Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
A new era of tactical airlift capability for New Zealand has officially begun with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivering the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force during a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin’s facility in Marietta, Georgia, on Aug. 8. For […]
L3Harris’ Agile Development Group has been iteratively developing a robotic-based, highly mobile, short-range air defence capability that meets today’s mission needs and is inherently designed to adapt to tomorrow’s threats quickly and economically. The prototype system participated in this year’s Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4) field experiment and seamlessly integrated advanced long-range surveillance and electronic
L3HARRIS PROTOTYPE DEMONSTRATES CUTTING-EDGE CAPABILITIES FOR AUTONOMOUS AIR DEFENCERead More »
In a significant shake-up for military rotorcraft production, Bell is poised to reassess its supply chain for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program as Boeing finalizes its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems. The deal, expected to close by mid-2025, could disrupt Bell’s long-standing partnership with Spirit, which has been a key supplier for the
BELL FACES SUPPLY CHAIN SHIFT AMID BOEING’S ACQUISITION OF SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMSRead More »
In a significant move to bolster public safety, the Peoria Police and Fire Department has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 505 helicopter, marking the first aircraft to join their newly-established joint Aviation Unit. This milestone was announced by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, during the APSCON 2024 conference. “We
PEORIA POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WELCOMES BELL 505 TO NEW JOINT AVIATION UNITRead More »
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to welcome its first MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft during a ceremony at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory. The arrival of the high-altitude, long-endurance Triton enables Australia to deploy the most advanced maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capability available today. The first MQ-4C
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE WELCOMES FIRST NORTHROP GRUMMAN MQ-4C TRITONRead More »
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters to lead a concept study in the frame of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project under which the participants combine efforts to work on design, development and delivery of a medium multi-role helicopter. Airbus is partnering with RTX’s Collins Aerospace
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The collaboration will leverage commercial and defence technologies to enhance decision-making. Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded two strategic Mentor-Protégé Agreement initiatives from the Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs to support the development of operational Artificial Intelligence for Department of Defense platforms and programs. Through joint sponsorship from
RTX’S RAYTHEON AWARDED MENTOR PROTÉGÉ AGREEMENTS TO DEVELOP OPERATIONAL AIRead More »
The training of future military pilots is being revolutionised by advanced technology developed by Leonardo in Venegono, Italy. This technological leap is showcased in the docuseries “Piloti Caccia – International Flight Training School,” which first aired on Rai 2 and is now available on RaiPlay. The series delves into the rigorous and high-tech training regimen
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force (RSAF). The first of these aircraft will enter into conversion at the beginning of 2026; they will enter into service and join the RSAF in 2027 to carry out air-to-air refuelling and
SAUDI ARABIA ORDERS FOUR ADDITIONAL AIRBUS A330 MRTTSRead More »
For more than 50 years, L3Harris has provided the U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress with advanced electronic warfare (ADVEW) technology, and recently reached another major milestone in our work to keep this iconic aircraft relevant, lethal and survivable for decades to come. During a recent 5.3-hour test flight over Texas, our team successfully tested
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