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Aegis Comes Ashore in Romania

Romania will soon be the base for a European missile-defense system supplied by Lockheed Martin with Raytheon missiles.

USAF Releases RFP for New Big Bomber

New bomber will be a long-range, air-refuelable, highly survivable aircraft with nuclear and conventional stand-off and direct-attack weapons payload,

Boeing Touts Challenger-based Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

MSA is billed as a lower cost alternative to the P-8 Poseidon.

Field Aviation Highlights Surveillance Expertise

Field Aviation also designed and built a nose section for the Viking Twin Otter Guardian 400, a multi-role surveillance aircraft.

Raytheon Sentinel Could Go Maritime

An embryonic maritime capability for the Sentinel radar first came to the fore during Operation Ellamy in 2011.

Kongsberg And Raytheon Join Forces On JSM

Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile is sized to fit the internal bays of the JSF, but can be carried externally on most fighter types.

F-35 Test Pilots To Fly Improved Head-mounted Display

More than 15,000 flight test hours have been logged with the Rockwell Collins helmet-mounted display system for the Lockheed Martin F-35.

Patriot Has Europe in Its Sights

Raytheon’s Patriot air defense system is being targeted at requirements in Germany, Poland and Turkey.

World Events Complicate Polish Air Defense System Selection

The assumption is that the Poles would purchase six batteries, which was the baseline for the study performed recently by the Kazimierz Pulaski Foundation.

North West Aerospace Alliance Turns 20

The UK’s North West Aerospace Alliance was founded in 1994 and includes the Isle of Man.

Storm Shadow Go-ahead for Typhoon

The contract is between Eurofighter and NETMA, the four-nation Eurofighter management agency, and is worth €150 million ($205 million).

Thales Unveils Lightweight, Unpowered Missile

The free-fall light multi-role missile is just 28 inches long, lacks a rocket motor and has fixed instead of folding wings.

Next-gen Missile To Go On AW159 Wildcat Helicopter

The light version of the FASGW is designed to counter fast-attack craft in littoral waters, while the heavy version is a longer-range anti-ship missile.

MBDA Begins Series Production Of Brimstone 2 Missile

The RAF and USAF sponsored trials of the Brimstone fitted on the MQ-9 Reaper UCAV at U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California.

Czech L-39 Trainer To Be Revamped

Changes from the original version include a new wet wing, lighter structure, single-piece canopy, and modern cockpit.

BAE Systems Reveals New Combat Helmet and ‘Lite’ HUDs

BAE to provide Striker helmet, using NVGs, after development problems with the Elbit Systems/Rockwell Collins HMD that is integral to the F-35 cockpit.

Thundering Success for Taranis UCAV Demonstrator

Flight tests of the all-British UCAV demonstrator at 'secret' Australian location described

AW149 Ready to Hit International Market

The AW149 is ready to replace thousands of older helicopters in the eight-metric-ton class.

Marshall External Tank To Extend Q400 Range

Transatlantic Tie-Up to Boost Fighter Recce

Selex will adapt its Seaspray 7500 radar to fit in the center third of the pod that houses the UTC Aerospace Systems DB-110 on fighter aircraft.