All Defence articles – Page 156
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In depthExperts detail factors that may have led Iranian missile crews to down Ukrainian 737
Though the cause of the Ukraine International Airlines crash remains unconfirmed, defence experts suspect high stress and poor civilian-military coordination led ill-trained missile units to mistakenly shoot down the Boeing 737-800.
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NewsUS Air Force requests information on new anti-radiation missile for F-35A
The US Air Force (USAF) is requesting information for modifications to the US Navy’s (USN) Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) programme that would make that weapon suitable for its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter.
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OpinionCan Lockheed repeat F-35 production success in 2020?
One year ago, many observers doubted that Lockheed Martin would succeed in keeping its aggressive production ramp-up for the F-35 on track, given the programme’s troubled past.
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NewsUSA approves Singapore to buy up to 12 F-35B stealth fighters
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of up to 12 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters to Singapore for an estimated $2.75 billion.
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NewsFirst Air National Guard F-16 receives AESA radar
An Air National Guard F-16 recently received the fleet’s first active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
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NewsFinland launches HX fighter evaluation work
Finland has launched the latest stage of its HX fighter contest, with a first candidate type now involved in flight evaluation from the nation’s Pirkkala air base.
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NewsHalf of US Navy’s $380 billion aviation spending in next 30 years to be fighters
Over the next 30 years a small number of high-performance aircraft would make up a majority of future replacement costs.
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NewsMarshall lands KC-130J support deal with Kuwait
The UK’s Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group will provide in-service support services for a trio of Lockheed Martin KC-130J tanker/transports for the Kuwait air force.
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NewsMalaysia’s air force grounds ancient S-61 ‘Nuris’
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has grounded 12 Sikorsky S-61A ‘Nuri’ transport helicopters, citing maintenance woes. In a 7 January press briefing, RMAF chief general Ackbal Samad said the type is too costly to maintain, and it can take nine to 18 months to obtain spare parts, according to ...
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NewsUS Special Ops look for parachute to deploy above 25,000ft for standoff missions
The US Army Airborne and Special Operations communities are looking for improvements to the RA-1 Advanced Ram Air Parachute System which would allow paratroopers to drop from aircraft higher than the current 25,000ft limit.
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NewsPoland to float Seasprite replacement plan
Warsaw intends to buy between four and eight new helicopters to replace its navy’s Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime rotorcraft, which are to be withdrawn from use due to a lack of technical support.
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NewsLockheed Martin signs $1.9bn sustainment contract for F-35
The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.9 billion contract to sustain and support the worldwide fleet of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in 2020.
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NewsLockheed Martin delivers 134 F-35 stealth fighters in 2019
Lockheed Martin delivered 134 examples of its F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter in 2019 to the US military services, international development partners and Foreign Military Sales customers.
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NewsTaiwan to investigate UH-60M crash that killed top general
Taiwan will probe the fatal crash of a Sikorsky UH-60M helicopter that killed eight, including armed forces leader Gen. Shen Yi-Ming. The crash occurred on the morning of Thursday 2 January in Northern Taiwan, according to the office of Taiwan’s president. Contact with the helicopter was lost 13min after it ...
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NewsBeijing celebrates new year with JF-17, J-20 progress
The Block III version of the Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 fighter has conducted its maiden flight, and China appears to be making progress with indigenous engines for the J-20 stealth fighter. Social media accounts covering Chinese defence aerospace developments were busy over the holidays, with two notable developments. ...
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NewsRaytheon receives $768 million AMRAAM deal
Raytheon has secured a $768 million contract from the US Air Force to produce Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for the US military as well as foreign partners. The deal covers production lot 33 and will be completed in 28 February 2023, according to the US Defense Department’s contract ...
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NewsKC-390 achieves key airdrop milestones
The Embraer KC-390 tactical transport has completed a campaign involving aerial drops of cargo. “The KC-390 Millennium new generation multi-mission medium airlifter has successfully concluded the testing campaign for gravity airdrop and extraction drop of heavy loads by the use of the Container Delivery System (CDS) and Low Velocity Air ...
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NewsBoeing lands remanufacturing deal for Dutch, UAE, and UK Apaches
Boeing has secured a $565 million contract to remanufacture AH-64D Apache attack helicopters operated by three countries into the more advanced “E” variant.
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NewsPiaggio firms up Italian deal for nine new P180 Avanti Evos
Piaggio Aerospace has firmed a contract with the Italian government that includes an order for nine P180 Avanti Evos turboprops.
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NewsSu-57 suffers first known crash
A Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter crashed on 24 December during a test flight, with the pilot ejecting safely.