Gripen E with Meteor over islands

Successful Meteor Live Firing with Gripen E

Saab recently conducted the first test firing with the advanced Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on Gripen E with a successful end-to-end result on the target.

The Meteor missile was launched from Gripen E at an altitude of approximately 16500 ft above the Vidsel…

Gripen E Meteor launch
thyssenkrupp Aerospace and Saab sign renewal of their partnership

thyssenkrupp Aerospace and Saab sign renewal of their partnership

thyssenkrupp Aerospace and Saab today announced that they will prolong their partnership. Under the new agreement, the company will become the materials supplier for Saab’s subcontractors all over the

Boeing MH-139A

Leonardo and Boeing Deliver First Four MH-139A Helicopters to U.S. Air Force

Leonardo and Boeing have delivered the first four MH-139A Grey Wolf test helicopters to the U.S. Air Force as the service looks to replace its aging fleet of UH-1N helicopters. The Grey Wolf is a multi-mission helicopter – based on Leonardo’s proven dual-use AW139 helicopter – designed to protect…

Artemis I stack rolls out to the launch pad - photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak

Fly me to the Moon! NASA's Orion spacecraft with the Airbus-built European Service Module is ready for launch

NASA's Orion spacecraft will be launched in a few days from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on its mission to the Moon. The Airbus-built European Service Module (ESM) will power Orion to and from its lunar orbit as part of NASA’s Artemis missions. Airbus has developed the ESM as prime contractor for…

Artemis I Orion - photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak

The launch of the first Orion spacecraft using NASA's new ‘Space-Launch System’ rocket will be crewless and will take Orion more than 70,000 kilometres beyond the Moon to demonstrate its capabilities. Artemis II, planned for around 2024 and powered by the ESM-2, will carry four astronauts to…

L3Harris will provide a critical communications radio to Axiom Space for its planned commercial space station.

FUTURE COMMERCIAL SPACE STATION WILL USE L3HARRIS ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS LINK

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) will provide a critical communications radio to Axiom Space for its planned commercial space station. The S-band radio will mirror the functionality that exists on the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA’s Common Communications for Visiting Vehicles.

The L3Harris…

Curtiss-Wright Congratulates AVIO and the European Space Agency on the Successful Inaugural Launch of the Vega-C Launcher Photo:ESA

Curtiss-Wright Congratulates AVIO and the European Space Agency on the Successful Inaugural Launch of the Vega-C Launcher

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, a leading supplier of flight test instrumentation solutions engineered to succeed, today congratulated Italy’s AVIO S.p.A., the prime contractor for the Vega-C launcher, and the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful first launch of the Vega-C. Curtiss-Wright…

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deanna Muir

TEXTRON AVIATION DEFENSE BEECHCRAFT AT-6E WOLVERINE ACHIEVES MILITARY TYPE CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

 

Textron Aviation Defense today announced the Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine has achieved Military Type Certification (MTC) from the United States Air Force, paving the way for continued global sales of the light attack aircraft. The AT-6E is a multi-mission aircraft system designed to meet a wide variety…

U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins
About the Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine

Purpose-built for light attack, counter-insurgency and Countering Violent Extremist Organizations (C-VEO), the high performance, low risk Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine…

Proven experience, supply chain and affordability

Backed by Textron Aviation’s more than 95 years of experience delivering more than 250,000 military, special missions and commercial aircraft worldwide,…

The EU selects the FAMOUS consortium to develop future European land combat capabilities

The EU selects the FAMOUS consortium to develop future European land combat capabilities

On July 21 st, the European Commission approved the funding by the European Defence Fund (EDF) of defense industry Consortium FAMOUS2 proposal for European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems. The follow-up of the FAMOUS project, FAMOUS2 aims at developing future modular ground

Boeing Integrates Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System onto U.S. Air Force F-15s

Boeing Integrates Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System onto U.S. Air Force F-15s

The first two U.S. Air Force F-15E aircraft recently began Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) modification at Boeing [NYSE: BA]. Forty-three F-15Es will receive EPAWSS, which is also the electronic warfare system that will equip the F-15EX Eagle II.

Developed, produced and…

Leonardo’s latest air defense radar technology joins NATO training range in Greece

Leonardo’s latest air defense radar technology joins NATO training range in Greece

- Leonardo's Kronos Grand Mobile High Power (GM HP) radar has been chosen by the Greek Air Force as the integrated air and missile defence system to be used at the NAMFI (NATO Missile Fire Installation), the Alliance's range based in the Isle of Crete. It will ensure high air safety levels during exercises. The…

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