L3Harris Technologies Inc., a global aerospace and defense technology company, has announced that the U.S. Air Force received the first of 10 EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare jets. As noted by the company, BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies delivered the first EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for formal combined developmental and operational...
The first four Danish F-35 fighter jets landed in Denmark at Skrydstrup Air Base on Thursday. “This marks the beginning of a new era for the Danish Air Force and the defense of Denmark,” the country’s Armed Forces said in a release. The fighter jets were en route for two days from their base in the USA via a stopover in the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. Denmark has...
Boeing’s Defense and Space announced on Thursday that the Polish Air Force is showing an interest in new F-15EX fighter-bombers, known popularly as “Strike Eagle on steroids.” Lt. Col. Richard Turner, Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, Commander, 85th Test & Evaluation Squadron, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home station,...
Israel has begun the formal process of acquiring a third squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir combat aircraft, with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) announcing governmental approval for the buy on 3 September. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) already fields the F-35I (a national-specific version of the F-35A) with 140 Squadron ‘Golden Eagle’ and 116 Squadron ‘Defenders...
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has signed a pre-emptive integrated procurement contract with Airbus Helicopters for the production of its Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) and the KUH-1 Surion. The contract, which was signed on 30 August, covers the production of 300 helicopters in total over a period of 10 years, according to KAI. The company added that it covers not only...
Poland now has approval to buy $12 billion worth of multiuse attack helicopters in a move announced by the U.S. State Department Monday. The U.S. State Department has approved a sale of 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Poland, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced. According to the DSCA, Poland has requested to buy attack helicopters with 1,844 Hellfire...
The first U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber arrived in San Antonio for upgrades as part of the Radar Modernization Program. The U.S. B-52 strategic bomber to receive the Active Electronically Scanned Array system (AESA), as part of the Air Force’s B-52 Radar Modernization Program. In addition to increased situational awareness and navigation and targeting ability,...
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin was awarded a $7,8 billion contract modification for the production of additional F-35 fighter jets, the Department of Defense announced. One of the first three F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing arrives at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin,...
Turkish Aerospace Industries on Apr. 25 conducted the first flight test of its basic trainer and light-assault aircraft, known as the Hürjet. Hürjet is the first manned jet-powered aircraft in Turkish history. It successfully completed its first flight in the morning on Tuesday. TAI launched the Hurjet program in 2018 to replace the aging fleet of T-38 trainers. The...
Leonardo has delivered the first European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk 2) to be integrated aboard the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Announced on 21 April, the milestone saw the handover of the first ECRS Mk 2 to BAE Systems, which will integrate the unit onto Eurofighter test aircraft ZK355/BS116 ahead of...