A new report from the Conference Board of Canada warns that the Canadian aerospace and defense industry must no longer be content with supplying its larger U.S. counterpart and should try to harness A&D growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport has installed a UAV detection radar, the news emerging after a UAV sighting forced London Gatwick Airport to close the runway and divert flights on July 2.
The North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tested on July 4 is a two-stage derivative of the intermediate-range weapon that made its first flight in May.
The facility is used by the 96th Test Wing to assess aircraft and large components in various climatic conditions, including heat, snow, rain, wind, sand and dust.
Piaggio has resumed flight testing of its P.1HH Hammerhead medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system after a May 2016 crash resulted in the loss of the first prototype.
The MQ-9 Reaper, one of France's six currently in operation, will provide an additional layer of security to the celebrations which will also include French and U.S. Air Force flypasts of the Thunderbirds display team and two F-22 Raptors.
MBDA tests Sea Venom missile; ULA beats SpaceX in U.S. Air Force launch contest; Sikorsky signs its ninth multiyear Black Hawk contract, and Taiwan’s $1.4 billion weapons package.
North Korea’s test of a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile has been met by renewed calls in Washington for a space-based missile defense layer.
Reflecting the importance of the Wedgetail to the RAAF, this program has been announced only two years after the type achieved final operational capability.
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The U.S. Air Force appears to be accelerating plans to develop and field a non-nuclear hypersonic-speed strike missile to arm its fighters and bombers.
The Nikkei newspaper reports Lockheed Martin is offering an improved version of the F-35 Lightning for Japan’s requirement for a fighter to deploy in the 2030s.
The Russian Federal Service for Technical-Military Cooperation (FSTMC) says it will complete the delivery of 12 Mi-35M attack helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in 2018, correcting earlier reports suggesting the sale involved (Sukhoi) Su-30M fighter jets. By Oscar Nkala
It has been an impressive couple of months for Middle East air forces. The US Government approved deals with Qatar for 72 F-15QAs and also Kuwait for 40 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in mid-November, but in early December came a bonanza of possible helicopter sales valued at more than $7 billion. Alan Warnes reports.
The planned four-day test of World View's Stratollite high-altitude balloon over Arizona ended after 17 hr. due to a small leak in an altitude control system.
The council will convene a Users' Advisory Group composed of non-government representatives of industries and other persons involved in aeronautical and space activities, according to President Trump's executive order.
