The 34 F-16s were included in a potential 40-aircraft sale announced by the Netherlands to contract air services provider Draken International in 2021.
The one-year design effort could, if successful, lead to a follow-on contract to build three sensors for the Space Systems Command's next tracking satelllites.
Maj. Gen. Thierry Dupont, the commander of Belgium’s air force, signed the forward bulkhead of the aircraft registered as AY-01, the first of 34 Belgium F-35As.
Lockheed Martins announces it will use the GE Aerospace CF6 to power its LMXT should the Airbus A330-based aircraft be built for tanker-transport service.
The new-configuration Hero rotary-wing uncrewed air system unveiled by Leonardo Helicopters has a maximum takeoff weight of 250 kg and a new payload bay.
SpaceX’s 28th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS docked autonomously to the orbital lab’s U.S. segment Harmony module early June 6.
Spanish companies are playing leading roles in developing the sixth-gen Future Combat Air System sensor suite, low-observability features and remote carriers.
In a sign of the rising scale and seriousness of the hypersonic competition, U.S. and China opened advanced new wind tunnels within a few days of each other.
Denmark has joined the growing list of European nations expected to increase its defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of parts of Ukraine.
