All Defence articles – Page 104
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InterviewHypersonic threats: Why Canada is doubling down on enhanced Arctic defence
Canada disclosed in June plans to spend nearly C$40 billion ($29.4 billion) over 20 years to enhance defence of its sprawling Arctic region, citing threats including those from “autocratic regimes”.
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NewsPrague begins negotiations with USA over F-35 purchase
The Czech Republic has submitted a letter of request to the USA relating to the acquisition of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
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NewsLockheed calls on Australian industry for helicopter sustainment
Lockheed Martin aims to develop indigenous sustainment and support capabilities for Australia’s Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks and the army’s possible fleet of UH-60M Black Hawks.
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NewsSpain agrees sale of six Sea Kings to Peru for ‘symbolic’ €600 fee
Spain has authorised the sale of six Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King helicopters to Peru for the token amount of €600 ($596).
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NewsUS Air Force grounds select C-130 transports over propeller cracks
The discovery of cracks in the propeller barrel assemblies on multiple C-130H models led Air Mobility Command to issue a no-fly order for roughly 100 aircraft.
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NewsSaab voices opposition to Canada’s F-35 decision
The Swedish manufacturer of the Gripen fighter says Canada failed to follow its own procurement rules in selecting the Lockheed Martin F-35 over Saab’s proposal.
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NewsUS Army orders two more Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
US Army has ordered two more examples of the updated Block II variant of the CH-47F tandem-rotor type, with long-lead funding for additional airframes.
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NewsCollins targets systems consolidation to meet Future Vertical Lift speed and range goals
The avionics manufacturer says the US Army’s next generation rotorcraft will need lots of multi-functional systems to shave off weight and drag.
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NewsUS Navy issues long-lead contract for autonomous refueller programme
The Boeing MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueller is set to be the first carrier-based uncrewed aircraft.
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NewsKF-21 testing continues, but Indonesia still tardy with funding
The developmental Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae fighter continues to expand its flight envelope, with more prototypes set to join the testing campaign.
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In depthChinese UAVs play growing role in Taiwan aerial incursions
Chinese unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are starting to show up in People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aerial intrusions against Taiwan.
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NewsTop US commander calls for adding 12 fighter squadrons to USAF
Mark Kelly, the four-star general in charge of Air Combat Command, says the USAF currently does not have enough multi-role fighter squadrons to meet the missions it has been assigned.
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NewsRaytheon-Northrop Grumman beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin in hypersonic missile contest
The pair were awarded a US Air Force contract to build the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, a scramjet-powered munition capable of Mach 5 flight.
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NewsCollins demos risk-assessment and uncrewed-wingman control software
The company’s Operational Reasoner algorithmic software is meant to help pilots of sixth-generation fighters assess the likelihood of mission success and more-seamlessly control uncrewed aircraft.
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NewsNew Airbus Beluga loading system tested with German CH-53 helicopter
Airbus has undertaken verification tests of a loading system intended for lifting outsize military cargo onto the A300-600ST Beluga transport, as the airframer begins offering the type for third-party services. The five Beluga aircraft – developed to carry Airbus aircraft structures and assemblies between the airframer’s manufacturing facilities – are ...
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NewsNorthrop and USAF agree to greater sharing of B-21 data
Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force (USAF) have agreed to more-widely share data related to the in-development B-21 bomber, a move they say will allow improved cooperation throughout the programme.
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NewsUSAF hopes for decision on F-35 engine this year
Chief of staff General Charles Brown says his service would like to reach a decision before January on whether the advanced strike fighter needs an entirely new powerplant or just an upgrade.
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NewsUSAF adds first BACN E-11A from 2021 order
The US Air Force (USAF) has added the first E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft from a 2021 order for the Bombardier G6000 derivative.
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NewsFirst B-21 roll-out planned for December
The US Air Force and designer Northrop Grumman plan to reveal the first of the service’s secretive B-21 Raider next-generation strategic bombers in December.
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NewsUSAF clears KC-46 for global operations, troubles remain
The head of the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command says airmen have developed workarounds for the problem-plagued refueller’s issues, calling the type “incredibly capable”.