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Boeing poised to begin flight-testing Advanced Super Hornet features
22 May 2013
Boeing is to begin flight-testing its Advanced Super Hornet combat aircraft towards the end of the third quarter of this year, a company official said on 20 May. Speaking at Boeing's St Louis More
Boeing poised to begin flight-testing Advanced Super Hornet features
Boeing is to begin flight-testing its Advanced Super Hornet combat aircraft towards the end of the third quarter of this year, a company official said on 20 May. Speaking at Boeing's St Louis
Boeing seeks increased revenue from international sales
Boeing aims to increase the revenue coming from international sales for its Defense, Space and Security (BDS) division in the next few years as it looks to offset the ongoing decline in the domestic
India fails to make progress with AW101 inquiry
India's federal government has yet to implement its 27 February undertaking to parliament to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate corruption allegations related to the
X-47B catapults into new era of naval aviation
Following a successful catapult-launch of the US Navy's (USN's) X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) at sea, officials now have plans to land and trap the autonomous vehicle
Germany axes Euro Hawk
The German government has cancelled plans to procure up to five Northrop Grumman/EADS RQ-4E Euro Hawk high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Northrop Grumman tests B-2 anti-jamming satcomms system without USAF's preferred radio
Northrop Grumman says it has successfully completed a laboratory demonstration of a new satellite communication (satcomm) system for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber that is resistant to enemy jamming.
Rheinmetall debuts Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk 2
Rheinmetall Defence publicly unveiled its latest air-defence weapon, the Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk 2, at the company's Ochsenboden test range in Switzerland on 15 May. The Mk 2 is a 35 mm
USN's X-47B headed for first trap landing on board carrier at sea
After an historic catapult launch from the US Navy (USN)'s newest aircraft carrier, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is headed for more key tests in the next 60 days,
Production of Hawks bound for Middle East starts at Warton
Production of the first of 30 Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft for Middle East export customers has started at BAE Systems' Warton site in Lancashire. The assembly of first fuselage frames for
US air advisors to remain in Afghanistan post-2014
US Air Force (USAF) officials in Afghanistan have confirmed that the service's advisors to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) will be part of the smaller contingent of US troops that remain in
Benelux defence co-operation needs to move on, says think-tank paper
Defence co-operation across the Benelux countries of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands has made respectable progress in recent years, but all the low-hanging fruit has been picked, said two
USN prepares for inaugural catapult launch of X-47B from aircraft carrier
The US Navy (USN) is sending a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier to sea to catapult launch the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the first time, officials told IHS Jane's on 10