Malaysia and Indonesia are moving ahead with long-awaited aircraft procurement plans, issuing a tender for a light combat aircraft and approving loans for new aerial refueling tankers.
The UK Royal Air Force could have an electric-powered aircraft in service by 2024, a senior officer has suggested, as the air arm takes steps to reduce its environmental footprint.
NATO commanders have used a surge operation to stress-test the alliance's ground-radar reconnaissance capabilities using its fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Global Hawks.
Boeing is teaming with Germany’s Lufthansa Technik and defense electronics company ESG to provide support for a potential German purchase of the P-8 Poseidon maritime-patrol aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force has formally begun the search for companies interested in participating in a KC-Y Bridge Tanker program to supplement the refueler fleet once KC-46A production ends.
The UK and Australia gave up their unrefueled long-range strike capacity decades ago, but the introduction of the stealthy B-21 by the U.S. Air Force in mid-decade offers another opportunity to add a new bomber.
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.
The OEM is hoping that by proving its ability to produce H175 components normally supplied by Chinese industry within Europe, it could comfortably propose a military version—called H175M—to meet the UK’s upcoming New Medium Helicopter (NMH) need.
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have entered talks on a revised delivery schedule that seeks to set a long-term, stable production rate by stretching out the recovery plan for assembly delays imposed by COVID-19 disruptions, company officials said on June 10.
