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The training took place in April and May as part of a trial demonstration of commercially provided aggressor services for the Royal Danish Air Force. Privately owned fighter jets from commercial operator Top Aces have flown against Lockheed Martin F-35As from the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) in air combat exercises. The drills took place…
The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman's delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace the current […]
The Air Force is examining the development of an Advanced Wing Weapons Pylon (AWWP) for the B-52H and a long-term buy of up to 130 AWWPs to replace the bomber's […]
The companies plan to integrate SkyOS into an unmanned version of Robinson's R66 for defense applications.
Manufacturer's Unmanned division will work with system automator to equip the rotorcraft with uncrewed capabilities.
NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) have opened an… NATO and Ukraine launch €250,000 airfield denial innovation challenge appeared first on AeroTime.
With the delivery of two new Gripen C fighters to Hungary, Swedish manufacturer Saab has completed a contract… Saab delivers last two defense contracted Gripen fighters to Hungary appeared first on AeroTime.
Madrid has 34 of the twin-turboprops on order. Airbus is increasing its annual production rate for the C295 tactical transport on the back of major orders for Spain, as the company describes its twin-turboprop as "the undisputed leader in its segment". The increase in output from 10 to 13 C295s annually was announced on 24…
Sanctions, modernization, fighter alternatives, domestic alternatives, and diversification pressures are moving the world away from Russian jets.
Copenhagen is decommissioning its F-16s, sending them to Argentina and Ukraine. The Royal Danish Air Force has turned in the fighter jet bearing the distinctive red-and-white livery of Denmark's national banner — the Dannebrog. The Lockheed Martin F-16, tail number E-006, has borne the eye-catching Nordic-cross paint scheme in the Danish national colours since 2024.…
The low-cost weapon system is being rapidly developed for supply to Ukraine. Three companies have received around £45 million ($59 million) in combined funding from the UK Ministry of Defence to continue their work on developing a low-cost one-way effector for delivery to Ukraine. On 22 June, the MoD confirmed that the contenders – MBDA…
Airframer continues to validate its compound architecture through flight tests of the Racer demonstrator. Airbus Helicopters is unlikely to launch a new civil rotorcraft using the compound architecture it is validating through the Racer demonstrator without first introducing the high-speed technology on a military platform, according to the airframer's chief executive. In flight testing since…
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