The U.S. Air Force has named the HH-60W search-and-rescue helicopter the Jolly Green II five months after it was green lighted for low-rate initial production.
Boeing has dusted off a 10-year-old advanced missile concept to show off “tactically relevant” technologies for the Air Warfare Symposium here this week.
“We are looking at other options from China in the form of the Z-10ME,” Maj. Gen. Syed Najeeb Ahmed, commander of Pakistani Army Aviation, told the International Military Helicopter conference here in London.
As options for an F-22 replacement after 2030 continue to be analyzed, the distance challenges imposed by operations in the Pacific theater are driving the U.S. Air Force to consider redefining the traditional conception of a fighter, the head of Air Combat Command said on Feb. 27.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper is awaiting a “range of options” from U.S. Transportation Command on how the Pentagon should tackle the lack of aerial refueling capacity.
Collins Aerospace has completed the first preproduction training pod for the U.S. Navy under the Tactical Combat Training System Increment II program to replace Navy and Marine Corps’ training range infrastructure.
Current Arconic chief executive John Plant will keep the reins of the new aerospace-focused Howmet Aerospace, becoming executive chairman of the critical supplier and co-CEO alongside Tolga Oal.
Tunisia has been cleared to buy four armed AT-6Cs four months after the U.S. State Department authorized a sale of 12 trainer versions of the Textron aircraft.
Lockheed Martin will integrate the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod on the Dassault Mirage 2000-9 after a selection by the UAE Air Force and Air Defense, which bypassed the traditional French supplier for the delta-wing fighter’s optical sensor.
Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero Industries and its subsidiary, Piaggio Aviation, have launched an international search for a buyer more than a year after seeking protection from creditors.
Britain has begun a deep review of its foreign policy in a move which will likely lead to significant adjustments to the capabilities of the country’s armed forces.
The French Air Force is exploring the potential leasing of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks in an evaluation that could precede a potential heavy lift helicopter fleet purchase.
The flight trial will see the helicopter’s mission commander take control of an unmanned aircraft system and prove the ability of the crew to control and monitor it and its payload.
