Kuwait’s Air Force is steadily building its Eurofighter experience as it advances its government-to-government procurement of the combat aircraft with Italy.
SpaceX CRS-25 autonomously docked to the International Space Station’s U.S. segment Harmony module on July 16, delivering more than 5,800 lbs. of crew supplies, science investigations, technology development projects and station hardware.
Senior Royal Air Force officers say the air arm is now moving forward with procurement of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft after a series of “distractions” in the program.
Airbus Helicopters has established teaming arrangements with industry partners as it prepares to offer a militarized version of its H175 twin-engine super-medium rotorcraft for the UK’s £1.2 billion ($1.42 billion) New Medium Helicopter requirement.
The House of Representatives passed a defense authorization bill worth $850 billion on July 14 that adds dozens of aircraft to the Defense Department’s requested procurement budget.
The U.S. Navy and Boeing recently demonstrated the manned-unmanned teaming capabilities of the Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, with the fighter controlling up to three unmanned aerial vehicles in “combat representative” scenarios.
The contract for the next lot of Boeing F-15EXs for the U.S. Air Force will come in at less than $80 million, despite ongoing supply chain issues and inflation that is bogging down deliberations on future contracts for other fighters such as the F-35.
The UK Royal Air Force is embedding as many U.S. Air Force personnel as it can to accelerate the American adoption of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as the RAF is in the beginning stages of its own program.
The UK’s plan to achieve full operational capability with the Boeing P-8 Poseidon rests on its ability to train crews in-country, with the Royal Air Force currently fielding three more aircraft than total aircrews.
South Korea’s defense procurement agency DAPA has approved a KRW3.94 trillion ($2.97 billion) budget to procure 20 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters under the F-X Phase 2 project.
Lockheed Martin has completed the major assembly step on the first F-16V Block 70/72 fighter to be built in Greenville, South Carolina, moving the single-engine fighter closer to a first delivery in late 2023, the company says in an update posted on social media.
Boston-based autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs has completed a $105 million Series B round, bringing the total funding raised so far to $130 million.
A Leonardo official says the company hopes to find additional orders for its AW101 three-engine heavy helicopter as a potential replacement for Russian-built platforms.
Rotorcraft manufacturer Bell says the 360 Invictus helicopter is 90% complete and released pictures of the first competitive prototype carrying a full load of weapons.
