Defense

Essential news and analysis from the defense aerospace sector. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs in military aircraft, engines, and avionics.

UAE negotiating with France for Rafales

A second export customer for the French-made Dassault Rafale combat aircraft has emerged.

June 16, 2008

Special Forces Boost for Lockheed Martin C-130J

Production of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules has been assured for many years to come, thanks to the U.S.

June 16, 2008

U.S. Senate Scrutinizes Defense Trade Treaties with Australia, UK

Treaties that aim to clear longstanding bureaucratic hurdles to the transfer of defense technology to Australia and the UK were sent to the U.S.

June 16, 2008

U.S. Army Version of Predator UAV Rushed Into Service

Two General Atomics Sky Warrior UAVs have been operating in Iraq since late April, well ahead of the drone’s formal system design and development (SDD) sch

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

June 16, 2008

Israel Expected To Choose T-6A Texan as Basic Trainer

Israel has requested the possible sale of 25 Hawker Beechcraft T-6A Texan II basic pilot training aircraft.

June 16, 2008

U.S. Navy’s $1 billion Global Hawk Choice for BAMS Protested

The U.S.

May 23, 2008

U.S. Anti-corruption Investigators Question BAE Executives

The U.S.

May 23, 2008

“Never Again,” Says Airbus A400M Chief

The Airbus A400M military airlifter will be ceremonially rolled out on June 26, but the plan to make a first flight by “the end of the summer” seems overly

May 23, 2008

Hawker Beechcraft Sells More T-6 Trainers to U.S. Air Force

Hawker Beechcraft has apparently overcome quality-control problems in the manufacture of the T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer.

May 23, 2008

Raytheon Sells Predator Ground Station as UAV Problems Mount

Raytheon has sold a Predator Operations Center to the U.S.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

May 23, 2008

U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Adds F-22 Raptor

A unique formation wowed the crowd at the recent Joint Services Open House at Andrews AFB in Maryland.

May 23, 2008

Basement-built jammers: new data defines the risk

The October announcement by Raytheon that it had won a Department of Defense contract–potentially worth $25 million–to develop next-generation anti-jamming

May 9, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Tltrotor flight-test proceeding satisfactorily

A pair of Bell Boeing MV-22 tiltrotor transports have joined the remedial developmental flight-test program that’s hoped to get the cause of tiltrotor oper

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Coast Guard goes for unmanned tiltrotor

The U.S.

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

Tilt Could Get Twisted as Test Flights Continue

While the immediate effect on the ongoing tests of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor is questionable, the U.S.

Aircraft

May 7, 2008

Sikorsky writes off commercial market

When it comes to selling helicopters for one of the leading helo makers, it’s difficult to find a job that Jeff Pino hasn’t done.

Aircraft

May 7, 2008

What, No Russians?

As startling as the absence of current airliners from the Boeing stable was the gaping void created by the lack of any of Russia’s fearsome fighters in the

May 6, 2008

U.S. Air Force Lukewarm on Tiltrotor

Even as the design was subjected to a grueling series of tests intended to determine its very future, an additional $1.5 billion in funding was approved la

Rotorcraft

May 6, 2008

The Navy makes the impossible a iittle easier

Steel-jawed ex-Navy Top Guns may be disappointed to learn about the plan to fully automate aircraft carrier deck landings, in the interest of safety and ef

May 6, 2008

Osprey sales could boost civil tiltrotor development

A new Pentagon order for V-22 Osprey tiltrotors could boost prospects for more rapid development of the BA609 civil tiltrotor.

Aircraft

May 2, 2008

Defense

Essential news and analysis from the defense aerospace sector. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs in military aircraft, engines, and avionics.

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UAE negotiating with France for Rafales

A second export customer for the French-made Dassault Rafale combat aircraft has emerged.

Special Forces Boost for Lockheed Martin C-130J

Production of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules has been assured for many years to come, thanks to the U.S.

U.S. Senate Scrutinizes Defense Trade Treaties with Australia, UK

Treaties that aim to clear longstanding bureaucratic hurdles to the transfer of defense technology to Australia and the UK were sent to the U.S.

U.S. Army Version of Predator UAV Rushed Into Service

Two General Atomics Sky Warrior UAVs have been operating in Iraq since late April, well ahead of the drone’s formal system design and development (SDD) sch

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Israel Expected To Choose T-6A Texan as Basic Trainer

Israel has requested the possible sale of 25 Hawker Beechcraft T-6A Texan II basic pilot training aircraft.

U.S. Navy’s $1 billion Global Hawk Choice for BAMS Protested

The U.S.

U.S. Anti-corruption Investigators Question BAE Executives

The U.S.

“Never Again,” Says Airbus A400M Chief

The Airbus A400M military airlifter will be ceremonially rolled out on June 26, but the plan to make a first flight by “the end of the summer” seems overly

Hawker Beechcraft Sells More T-6 Trainers to U.S. Air Force

Hawker Beechcraft has apparently overcome quality-control problems in the manufacture of the T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer.

Raytheon Sells Predator Ground Station as UAV Problems Mount

Raytheon has sold a Predator Operations Center to the U.S.

U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Adds F-22 Raptor

A unique formation wowed the crowd at the recent Joint Services Open House at Andrews AFB in Maryland.

Basement-built jammers: new data defines the risk

The October announcement by Raytheon that it had won a Department of Defense contract–potentially worth $25 million–to develop next-generation anti-jamming

Rotorcraft Update: Tltrotor flight-test proceeding satisfactorily

A pair of Bell Boeing MV-22 tiltrotor transports have joined the remedial developmental flight-test program that’s hoped to get the cause of tiltrotor oper

Rotorcraft Update: Coast Guard goes for unmanned tiltrotor

The U.S.

Tilt Could Get Twisted as Test Flights Continue

While the immediate effect on the ongoing tests of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor is questionable, the U.S.

Sikorsky writes off commercial market

When it comes to selling helicopters for one of the leading helo makers, it’s difficult to find a job that Jeff Pino hasn’t done.

What, No Russians?

As startling as the absence of current airliners from the Boeing stable was the gaping void created by the lack of any of Russia’s fearsome fighters in the

U.S. Air Force Lukewarm on Tiltrotor

Even as the design was subjected to a grueling series of tests intended to determine its very future, an additional $1.5 billion in funding was approved la

The Navy makes the impossible a iittle easier

Steel-jawed ex-Navy Top Guns may be disappointed to learn about the plan to fully automate aircraft carrier deck landings, in the interest of safety and ef

Osprey sales could boost civil tiltrotor development

A new Pentagon order for V-22 Osprey tiltrotors could boost prospects for more rapid development of the BA609 civil tiltrotor.

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