The U.S. Air Force is expanding its F-15EX Eagle II fleet to replace aging F-15C and F-15D aircraft while retaining a platform for future modernization.
The award follows Boeing’s recent delivery of F-15EX-22, the first aircraft under the Lot 3 contract.
A Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed near Ukrainka air base in the Far East on 29 September, killing six crew members, according to a report citing Russian state media.
Ukraine’s Air Force has discussed the prospect of moving to newer F-16 Block 70/72 fighters with Lockheed Martin, according to a statement by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The award is intended to support a rise to record production levels as demand grows from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and international customers.
Boeing said flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California has reached the test points needed for the graduates to begin training in a T-7A delivered to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
The U.S. Department of War has signed a $124 million agreement with Northrop Grumman to begin production work and order components for 67 AN/APG-85 radars.
GE Aerospace has signed a final agreement with Poland’s Military Aviation Works No. 1 to establish licensed maintenance of T700 and CT7 engines at the company’s Dęblin facility.
The U.S. Air Force has brought a mixed-reality F-35A engine run simulator to Misawa Air Base, giving maintainers a way to practise without taking a fighter off the flight line.
Embraer has handed over Uzbekistan’s first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft at its facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has handed another batch of Su-57 combat aircraft to the Defence Ministry, saying the jets have a revised equipment configuration informed by the war in Ukraine.
Italy has proposed turning Trapani into a European F-35 training center, seeking a larger role in a combat-aircraft program expanding rapidly across the continent.
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