Turkey has postponed the release of a request for proposals for 32 new utility helicopters from March until 15 June. The NH Industries NH90, Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk and Rosoboronexport-promoted Mil Mi-17 are being offered to meet a requirement to provide 20 aircraft to the army and six each to the air force and navy. A decision is expected before year-end.
Source: Flight International
Italy has followed fellow Eurofighter partner nation Spain and placed a long-trailed follow-on order for up to 24 examples of the multirole jet. Disclosed on 23 December, the order, placed via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, will see the new fighters replace the Italian air force’s current Tranche ...
Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman.
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
