France: AASM 1000 guided bomb qualified for use on Rafale F4 aircarft
France has qualified Safran’s AASM 1000 smart munition for use on the Rafale F4 standard fighter. It will be used by the French Air Force and Navy.
L3Harris: Viper Shield electronic warfare system achieves Critical Design Review milestone
L3Harris Technologies announced achieving a critical design review (CDR) milestone for the Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system.
QinetiQ leads advancement in human and machine teaming
QinetiQ successfully demonstrates the exchanging of control of an unmanned air system between crewed aircraft.
Airbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects
Airbus has launched two defence research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defence Fund (EDF).
Aero has the “green light” to conduct training on the L-39NG
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero is authorized to conduct training and instruction on military aircraft under new rules.
NATO Air Policing: Netherlands F-35s arrive in Poland
Royal Netherlands Air Force fighter jets landed in Poland to take over NATO Air Policing flights in Baltic Sea region.
Boeing awarded US Air Force contract for 15 KC-46A tankers
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a USD 2.3 billion contract for the ninth production lot of 15 KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft.
Air defence: France and Italy order the Aster missiles
The OCCAR, on behalf of the French and Italian defence procurement agencies, has signed a contract with Eurosam (a joint venture company of Thales and MBDA) for the production of the Aster air defence missiles.
EDA supporting two PESCO projects on future European airlift capabilities
The European Defence Agency (EDA) will support two Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects focused on shaping future European airlift capabilities.
Germany delivered another batch of IRIS-T SLM missiles to Ukraine
The federal government of Germany has revealed that it has delivered another batch of IRIS-T SLM air defence missiles to Ukraine.
NATO Air Forces work together in air defence drills over Romania
France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Türkiye and the US operated within Romanian Airspace carrying out air maneuvers against simulated adversarial Air Defence systems take downs further improving combined Allied capabilities.
French Rafale joins German Eurofighters for short-term deployment
The French Air and Space force conducted a temporary deployment of one Rafale fighter aircraft from Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, to join the German fighter detachment at Ämari Air Base, Estonia.