Lockheed Martin: £129 million to supply state-of-the-art for UK armed forces
More than 250 “portable” and “packable” mini drones will be delivered to the UK Armed Forces after the award of a contract worth £129 million to Lockheed Martin UK.
Leonardo M-346: 100,000 flight hours proven
On November 30th during the M-346 Joint User Group, hosted this year by the Polish Air Force in Warsaw, Leonardo celebrated the global M-346 advanced jet trainer fleet achieving 100,000 flight hours.
Germany becomes latest country to join the F-35 Lightning II Global Team
The German Ministry of Defence announced it is procuring 35 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
Saab receives orders for short-range air defence systems from Latvia
Saab has received orders for the RBS 70 NG ground-based air defence system and the Giraffe 1X radar from the Latvian Ministry of Defence.
U.S. Navy awards $13.5M BAE Systems agreement for Smart D2 technology
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems $13.5 million to incorporate its Smart D2 technology as part of the U.S Navy’s ALE-47 Common Carriage programme.
Northrop Grumman increases hypersonic manufacturing production capacity and affordability
Northrop Grumman received funding through the Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for enhancements to its hypersonics manufacturing technology.
MBDA response to the industrial agreement for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)
As the leader in effects management, MBDA will principally develop new effectors, the Remote Carriers.
Air defence capabilities expanded in cost-effective modular solution from Cambridge Pixel
A solution for upgrading air defence capabilities has been significantly expanded by Cambridge Pixel.
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Remote Carrier demonstrator released and operated from flying A400M for the first time [VIDEO]
Germany’s Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world’s first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight test demonstrator from a flying A400M.
Terma: protecting North Dakota skies for safe Unmanned Aircraft System operations
Terma and Thales USA have reached a formal agreement for Terma to supply multiple SCANTER 5202 radar systems supporting Thales as the systems integrator for Vantis.
Lufthansa Technik to support New Zealand’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon fleet
Boeing has awarded Lufthansa Technik a contract for sustainment services within its support of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) future fleet of four P-8A aircraft.
German Heron TP awarded the Type Certificate from the German Military Aviation Authority
The German Heron TP (GHTP), remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), is a unique German and Israeli Project, contracted to Airbus and IAI for modification, production and operation by the German Airforce.