All Defence articles – Page 11
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NewsBell secures $1.6bn contract for Canadian CH-146 sustainment
The $1.68 billion deal between Ottawa and Bell Textron Canada will provide maintenance and overhaul support to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet of 82 CH-146 Griffon utility helicopters.
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NewsAustralia’s MRH90 fleet to be parted out under disposal plan
Australia has worked out a disposal strategy for its NH Industries MRH90 Taipan helicopters that does not include transferring them to other operators.
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NewsProduction underway for Bulgarian F-16 Block 70s
Production is underway for Bulgaria’s future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters at the US company’s factory in Greenville, South Carolina.
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NewsLockheed to integrate latest air defence suppression missile with all F-35 variants
The manufacturer of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter received a $97 million Pentagon contract to begin early development work on integrating the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range with all three variants of the fifth-generation jet.
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NewsUS Navy seizes Iranian precision munitions bound for Yemen
Washington claims the materials seized during a commando raid of a maritime vessel are Iranian-made ballistic missile and cruise missile components, including propulsion systems, guidance units, and explosive warheads.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters bolsters unmanned portfolio with Aerovel buy
Airbus Helicopters is to expand its portfolio of unmanned air systems with the acquisition of US firm Aerovel and its Flexrotor product.
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NewsPentagon unveils first-ever national strategy for defence industry
The new National Defense Industrial Strategy hopes to address significant challenges that arose within critical manufacturers following the Covid-19 pandemic, including lack of critical inventory and labour shortages, and a slow-to-adapt government acquisition process.
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NewsDassault saw orders and deliveries fall in 2023
Dassault Aviation saw orders for both business jets and Rafale fighters slip last year, with the airframer also failing to meet delivery guidance for both product lines.
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NewsRussia embarks on new single-engined trainer development
Russian airframer United Aircraft (UAC) has begun development of a new single-engined jet trainer it refers to as the MiG-UTS.
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NewsUSA, UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen following drone and missile attack
Fighter aircraft and cruise missiles launched from American warships struck more than a dozen sites in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the first time in the escalating conflict that Western forces have directly targeted the Iran-backed proxy force on the Arabian Peninsula.
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NewsUSAF tests rapid fighter deployment with Bahrain
Military planners at the Pentagon and regional headquarters around the world are exploring methods for maintaining the sortie generation needed to establish air superiority without relying on large, established airfields that are easier for adversaries to target – a concept known as agile combat employment.
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NewsTaiwan’s AIDC makes case for locally produced basic trainer
AIDC says a locally produced trainer is good for the country’s aerospace workforce, and will be cheaper to sustain than international alternatives.
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NewsLockheed delivers first Block 70 F-16s to Slovakia
The NATO member and former Soviet Bloc country plans to acquire 14 of the single-engined, multi-role combat aircraft – replacements for 13 RAC MiG-29 fighters Slovakia donated to Ukraine in 2023.
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NewsRestored Norwegian F-16s join Ukraine support effort
Oslo has sent two of its decommissioned Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to a training site in Denmark, where Ukrainian crews are preparing to receive the Western combat jet from donor governments in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and now Norway.
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NewsBoeing wins A$600 million for Australian F/A-18F, EA-18G work
Australia has awarded Boeing an A$600 million ($402 million), five-year contract extension to support Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.
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NewsAurora begins fabrication of X-65 ‘active flow control’ jet
The Boeing subsidiary is under contract by the Pentagon’s secretive Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design and fabricate a novel aircraft that uses so-called “active flow control’ to manoeuvre, rather than traditional mechanical aerodynamic surfaces like flaps and rudders.
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NewsUSAF crew ejects from B-1B in South Dakota crash
All four crew aboard a US Air Force Boeing B-1B supersonic bomber safely ejected from a crash on Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota, for which the cause is not yet known.
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NewsSouth Korea, Poland in airworthiness certification pact
South Korea and Poland will recognise each other’s airworthiness certifications for military aircraft, as Warsaw’s fleet of Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50s grows to 12.
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NewsFunding issues delay Indonesia’s acquisition of used Qatari Mirage 2000-5s
Indonesia had intended to buy 12 used Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5s to fill a capability gap while it awaits the delivery of the Rafale.
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NewsTaiwan to invest in engine parts for Mirage 2000-5 fleet
Taiwan will spend a significant sum to obtain spare parts for the Safran M53 engines that power its fleet of Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 fighters.