Category Archives: Military Aviation

Derco, recently announced its agreement to be Pratt & Whitney’s sole and exclusive third party distributor to support the F100-PW-220/229 engine system. This agreement builds on Derco’s longstanding relationship with Pratt & Whitney and will result in increased material availability for F100 customers worldwide. The Pratt & Whitney F100 engine powers the F-16 fighter aircraftRead More

Global services and solutions company KBR, (the merged businesses of Kellogg and Brown & Root) has been awarded a $93.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) for base operations services at the Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) in Saudi Arabia. KBR will be providing resources to support the base andRead More

Saab recently delivered the second GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This follows Saab’s delivery of the first GlobalEye aircraft in April 2020 to the UAE, which has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft. The initial contract was signed in late 2015. “Completing the second GlobalEye delivery in five months is aRead More

Belgium’s acquisition of MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has been advanced, with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems receiving a contract worth almost $189 million. Announced via the US Department of Defense (DoD) in August, the Foreign Military Sales program deal covers four air vehicles and two ground control stations (GCS), plus spare parts and supportRead More

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded a Tranche 0 contract of the Space Transport Layer to Lockheed Martin to demonstrate a mesh network of 10 small satellites that links terrestrial warfighting domains to space sensors – all launching in just two years. The $187.5-million contract for Transport Layer’s Tranche 0 is an initial test andRead More

The Helicopter Company (THC), which is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, recently announced that it has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters to purchase 10 H125 helicopters. The deal comes as part of THC’s commitment to further expand its fleet and introduce new services that fulfill market demandRead More

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) has signed a MoU with the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC). The MoU will support human capabilities in military industries sector and to contribute to advancing the development of the sector. It is hoped it the MoU will help more than 50% of the Saudi Arabia’sRead More

The development of Patria’s Heavy Unmanned Ground Vehicles has reached a level where the Patria AMV 8×8 vehicle can be operated remotely beyond visual line of sight utilizing 5G and 4G networks. This enables vehicles operation even from longer distances with higher reliability. The demonstration of remote-controlled Patria AMV 8×8 vehicle under 5G network wasRead More

The UK and US governments have turned to startups and inventors in a competition to adapt commercial technology solutions to answer pressing challenges in the military space sector. The two countries have jointly put up £1 million, or $1.3 million, to tap into potential new ideas in six technology areas from small companies, innovators andRead More

Bell Boeing delivered the first V-22 Osprey to Camp Kisarazu in Japan. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is the first operator of the V-22 outside of the U.S. military. “The delivery of the first Japanese V-22 is an important milestone and represents our strong partnership with the Government of Japan,” said Shane Openshaw, BoeingRead More