Operation Reassurance 2021: Royal Canadian Air Force F-18 Hornet in Romania to enhanced NATO Air Policing 22 December 2021
Austrian MoD takes delivery of its first italian helicopter AW169M LUH produced by Leonardo and doubles the orders 21 December 2022
IFTS, Italian excellence. A virtuous example of collaboration between Leonardo and the Italian Air Force 22 November 2022
Tunisian Air Force modernizes training capabilities with the first of 8 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II 22 November 2022
European Rotors 2022: Leonardo showcases latest helicopter capability enhancements and advanced mission training solutions 8 November 2022
Polish medical air rescue service Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe achieves 200.000 engine hours of flight on Airbus H135 fleet powered by PW206B engines 8 November 2022
Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor programme sets major milestone with first production aircraft’s maiden flight 20 October 2022
France add eight Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters and a second VSR700 drone prototype 19 April 2021The French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed an order...
USAF F-16C aircraft from 31st Fighter Wing arrive in Greece for exercise Iniochos 21 7 April 2021U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrived...
US AFRL successfully completes XQ-58A Valkyrie flight and payload release test 6 April 2021The US Air Force Research Laboratory successfully completed the XQ-58A Valkyrie’s sixth flight test and first release from its internal...
US Navy places order for more 11 additional Boeing P-8A Poseidon submarine hunters aircraft to patrol the globe 3 April 2021The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeinga $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine aircraft will...
Tyndall AFB selected to host three US Air Force F-35A squadrons 3 April 2021A Record of Decision was issued by the U.S. Air Force, making Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, the official location...
ACC’s U-2 Federal Laboratory rapidly integrates Platform One in first weapons system flight 3 April 2021Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory at Beale executed the first rapid, successful in-flight test of Platform One capabilities on...
UK and Qatar expand defence partnership with a new joint RAF & QEAF Hawk training squadron 3 April 2021As part of the agreement, RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire will become the British base for the new UK-Qatar joint...
British Army Apache helicopters are tested in the arctic circle 3 April 2021In recent weeks, Apache Attack Helicopter pilots and crew have been training in challenging arctic conditions on Exercise Clockwork, to...
Lynx helicopter marks 50 years since maiden flight 27 March 2021Fifty years ago on 21st March 1971, a bright yellow Westland Lynx prototype (XW835) took off from Yeovil. The now-iconic aircraft...
The first Royal Navy Merlin “Crowsnest” helicopter enter service ready for HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier mission 24 March 2021The first of the Royal Navy’s new ‘eyes in the sky’ has entered service – getting ready to protect the...
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Soars Past 600,000 Fleet Flight-hours 24 March 2021The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey has logged more than 600,000 flight-hours, providing continuous customer support to maintain mission readiness and...
GA-ASI Gray Eagle surpasses 1 million flight hours 24 March 2021General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today that the family of Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surpassed 1...
DARPA collaborative air combat autonomy program: virtual aerial dogfights advance to 2-v-1 teaming 23 March 2021DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program is half way through Phase 1 and has notched several key accomplishments in anticipation...
Tenth Leonardo helicopter AW101 All-Weather Search and Rescue “SAR Queen” successfully delivered to Norway 17 March 2021Despite the challenges posed by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Leonardo has successfully delivered the tenth AW101 All-Weather Search and Rescue...
Exercise Sky Shield II enables further interoperability training between USA, France and Qatar 16 March 2021Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, 380th AEW, 332nd AEW, Qatar Emiri Air Force and French Air Force participated...
ISR platforms assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted rapid airpower movements in support of a USAF Central Agile Combat Employment 16 March 2021Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance platforms assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted rapid airpower movements in support of a...
US strategic bombers B-2 land at Lajes Field to join historic BTF Europe 16 March 2021U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived at Lajes Field,...
First at-sea aircraft carrier F135 Engine Power Module proof-of-concept vertical replenishment with a civilian AS332 Super Puma and a USMC CH-53 Sea Stallion 15 March 2021The US Navy took another critical step forward in the future of the F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter on...
Rolls-Royce and Tecnam join forces with Widerøe to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft ready for service in 2026 13 March 2021Rolls-Royce and italian airframer Tecnam are joining forces with Widerøe – the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, to deliver an...
US Air Force receives the first F-15EX 12 March 2021The U.S. Air Force officially accepted the first F-15EX from the Boeing Co. March 10 at the company’s St. Louis...