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Brazil's navy ordered three Airbus H135 light twin-engine helicopters.The helicopters will be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron and will be used for missions such as special operations, transport of troops and freight, naval inspection, search and rescue and medical evacuation, ...

Northrop Grumman Australia was awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense for maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade (MRO&U) work on Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters stationed in the Asia-Pacific region.Northrop Grumman Australia, as well as BAE Systems, Moog, Ruag, NIOA, Survitec, ...

The United States plans to export an advanced, tungsten-laden bomb that is designed to cause less collateral damage than its predecessors, but be more lethal. ...

What's in a name – particularly when your product seemingly already has more than enough of them to choose from?Lockheed Martin surprised everyone at the Aero India show near Bengaluru by launching its F-21 fighter in pursuit of a 110-unit opportunity with the nation's air force. ...

What's in a name – particularly when your product seemingly already has more than enough of them to choose from?Lockheed Martin surprised everyone at the Aero India show near Bengaluru by launching its F-21 fighter in pursuit of a 110-unit opportunity with the nation's air force. ...

India's Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) plans to adapt the Airbus Defence & Space C295 tactical transport for special missions should a deal to obtain the type be finalized.The company displayed two models of the C295 in its pavilion. ...

Boeing has promoted its industrial capabilities in India, as it eyes potential deals to sell the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the nation's air force and navy.Speaking at the Aero India show near Bengaluru on 21 February, ...

Engine maker MTU Aero Engines has not ruled out the possibility that the planned development of a future combat air system (FCAS) between France, Germany and Spain, in which it is involved, could ultimately be combined with the UK's parallel Tempest programme to deliver a new pan-European fighter. ...

India's Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has detailed a number of improvements for the planned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Mk2 fighter.The Mk2 benefits from Indian Air Force experience with the Mk1, says an ADA official. A prototype of the new aircraft, ...

Airbus Helicopters insists its offer for the US Navy's TH-XX trainer contest provides the 'lowest risk' of any bid, despite proposing a twin- rather than single-engined rotorcraft.The navy's Request for Proposals (RFP) is 'engine agnostic', ...

Russian Helicopters has signed a series of agreements with Indian companies to help produce the Kamov Ka-226T in India as part of its deal to supply 200 examples to the Indian army, and will pitch the type for an Indian navy requirement.Under the Ka-226T deal, 60 examples will be produced in Russia, ...

Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has completed preliminary design work on a family of large helicopters that could replace the Indian army's Mil Mi-8 and Mi-17 rotorcraft, and potentially be used for naval applications.The Indian Multi-Role Helicopter would come in two distinct variants, the 12. ...

Airbus Helicopters has pitched a design based on its high-speed X3 technology for a US Army programme to deliver a new armed scout rotorcraft in the mid-2020s.The move, revealed by chief executive Bruno Even, ...

Lockheed Martin has redesignated the F-16V Block 70 as the F-21 in its offering for India's fighter requirement.'The F-21 addresses the Indian air force's unique requirements, and integrates India into the world's largest fighter aircraft ecosystem with the world's pre-eminent defence company, ...

The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus air tanker refuelled a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II for the first time over California.The tanker connected to the fighter aircraft with its refuelling boom on 22 January, marking the first time the Pegasus has refuelled a stealth aircraft, says the US Air Force. ...

The US Air Force started testing an upgraded version of the Boeing B-52 bomber's Conventional Rotary Launcher on 11 February.The new rotary launcher is designed to power up more munitions at a time, ...

Pilatus has delivered a PC-24 to the Swiss government. The superlight business jet – serial number 121 and carrying the registration T-786 – was handed over during a dedicated ceremony in Berne on 18 February, and will replace a similarly sized Cessna Citation XLS in service. ...

A day before the opening of the biennial Aero India show, the Indian air force's Surya Kiran display team has lost two BAE Hawk 132 advanced jet trainers during a practice session, with one pilot killed in the accident. ...

Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against the US Army's decision to award General Electric Aviation a contract to develop a new turbine engine for the service's helicopters. ...

The US Coast Guard commenced low-rate initial production of its service life extension and avionics upgrade programme for its Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin short range recovery helicopters.Three aircraft have been converted into the upgraded MH-65E 'Echo' variant, ...