Dave Allport
USSOCOM orders up to 75 AT-802U Sky Wardens for Armed Overwatch duty
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded a contract worth up to $3bn to L3 Communications Integrated Systems for procurement of up to 75 Air Tractor AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft, in support of the Armed Overwatch programme
Indian Navy commissions two new Dhruv ALH Mk III squadrons
Two new Indian Navy squadrons have recently been commissioned to operate the HAL Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk III
AT-6E Wolverine achieves USAF Military Type Certification
Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine has achieved Military Type Certification from the US Air Force.
PHOTOS: ROKAF KA-1 and USAF A-10Cs Buddy Sqn air-to-airs
Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) KA-1 Woongbi aircraft and US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt IIs undertook a week-long training event in mid-July as part of the long-running Buddy Squadron (BS) programme, formerly known as the Buddy Wing.
First ex-RAF E-3D Sentry AEW1 departs on delivery to Chile
Following the sale of two retired Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry AEW1s to the Chilean Air Force, the first of the two aircraft departed from their base at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, on July 25 to begin its delivery flight to Chile
Leonardo contracted by UK MOD for Proteus VTOL UAV demonstrator
A four-year contract, valued at €71m (£60m), has been awarded to Leonardo by the UK MOD's Defence Equipment and Support Future Capability Group to deliver the Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) Technology Demonstration Programme, or RWUAS CCD Phase 3 TDP
New Zealand's first Poseidon rolls out of paint shop
Boeing has completed the RNZAF's first P-8A Poseidon and rolled the aircraft out of the paint shop at the company’s production facility in Renton, Washington, on the evening of July 21 after being painted up in full RNZAF colours
FIA 2022: Textron introduces Citation Longitude maritime patrol aircraft
Textron Aviation announced on July 20 that it has developed a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) variant of its Cessna Model 700 Citation Longitude aircraft
FIA 2022: IAI signs contract with European country for special mission aircraft
Israel Aerospace Industries announced at the Farnborough Air Show on July 21 that it had signed a contract worth over $200m to provide a special mission aircraft to an unspecified European country
FIA 2022: Embraer and BAE Systems to market C-390 to Saudi Arabia
BAE Systems and Embraer signed an initial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 19 to collaborate in Middle Eastern markets for the C-390, with an initial focus on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia