The French procurement agency (DGA) has launched a g140 million ($162 million) programme to integrate the MBDA ASMPA (improved air-to-ground medium-range) nuclear missile on the Dassault Mirage 2000N, taking it up to the so-called "K3" standard enabling the fighter to carry the missile and to give it air reconnaissance capacity with a new generation pod. Dassault Aviation will modify the aircraft, and Thales Optronique will supply the pod.
Source: Flight International
Athens signed a long-sought letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 20 F-35 stealth fighters, with options for a further 20 jets.
The joint North American Aerospace Defense Command dispatched fighter aircraft from both the USA and Canada on 24 July to intercept a combined flight of bombers from Russia and China operating in international airspace around Alaska.
BAE Systems has detailed its progress in producing a supersonic demonstrator in support of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity, with its critical design review completed and build work advancing.
