For the past year, Airbus – representing German interests – and Dassault – representing French interests, had been unable to reach agreement over the workshare for the new Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The new aircraft, intended to replace the Eurofighter and Dassault’s Rafale, will be a combination of manned and unmanned aircraft and are
Boeing has been awarded a contract to deliver two additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), bringing the total on contract for Japan to six aircraft. Boeing delivered the first KC-46A tanker to Japan in October 2021 and a second in February 2022. Designed to refuel all allied and coalition military
AAR, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, and Polish aviation leader Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 (WZL-2) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month for their new state-of-the-art aircraft overhaul facility in Bydgoszcz, Poland. U.S. government personnel, including Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski, Polish government officials and
The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine has helped the Royal Air Force (RAF) and industry partners to carry out a world-first 100% sustainable fuel flight using a military aircraft of its size, and the first of any aircraft type in the UK. An RAF Voyager – the military variant of an Airbus A330 – took to
Boeing has announced a series of executive leadership changes and reorganisations aimed at accelerating operational discipline, first-time quality and performance while streamlining senior leadership roles and responsibilities. Effective immediately, Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) will consolidate its eight divisions into four, including: Vertical Lift, led by Vice President and General Manager Mark Cherry. Mobility, Surveillance
Lufthansa Technik has formally handed over the second Airbus A350-900 government aircraft to the German Armed Forces. The aircraft, bearing the tactical registration 10+01, will soon join the fleet of the Federal Ministry of Defence’s (BMVg) Special Air Mission Wing for long-haul political-parliamentary flight operations. It is equipped for the first time with a full
Boeing has delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), concluding the country’s latest fleet update. “Our continuing partnership with the Royal Netherlands Air Force exemplifies the value of a modern and versatile Chinook fleet,” said Ken Eland, Vice President and H-47 programme manager. “These state-of-the art aircraft will significantly improve its
Textron Aviation Defense has reported the delivery of the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air Force in support of operations at No. 13 Squadron at Sfax Air Base in Tunisia. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract comprises eight T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, in-country field service and logistics support representatives, programme
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Army how an uninhabited Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously can safely and reliably perform internal and external cargo resupply missions and a rescue operation. Performed on October 12, 14 and 18, as part
Airbus has delivered the first two H135s to the Spanish Guardia Civil and National Police under the 36-unit contract signed with the General Directorate for Armaments and Materiel (DGAM) at the end of 2021 to supply the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior with the aircraft. The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and Bruno Even,
