling tankers and airlifters can provide more to a fight beyond their traditional roles.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands Coastguard has introduced a new fleet of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft to support its environmental security and search-and-rescue missions.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
The first of the UK Royal Air Force’s new Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft has had its radar fitted in a milestone of the conversion process.
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By Chen Chuanren
The future Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J is set to double, while Indonesia is expected to take delivery of its first C-130J-30 in February or March 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the plant that will produce Airbus C295s turboprop airlifters for the Indian Air Force.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is ready to make a commitment to fielding a Collaborative Combat Aircraft—a loyal wingman-type drone to fly alongside future fighters—after r
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus is expecting a contract for two Indonesian A400Ms to go into full effect in November and has already secured production slots for the aircraft, a company official says.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
Australia’s department of defense is sticking with the Lockheed Martin C-130J to replace and expand the Royal Australia Air Force’s existing fleet of 12 C-130Js under its medium air mobility replacement program.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin is pitching a three-phase adoption of datalinks, processing and enhanced situational awareness for its LMXT tanker, as the U.S. Air Force works through its requirements and decides whether to continue with a competition for the KC-Y “bridge tanker.”
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Marine Corps has taken the first step toward fielding a new Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Family of Systems (FOS), releasing a request for information (RFI) on Oct. 21 to gather information on available options.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
The Brazilian government has trimmed its order for the Embraer KC-390 by another three aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
If the U.S. Air Force’s current plan succeeds, a single or a family of fully autonomous, collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) could enter service by the end of the decade, but what ... are they?
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Brazil’s interest in the P-8A is driven by the need to find a replacement for an aging fleet of Lockheed P-3AM Orions now performing maritime patrol.
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Sponsored By Embraer
The C-390 Millennium is a truly remarkable aircraft, fast gaining a reputation for its reliability and performance in delivering vital aid, completing humanitarian missions and playing a key role in joint military exercises.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Kim Minseok
Designated the KF-21N, the carrier-based variant of the fighter was revealed at DX Korea 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Russian Helicopters has delivered the first Ansat light-twin rotorcraft to Zimbabwe.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Embraer has partnered with L3Harris to offer the KC-390 aircraft to the U.S. Air Force with a refueling boom, creating an “Agile Tanker” option alongside the twinjet’s tactical airlift capability.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy research center has received the first of three transverse folding-wing uncrewed air systems supplied by Pterodynamics to start the next phase of a months-long prototyping demonstration for autonomous cargo delivery at sea.
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