Japan will likely engage Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to undertake the F-X fighter program as prime contractor, with help from a U.S. company, local media reports suggest.
Three companies are expected to stand-up adversary air support operations at five bases by late summer under the first round of awards for the U.S. Air Force's $6.4 billion program for private "red air" services.
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier says he does not believe there will ever be a merger of Europe’s two future combat air systems, despite calls from partners at Airbus for such a combination.
The State Department’s unilateral reclassification of formerly Missile Technology Control Regime Category 1 aircraft has no impact on sales of large unmanned aircraft systems in the near-term. The move could even create new uncertainty in the long-term about the status of an emerging class of autonomous “Loyal Wingman” UAS.
Freshly trained Indian Air Force pilots on July 27 ferried five Dassault Rafale fighters to Ambala Air Force Station, where they will become part of the N°17 Squadron “Golden Arrows.”
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the first flight of a Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system to be operated by Germany.
Boeing plans to return to flight testing its MQ-25 test asset this fall, but this time the air vehicle will be outfitted with a U.S. Navy refueling store.
Four companies have been selected to build prototypes for the Skyborg family of autonomous and attritable unmanned aircraft systems, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced on July 23.
A Swedish medevac PC-24 jet completed its first flight July 22, marking the first of six Pilatus PC-24s destined for the Swedish Air Ambulance organization.
A new facility to support the UK’s fleet of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has been handed over by Boeing to the UK’s defense materiel agency, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).
Pratt & Whitney is campaigning for an F-15EX engine competition, but an 18-month integration process for the F100-PW-129 revealed in a new U.S. Air Force acquisition document kept the company out of consideration for Lot 1 production.
Industry and government discussions for the development of a UK-led future combat air system, Tempest, have moved to the trilateral level, industry leaders have announced.
British defense firm Qinetiq says it has carried out the UK’s first manned/unmanned teaming demonstration, operating a semi-autonomous multicopter unmanned aircraft system from an Airbus H125 light helicopter.
The U.S. Army is testing two quadcopters at Fort Benning, Georgia, with the aim of selecting one later this year as its Short-Range Reconnaissance (SSR) drone.
An $862 million contract award ends the year-old mystery over the disposition of F-35As ordered by Turkey since the country's expulsion from the international fighter program.
