Defence
AIR International’s dedicated defence section will provide all the latest industry and operator developments from across the military aviation and space domains, from procurement and sustainment, to programme development and delivery.
Canadian UAVs and 360iSR offer up joint RPAS training environment
The creation of a NATO-standard training area in the open spaces of Canada, with a direct flight corridor to the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) range, could offer militaries an air-land training environment with unmanned aerial vehicles up to Class 2 in size
US approves sale of single EA-18G to Australia
Australia’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack fleet could be brought back up to full strength following notice that the US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of a single aircraft and related equipment for US$125m
Saab third aft section for USAF T-7A flight tests
Saab has shipped its third aft airframe section for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test programme for the US Air Force, the latest milestone to be met in the engineering and manufacturing development phase
US Space Force’s SBIRS GEO-6 satellite ready for launch
The production of the US Space Force’s latest missile warning satellite, the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-6), has been completed ahead of schedule as it readies for launch in 2022
Irish Air Corps PC-12 fleet receive improved C2
Defence Forces Ireland has installed the Systematic SitaWare command-and-control (C2) suite on its fleet of four Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft in a move that will improve networked ability and information sharing between the platforms
F-35 fighter production rebaseline agreed
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have agreed on an F-35 production rebaseline to recover from an aircraft shortfall following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
US Navy awards AGM-88G missile production contract
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman the contract to proceed with low-rate initial production for the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range
Boeing awarded global C-17 sustainment extension
Boeing has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Department of Defense to help sustain C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft in a deal that could be worth up to US$23.8bn including potential options and incentives over the next ten years
US industry completes test flight of scramjet-powered hypersonic missile
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, completed the first flight test of a scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept weapon system
Boeing awarded contract German for P-8A deal
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a production contract for five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany, with the first deliveries scheduled to begin in 2024 in replacement of its current P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft