Antonov An-26 military transport crashes in eastern Ukraine
Two of the 27 people on board an Antonov An-26 military transport have survived after the turboprop crashed in eastern Ukraine on 25 September.
UK aircraft carrier bulks up with 15 RAF, US Marine Corps F-35Bs
Fifteen Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the UK Royal Air Force and US Marine Corps have embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for a major exercise.
Saab F-39E Gripen arrives in Brazil for flight testing
The Brazilian variant of the Gripen E/F will be used for a flight-testing campaign.
Manila receives initial four Super Tucanos
Manila has taken delivery of four Embraer A-29 Super Tucano close air support aircraft, part of a 2017 deal for six examples.
General Atomics Sparrowhawk seen for first time in captive carry tests on MQ-9 Reaper
Sparrowhawk is designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as electronic warfare, work. It is to be air launched and air recovered by the larger MQ-9 Reaper UAV.
Global Hawk receives camera, electronic support upgrades
Northrop Grumman has delivered two payload upgrades for the RQ-4 Global Hawk long-endurance UAV.
US Army researches running the MQ-1C Gray Eagle on ‘any type of fuel’
The US Army Research Laboratory awarded the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign an $8 million, four-year contract to help develop new diesel-engine ignition technologies intended to allow unmanned air vehicles, including General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagles, to run on “any type of fuel”.
USAF launches MQ-9 ARES contract following similar commoditised F-16 deal
The US Air Force (USAF) has granted General Atomics Aeronautical Systems an Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution (ARES) a contract, which pre-prices the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
How the X-47B influenced Northrop Grumman’s MQ-Next proposal
If Northrop Grumman’s proposal for MQ-Next looks a lot like the company’s X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV), that’s because the new SG-2 flying wing concept draws a lot of its features from the demonstrator jet.
IAI Heron UAV touches down at Ben Gurion airport
Israel Aerospace Industries has claimed a world-first, after a Heron unmanned air vehicle touched down at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International airport.
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