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First aerial refuelling-capable E-2D Advanced Hawkeye joins US fleet
The US Navy (USN) has begun to introduce aerial refuelling-capable E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-borne airborne early warning and control aircraft to the fleet.Full story -
AFA 2019: US Air Force eyes F-35 and future simulation centre for better operational testing
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to use the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) with the future Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) to improve...Full story -
AFA 2019: US Air Force develops plan to broaden aircraft industrial base
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to award additional prototyping contracts and hold acquisition competitions more often as part of a broader effort to expand its aircraft...Full story -
DSEI 2019: Rohde & Schwarz showcases NAVICS, reveals T26 involvement
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) announced at the 2019 Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition (DSEI 2019) in London inform 10 to 13 September that it had been...Full story -
AFA 2019: First Advanced Battle Management System demo set for December
The US Air Force (USAF) will carry out its first demonstration of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) system-of-systems networking concept in December,...Full story -
AFA 2019: US Air Force will maintain F-35 buy as it pursues Digital Century Series
The US Air Force (USAF) will maintain its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme of record of 1,763 aircraft as it pursues its...Full story -
USAF B-2s form strike packages with F-15Cs and RAF F-35s
US Air Force B-2 bombers deployed to Europe have been operating together with F-15C combat aircraft and UK Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, the deputy...Full story -
AFA 2019: US Air Force seeks to tailor airworthiness process for low cost attritable aircraft
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is interested in tailoring the airworthiness process for low cost attritable aircraft in the class of the Kratos XQ-58A...Full story -
Raytheon discloses Peregrine AAM development
Raytheon has disclosed details of the development of a new, compact supersonic medium-range air-to-air missile (AAM) that, it says, is faster and more manoeuvrable than...Full story -
DSEI 2019: L3Harris TRL Technology adds CEMA capability to CORVUS
UK-based L3Harris TRL Technology has further developed its CORVUS open standards platform for cyber electromagnetic activities (CEMA) and revealed the latest...Full story -
AFA 2019: Remote vision system issues impede Boeing KC-46A progress
Boeing is making progress on resolving problems with its KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker’s remove vision system (RVS), but two complex issues impede further...Full story -
DSEI 2019: L3Harris Technologies reveals Falcon IV radios
L3Harris Technologies showcased new capabilities in its tactical communications product line at DSEI 2019 in London in September, including a new generation of its...Full story -
Aselsan rolls out Alkar 81 mm mortar
Turkish company Aselsan has completed development of its latest Alkar 81 mm mortar weapon system (MWS) using internal research and development funding. The company said...Full story -
Domo Tactical Communications launches new IP mesh waveform
Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has developed a new waveform called the MeshUltra wireless tactical IP mesh waveform, which it showcased at DSEI 2019 in London in...Full story -
Stingray unmanned tanker flies for first time
Boeing and the US Navy (USN) flew the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft for the first time on 19 September, the manufacturer announced.Full story -
Prince of Wales sets sail for first time
The United Kingdom’s second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, Prince of Wales, put to sea for the first time from its assembly site at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife on...Full story -
Finland gives green light to Squadron 2020 programme
The Finnish government has approved long-delayed contract awards to Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) and Saab for the delivery of the Finnish Navy’s EUR1.32 billion...Full story -
Pentagon asserts that 1,000 US troops in Syria is sufficient
Maintaining US troop levels in Syria while creating a ‘safe zone’ along Syria’s northeastern border will not provide the Islamic State with a space to flourish, Pentagon...Full story -
Orolia launches new GNSS test and simulation suite
Orolia has developed a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) testing and simulation suite following its acquisition of Skydel and Talen-X and launched it at the...Full story -
Thales reveals new ISR concepts
Thales has developed new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) concepts in both the land and air domains and demonstrated these at DSEI 2019 in London in...Full story