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Sikorsky, Northrop Grumman Progress in DARPA's VTOL UAS Development Program

May 23, 2024 @ 04:23 AM

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Northrop Grumman have advanced in developing vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) under DARPAs AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program. Sikorsky is conducting flight tests to mature the control laws and aerodynamics of their VTOL UAS

MBDA to Enhance Italian Air Defense Systems' Capabilities with CAMM-ER Missiles

May 22, 2024 @ 08:18 PM

MBDA and OCCAR have amended a contract to enhance the technical capabilities of Italian air defense systems using CAMM-ER missiles. These systems, named Grifo and MAADS, serve the Italian Army and Air Force

U.S. Approves $96.4M JDAM Sale to Canada

May 22, 2024 @ 11:48 AM

The U.S

Aurora-Boeing's SPRINT Program Advances High-Speed, Vertical Lift Concept to Preliminary Design Phase

May 22, 2024 @ 06:50 AM

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, has completed the conceptual design review for a high-speed, vertical lift X-plane and has been selected to progress to the preliminary design review phase. This development is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program called Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT)

Safran Electrical & Power to Supply Starter-Generation Systems for U.S. Army’s FLRAA...

May 22, 2024 @ 06:37 AM

Safran Electrical & Power announced today that it has signed an agreement with Bell Textron Inc. to provide starter-generation systems for the U

Technical Malfunction Suspected in Iranian Presidential Helicopter Crash

May 21, 2024 @ 03:11 AM

A technical malfunction is suspected to have caused the crash of an Iranian Bell 212 helicopter, which resulted in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, according to the state-controlled IRNA agency. The Turkish news agency IHA, citing Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, also reported technical issues with the helicopter, which crashed in the mountains of East Azerbaijan province

U.S. Approves $250.2M Military Sale to NATO Support and Procurement Agency

May 20, 2024 @ 09:31 AM

The U.S

Poland Receives Final Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone

May 20, 2024 @ 05:46 AM

Turkeys Baykar has handed over the final batch of Bayraktar TB2 combat systems to Poland, fulfilling a $270 million contract signed in May 2021. The agreement covered four systems, each comprising six aircraft and three ground control stations, totaling 24 drones

Iranian President, Foreign Minister Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash

May 20, 2024 @ 04:49 AM

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and two other senior officials are confirmed dead when the helicopter in which they were traveling crashed in a wooded area in a region bordering Azerbaijan. Rescuers who reached the crash site this morning reported the helicopter to be completely wrecked and that the bodies the two leaders besides other officials traveling in the ill-fated chopper could not be identified as they are completely burnt

U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements

May 18, 2024 @ 05:15 AM

The U.S

Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction

May 18, 2024 @ 04:23 AM

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has determined that the F-16 crash on May 8th was due to simultaneous failures of the aircraft's pitch rate gyroscopes. In an official

Diehl Defence’s IRIS-T Missile Fired from S.Korean KF-21 for the First Time...

May 17, 2024 @ 11:30 AM

Diehl Defences IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile (AIM-2000) has been fired for the first time as a guided missile from Korea Aerospace Industries' (KAI) KF-21, South Koreas 4.5th generation indigenous fighter currently under development