General Atomics Aeronautical Systems secured a nearly $2 billion deal for MQ-9B uncrewed aerial systems, while Raytheon’s counter-UAS system was secured for $1 billion.
The Hurjet is pitched as the front runner for the Spanish Air Force’s Advanced Jet Trainer replacement programme for its ageing F-5M aircraft.
The US Army also added that it would push to get the long-range assault aircraft online “years ahead” of its original 2030 timeline.
An amendment to the Brazilian Constitution currently under discussion would permanently assign 2% of annual GDP to the defence budget, potentially cementing modernisation programmes for the country’s armed forces.
With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.
With a multi-million dollar expansion in support of electronic warfare, BAE Systems is driving unparalleled enhancements to the EC-37B. Integrating our innovative Compass Call mission system into the platform enables warfighters to combat advanced threats and support special missions.
31st July 2009
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Eurocopter have rolled out the first prototype Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH). Dubbed the Surion, the 1.3 trillion won (US$1 billion) …
31st July 2009
A Eurocopter Tigre has been flown with the uprated MTR390-E engines. The flight took place on June 30, but has only been recently announced by …
31st July 2009
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), self-described as "the investigative arm of Congress" has released a new report calling for greater commonalities and efficiencies among …
31st July 2009
Aiming to achieve the highest speed ever recorded for a helicopter, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology demonstrator has relocated to the company’s Florida flight facility …
31st July 2009
More than 45 companies are making their debut at Helitech 2009, which this year takes place from 22-24 September at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, …
31st July 2009
Australia is still to make decisions on whether it uses traditional capital acquisition or public private partnership (PPP) methods to finance its planned Project Air …
30th July 2009
American Eurocopter announced today that it has appointed the 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee. The members of this committee will be …
30th July 2009
LUNA, the unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, have proven their reliability and technical maturity in more than 5000 flights and in international missions at day and …
30th July 2009
TECOM Industries, a Smiths Interconnect business, today announces the commercial launch of the GDT-2100 Ku-Band Ground Data Terminal Antenna (GDT) System. The GDT-2100 is a …
30th July 2009
The CH-53K’s engine, the GE38, took center stage at a ceremony held at General Electric in Lynn, Mass., last week. Navy, Marine Corps and Sikorsky …
30th July 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a series of static and dynamic proof load tests to validate the design and structural integrity of the US Navy's …
30th July 2009
The head of Australia’s military helicopter acquisitions directorate says that plans replace the Australian Army’s six Boeing CH-47D helicopters with seven new CH-47F aircraft directly …
30th July 2009
EADS North America today announced it has completed a series of successful “high/hot” flight demonstrations of its UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) platform. These …
29th July 2009
Sagem (Safran group) and Stemme have successfully carried out the first campaign of flight tests for the Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV system, scheduled to be …
29th July 2009
The Enerdyne division of ViaSat is now shipping the EnerLinks III Autotracking Antenna System (ETAS), a complete, high-performance ground station for video and ISR data …
29th July 2009
Raytheon Australia has been tapped to provide in-service support for the Royal Australian Navy’s Aerospatiale AS350BA Squirrel helicopters through to their planned life of type …
29th July 2009
Combat operations from Kosovo to Afghanistan over the past decade have convinced the US military and many allied armed forces that the era of ‘weaponised …
29th July 2009
Textron today announced that John L. Garrison, Jr. has been named president and CEO of its Bell Helicopter business unit, effective August 1st. He replaces …
28th July 2009
Three French Army Eurocopter Tigre HAPs have arrived in Afghanistan marking the beginning of the first combat deployment of the European-built attack helicopter. The Tigres …
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