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Airbus 2020 deliveries demonstrate resilience

8 January 2021

Airbus delivered 566 commercial aircraft to 87 customers in 2020, in line with the production adaptation plan set out in...

100th PC-24 delivered since 2018 – the Pilatus Super Versatile Jet takes off

8 January 2021

Less than three years after the first delivery, the 100th PC-24 has just been handed over to its new owner....

France signs agreement to purchase Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

6 January 2021

The government of France signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the U.S. government signifying their intent to purchase Northrop Grumman Corporation’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. The LOA allows the U.S. Navy to begin contracting activities with Northrop Grumman...

GA-ASI selected for Skyborg Vanguard program

6 January 2021

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to...

US Air Force establishes enduring presence in Romania with MQ-9 Reaper aircraft

5 January 2021

The U.S. Air Force has based MQ-9 Reaper aircraft and approximately 90 Airmen to the 71st Air Base in Campia...

Saab receives a 1.018 billion USD follow-on contract for GlobalEye from United Arab Emirates

5 January 2021

Saab has received a follow on contract with the United Arab Emirates regarding the sale of two GlobalEye systems, Saab’s advanced airborne surveillance system. The order value is USD 1.018 billion and the contract period is 2020-2025. The original contract...

DRF Luftrettung five-blades Airbus H145 helicopters

DRF Luftrettung will soon deploy first Airbus H145 five-bladed helicopter

4 January 2021

It is a milestone in the history of air rescue in German-speaking countries and also EU-wide: DRF Luftrettung is expanding...

U.S. Air Force: eighteen F-35As plus twelve F-16s and two KC-135s executed a huge Elephant Walk

22 December 2020

The 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing Air National Guard completed a readiness exercise Dec. 18, 2020, verifying the...

Airbus A400M MSN106 Belgian Air Component

Airbus delivers the first of seven A400M transport aircraft to the Belgian Air Force

22 December 2020

The Belgian Air Force has taken delivery of its first of seven Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. The aircraft was handed over to the customer at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville (Spain) and subsequently performed its ferry flight...

Boeing Loyal Wingman drone conducts first high-speed taxi test

21 December 2020

Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have completed the first high-speed taxi test of the Loyal Wingman...

Leonardo and the Italian Air Force start building the most advanced flight training centre in Decimomannu

16 December 2020

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new International Flight Training School was celebrated today at the Italian Air Force’s base in...

Northrop Grumman’s BACN gateway system surpasses 200.000 combat flight hours

16 December 2020

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s leading BACN – Battlefield Airborne Communications Node gateway system reached 200,000 combat operational flight hours since its first deployment with the U.S. Air Force in 2008. “This significant milestone further demonstrates the BACN system’s proven ability to...

Maiden flight for the 15th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A from italian FACO in Cameri

14 December 2020

While the U.S. State Department cleared the sale to the United Arab Emirates of up to 50 F-35s, worth $10.4...

Spanish industry has signed the initial framework contract of the Future Combat Air System’s demonstrator phase

9 December 2020

Spanish industry has signed the initial framework contract of the Future Combat Air System’s (FCAS) demonstrator phase, confirming Airbus as...

US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awards contract for Skyborg prototypes to Boeing, General Atomics and Kratos

8 December 2020

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded to three companies to produce missionized prototypes with the ability to fly in experimentation events while teaming with manned aircraft. The contracts were awarded with a 24-month period of performance...

Bell EDAT demonstrator wins popular science “Best of What’s New in Aerospace” award

6 December 2020

Bell Textron company, announced today that Popular Science recognized Bell’s Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT) innovation as the winner of its “Best...

Five-bladed Airbus helicopter H145 receives FAA type certification

6 December 2020

The new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received its certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This type certification covers...

Exercise Wessex Storm 2020 tests UK, US and French airborne troops

6 December 2020

British, French and American paratroopers have given a powerful demonstration of how they can go side-by-side into battle by air. Some 20 helicopters carried the 1,300-strong 2 PARA Battlegroup into action on Exercise Wessex Storm. Mounting at Keevil airfield on Salisbury...