All Defence articles – Page 137
-
News
Boeing conducts air start test with T-7A
Boeing has conducted an engine air start with the T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer as part of the type’s testing programme. The aircraft’s single General Electric F404 engine was shut off at an altitude of 20,000 feet during a sortie from the company’s St. Louis production site. After 44 ...
-
News
Dassault’s Trappier blames politics for demise of Anglo-French fighter project
Dassault chief executive Eric Trappier regrets the breakdown of the UK-France defence partnership that would have seen his company team with BAE Systems on a next-generation fighter.
-
News
US government approves Tunisian AT-6C sale
The US government has cleared the sale of four Textron Aviation Beechcraft AT-6C Wolverine light-attack aircraft to Tunisia, with the deal worth $326 million.
-
News
Tanker variant of China’s Y-20 set to emerge: report
New variants of the Xian Y-20 strategic transport look set to make their public debut, as the four-engined type assists relief operations related to the Coronavirus outbreak in the city of Wuhan. In addition to the transport variant, a tanker variant and an airborne early warning (AEW) variant are planned, ...
-
News
Lockheed Martin’s hypersonic ARRW passes critical design review
ARRW is to officially pass the milestone on 27 February and the US Air Force is pleased with the missile’s development progress, says Lockheed Martin.
-
News
Germany lines up 60-unit H145M purchase
Germany is looking to buy more than 60 Airbus Helicopters H145Ms to address a broad spectrum of missions - including training and light attack - chiefly for its army.
-
News
Piaggio administrator invites bids to acquire Italian firm
Piaggio Aerospace’s administrator is inviting expressions of interest to acquire the Italian firm, and plans to complete the sale before year-end.
-
News
Pakistan considers Chinese attack helicopters on back of stalled AH-1Z, T129 deals
Pakistan looks set to turn to China for its attack helicopter replacement needs after US embargoes halted sales of rival Bell and Turkish Aerospace products.
-
News
Kratos begins XQ-58A Valkyrie production, despite funding delay caused by mishap
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has started building production examples of its XQ-58A Valkyrie attritable unmanned air vehicle, despite an investigation into an October 2019 mishap which delayed an expected contract from the US Air Force.
-
News
India AH-64E, MH-60R deals sealed during Trump visit
New Delhi has concluded purchase agreements for 24 Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters for the navy and six Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters for the army. The deals were announced during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit to India. Sikorsky is expected to conclude deliveries of all 24 MH-60Rs by 2023. AH-64E ...
-
News
Azerbaijan and Leonardo to discuss M-346 industrial work
The president of Azerbaijan has signed in agreement with Leonardo for negotiations related to the company’s M-346 advanced jet trainer.
-
News
Amid political tumult, Kuala Lumpur edges towards MPA RFP
Kuala Lumpur is getting close to issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for a new maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), with conversion work pending to convert a pair of CN235 tactical transports to perform maritime surveillance. The RFP shows an intention to revisit a previous MPA acquisition that was abruptly terminated ...
-
In depth
The Pentagon’s five principles for stopping artificial intelligence from running amok
The DoD believes it must pursue AI or it will be leapfrogged by adversaries such as China and Russia who could use the technology to prevail on a future battlefield, for example, by using software to obverse and react to the USA faster. It also thinks restrictions on AI must be set up.
-
News
Elbit launches EW training simulator
Elbit Systems is making available for export a training simulator that allows pilots to prepare for electronic warfare (EW) threats.
-
In depth
Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
The helicopters are to be operated by the US Marine Corps and are to replace the Sikorsky VH-3D, popularly known by its call sign of “Marine One” when the US president flies aboard.
-
News
Thai air force issues exhaustive list of aircraft requirements for 2020s
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has outlined an ambitious plan for buying new fighters, tactical transports, and other assets in the coming decade.
-
News
New Delhi committee signs off on 24 MH-60Rs as Trump visit approaches
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the purchase of 24 Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters for its navy at an estimated cost of US$2.6 Billion.
-
News
Indonesia conducts maiden flight of upgraded F-16A
The Indonesian air force has conducted the maiden flight of an upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16A fighter.
-
News
U-2 spyplane fleet gets new high-powered camera
The electro-optical and infrared camera is to provide more precise, long-range tracking of stationary or moving targets in a wider range of weather conditions.
-
News
African navy customer fields Leonardo-adapted King Airs
Leonardo has supplied an undisclosed African navy with a pair of specially adapted Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, with the twin-turboprops optimised for maritime patrol duties.