Military news

Programme restart puts Aerion in race against time to go supersonic

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:22:00 GMT

Supersonic business jet aspirant Aerion has reopened the engine selection and airframe configuration for its 12-seat concept, effectively restarting the...

USA reveals weapons loads for F-15SE, F-35 in S Korean F-X competition

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:50:05 GMT

The US Department of Defense has formally notified congress about the potential sale of weapons for the Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle and Lockheed Martin F-35...

Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton makes first flight

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:00 GMT

The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has made its first flight. The flight from Northrop's Palmdale, California facility, was...

EBACE: Aerion considers sweeping engine, airframe changes for supersonic jet

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Aerion reveals it has reopened the engine selection and airframe configuration in the past two weeks for its 12-seat supersonic jet, in a wide-ranging programme...

RQ-21 Integrator declared ready for low-rate production

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:00 GMT

The Insitu RQ-21 Integrator small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS) has been cleared to enter low rate initial production (LRIP) by the US Navy, one more...

US Marine Corps studying Harrier enhancements

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:15:00 GMT

The US Marine Corps is studying potential enhancements for the Boeing AV-8B Harrier II jump-jet to keep the aircraft relevant to its planned 2030 retirement...

Boeing anticipates Chinook, V-22 multi-year contracts

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Boeing expects to sign new multi-year production contracts with the US Army and US Marine Corps for the CH-47 Chinook and the V-22 Osprey during June, according...

Aeronautics strengthening Israel-Azerbaijan links

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:00 GMT

Aeronautics is delivering its Aerostar UAS to Azerbaijan and plans to transfer more production to its local partner ...

France officially undecided on UAV selection

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:00 GMT

France remains in talks with both the United States and Israel over the purchase of large unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Despite reports that a selection...

RAF Voyager launches tanker operations with Tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:00 GMT

A UK Royal Air Force crew has flown the first air-to-air refuelling (AAR) training flight with the service's new A330 Voyager tanker/transport, just four...

French NH90 school to start training flights

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:20:00 GMT

The NH Industries NH90 has been cleared to begin providing training for French crews at Le Luc air base in Provence. The ready-for-training milestone...

UK confirms Brimstone trials plan for Reaper

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT

A retained Royal Air Force fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) could soon gain the ability to use a UK-developed weapon system, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

USAF postpones T-X trainer industry day

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:00 GMT

The US Air Force has postponed a planned industry day for its T-X advanced trainer replacement programme.

Israel concerned at sale of S-300 missiles to Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Israeli sources believe at least one shipment of Russian-made NPO Almaz S-300 surface-to-air missiles has been sent to Syria in recent weeks.

FLIGHT TEST: Taming AgustaWestland's AW159 Wildcat

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Flight International test pilot Peter Gray was given world-exclusive access to AgustaWestland's multirole AW159 in late April, becoming the first...

Australian interest in MQ-4C Triton moves forward

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:14:00 GMT

Australia's Ministry of Defence has declared it plans to send a letter of request to the US Navy seeking information on a potential acquisition of the Northrop...

Germany pulls plug on Euro Hawk UAV programme

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:00 GMT

Germany has cancelled its planned €1 billion ($1.3 billion) procurement of five Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicles, citing significant barriers...

Atlas V launches GPS satellite into orbit

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:04:00 GMT

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched a new GPS satellite into orbit. The 15 May launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...

Rafale to expand Meteor missile testing

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Fresh separation trials involving the Dassault Rafale and MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile are due to be performed in late May, as the...

RPM on target for French Tigers

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT

The French army's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters should gain a new semi-active laser-guided rocket capability later this decade, following successful...