Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)
The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has sent fresh shockwaves through the F-35 community. His memo to senior leaders says…
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France Releases Initial Details About French-German MGCS Future Tank Program
France and Germany have released a revised outline for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), the two-nation effort meant to retire the Leclerc…
Accelerating 5th Generation Airpower: Bringing Capability and Capacity to the Merge
The Mitchell Institute today rolled out a 72-page policy paper that warns of a shrinking, aging U.S. fighter force and calls for an…
Italian Navy Landing Helicopter Dock Trieste Nears Full Service
Trieste — The Italian Navy’s new landing helicopter dock Trieste is finishing fit-out work in its namesake port. Crews install last cables, test…
Singapore’s G550 Airborne Early Warning Squadron Now Operational
Singapore just raised its air-watch bar one more notch. The Republic of Singapore Air Force states its G550 Airborne Early Warning squadron has…
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Aviation Week Reader Comments Above Story
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program has drawn thousands of reader remarks on Aviation Week since the aircraft reached initial service. The most pointed thread…
F-35 Bulkhead Overhaul Lets Fighter Hide Heavier Arms
Lockheed Martin reshaped a small yet vital slice of the F-35 frame. The fresh FS425 bulkhead now backs bigger bombs inside the jet.…
Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power
The Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle once showed up in the corner of BAE Systems’ Warton site, almost out of sight. At first…
Tenix Signs Phase 2 EW Contract
Tenix Defence Systems has signed the follow-on contract that moves its Radio-Frequency Photonic Link research into full pre-production. The award covers “Phase 2…
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Thales Signs £700 Million Watchkeeper Contract with MoD
The Ministry of Defence has signed a £700 million agreement with Thales UK to develop, manufacture, and support the Watchkeeper unmanned system. The single signature secures every major phase of work, from completing design through initial sustainment, under one integrated schedule.
China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration
The first taxi runs of Jiutian’s SS-UAV “drone mothership” at a private airfield in Sichuan on 16 June reflect how far China’s unmanned programs have moved in a single decade. According to industry sources, technicians completed telemetry checks in less than six weeks, after the…
Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet
Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo, near Inowrocław. They taxied to the ramp in quick succession, rotors still spinning while ground crews signaled them into place. Defense officials confirm these aircraft now belong to the 1st…
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Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)
The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has sent fresh shockwaves through the F-35…
Aviation Week Reader Comments Above Story
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Milestone for AIR 5391
The Systems Division of Tenix Defence Systems today closed the Critical Design Review for the…
Raytheon Secures $250 Million ESSM Block 2 Production Deal with Japan’s MELCO
Raytheon, an RTX business, has clinched a $250 million direct-commercial-sale contract with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.…
Bell Textron Delivers First MV-75 FLRAA Virtual Prototype to U.S. Army for Early Testing
Bell Textron has handed the first MV-75 virtual prototype to the U.S. Army, marking a…
How US Defense Contractors Can Win Big in Europe’s €800 Billion Spending Surge
European governments just backed the most aggressive defense-spending target in NATO history. NATO leaders left…
Denmark and Sweden Join NATO’s A330 MRTT Pool in 12-Jet Fleet Expansion
The Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) just secured two more Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports. The…
UK Commits to Purchase 12 F-35A Fighters for NATO Nuclear Sharing Mission
The United Kingdom confirmed it will acquire at least twelve F-35A Lightning II fighters, adding…