Defense

The three-year initiative will develop an automated boom that uses relative navigation for airborne refueling missions.

Thales has been contracted to manufacture 5,000 of the laser-guided missiles in a deal worth £1.6 billion ($2 billion).

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Brussels on March 4 that the proposed loans were part of a new initiative called ReArm Europe.

Akinci is one of several platforms envisioned to receive the Murad radar.

The cover of Aviation Week’s March 21, 1955, issue features an illustration of a Grumman S2F-1 Tracker—the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare aircraft to enter U.S. Navy service—with its electronic gear in operational positions.

Mach Industries is developing a vertical-takeoff cruise missile demonstrator for the U.S. Army’s experimental Strategic Strike program, the company says.

Pratt & Whitney is planning further development of rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology following “positive test results” from a series of ground tests.

The Air Force no longer deems a stealthy successor to the Boeing KC-46 and KC-135 necessary for its modernization strategy.

The service said it decided to pause deliveries on Feb. 27 after identifying cracks in the “outboard fixed-trailing-edge support structure” of two aircraft.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin announced March 3 that the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. design will be the YFQ-42A.

The CMMT leverages Lockheed Martin’s Rapid Dragon palletized munitions platform concept.

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The news of additional defense spending will undoubtedly be welcomed within the UK Defense Ministry, but in truth, it probably does not go far enough.

The Singaporean Defense Ministry says it will upgrade its stable of Lockheed Martin M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to enable compatibility with more rockets.

Singapore says it is evaluating new maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) as it seeks to replace its fleet of long-serving Fokker 50 Enforcer MPAs.

Saab says it has secured an order to support the German modernization of MBDA-made Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles.

Singapore's armed forces are setting up new branches to develop expertise and technology in uncrewed aircraft systems warfare.

Ukraine would contribute 50% of future proceeds from state-owned mineral resources into a reconstruction fund that it would jointly own with the U.S.

The Boeing-owned company received a nearly $25 million award from DARPA on Feb. 27.

Internal testing validated that the Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS) is mature enough now to enter an engineering and manufacturing development phase.

The state-linked aircraft manufacturer said the four AG600s conducted 2,014 sorties totaling 3,560 hr. over the last two years.

The image on the cover of the March 3, 1980 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology is a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52G rolled onto USAF's newly completed electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator facility for operational checkouts leading to the simulation of EMP threat levels and inflight effects on the aircraft and electric equipment (AW&ST Jan, 29, 1979).

At least 46 people were killed, and 10 others were injured yesterday after a Sudanese military plane crashed while attempting to take off.

Spain says TAI's Hurjet advanced jet trainer is “well positioned” to replace the country’s aging fleet of Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter trainers.