Category Archives: Military Aviation

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

Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station, Hindan. Earlier in March, Boeing handed over the last five of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook heavy-lift helicoptersRead More

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has shown that common ground heaters could be used to raise the temperature of aircraft interiors to levels sufficient to kill the coronavirus and other biological contaminants. In two tests conducted in May 2020, the interior of a Boeing C-17 cargo aircraft was sealed using materials common toRead More

A Federal Aviation Administration report completed in April establishes broad timelines for when the agency expects to implement a number of oversight changes, including creation of a safety management system (SMS) rule. FAA administrator Steve Dickson mentioned that rule on 17 June, calling it the most-critical means by which aerospace manufacturers can improve safety. TheRead More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions plans to offer $209 million in common stock for sale to fund general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of other companies. The company is to offer 13.5 million shares of its common stock in a public offering at a price of $16.25 per share, it says on 18 June. TheRead More

A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target today in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Today’s test verified missile software and hardware component upgrades that enable future performance of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor to keep pace against expanding threats ofRead More

Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refueling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraft equipped with the Airbus A3R solution, with an F-16 fighter aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force acting as a receiver.Read More