Airbus Defence & Space has added Burkina Faso as a customer for its C295 medium transport, with the west African nation to receive a single example.
France has declared initial operational capability (IOC) with the F3-R-standard Dassault Rafale fighter.
France’s Safran Aircraft Engines and its German partner MTU are ready to kick off early research and technology activities to support the development of a new powerplant which will equip the future combat aircraft being developed by the two countries along with Spain
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UAV Turbines unveiled to the market on 10 December a demonstrator hybrid-electric “microturbine” for small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) that it says allows drones to harness the efficiency of a turbine, but also the instant power of an electric motor.
The US Navy (USN) intends to negotiate and award a contract to Bell to engineer an aft-cabin door redesign of the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout to accommodate potential weapon stores.
Canberra has down selected the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SkyGuardian for its AIR 7003 requirement for an armed remotely-piloted air system (RPAS), favouring the type over the MQ-9A Reaper.
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded the first four payload prizes for the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary (MUX) programme.
The US State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Morocco worth an estimated $4.25 billion for 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, including manned-unmanned teaming kits.
Boeing has conducted autonomous teamed flights using small, unmanned jet aircraft in Australia.
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