Kopter Group’s SH09 single-engine light helicopter has been rebranded the AW09 to reflect the aircraft’s entry into the product line of Leonardo Helicopters.

The M2DO configuration, which also includes retrofit plans, will help the MQ-9 fleet transition to a European Command mission in a potential standoff or conflict with Russia.

A solicitation for the Adaptive Resilient Engineered Structures program, published on April 20 by the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, calls for technologies that could be demonstrated in a relevant operational environment—or a Technology Readiness Level of 6—between fiscal 2023 and 2026. 

The aft section, which includes all fuselage structures aft of the cockpit, was shipped from Saab’s Linkoping site in Sweden on April 15.

The French, German and Spanish governments are on track to reach an agreement this month on how to share work on their joint Future Combat Air System program, according to Florence Parly, France’s minister of armed forces.

Singapore has declared its new fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) fully operational. 

Two senators proposed a bill on April 16 to ensure that sales of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Middle Eastern countries could not escape a full vetting process under the export control review process.

Airbus says it hopes to achieve certification of the A400M’s helicopter air-to-air refueling capability by year’s end following an extensive flight trials campaign.