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22 tri-Service aircrew graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury

By sangeeta Saxena on August 26, 2019

London. 26 August 2019. 22 tri-Service aircrew graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury. The parade celebrated both the graduation of…

Portuguese MoD Selects Elbit Systems to Provide a Complete EW Suite for the Portuguese Air Forces’ New KC-390 Aircraft

By Harmeet Singh on August 25, 2019

Haifa, Israel. 25 August 2019 . Elbit Systems announcesthat it was selected by the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply a complete Electronic Warfare (EW) suite…

Portugal signs contract for acquisition of five Multi-Mission Airlift Embraer KC-390

By Harmeet Singh on August 23, 2019

Évora, Portugal. 22 August 2019 . The Portuguese Government and Embraer signed today, at a ceremony held at Embraer’s facility in Évora, a contract for the…

U.S. Air Force Combat System Officers use mixed reality MetaVR based software for training

By Harmeet Singh on August 19, 2019

MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator forms part of a mixed reality embedded training device on the T-1A Jayhawk aircraft Brookline, MA, August 13, 2019: MetaVR’s Virtual…

CAE supports RAAF’s Introductory Fighter Course in synthetic training capabilities

By Harmeet Singh on July 24, 2019

Sydney, Australia. 24 July 2019. CAE announced it has supported the Royal Australian Air Force in the trial and implementation of advanced synthetic training capabilities…

President Donald J. Trump Announces F-35 Lightning II Sustainment Work Comes To Milwaukee

By sangeeta Saxena on July 13, 2019

Milwaukee. 13 July 2019. During a visit to Derco, a Lockheed Martin company President Donald J. Trump announced more work is coming to Milwaukee. Derco…

Qatar awards Raytheon approximately $2.2 billion for additional integrated air and missile defense capability

By sangeeta Saxena on July 12, 2019

Nation becomes 1st AMRAAM-ER customer, 11th NASAMS partner Washington. 10 July 2019 . Raytheon Company announced it was awarded two direct commercial sales contracts by…

Portugal announces Firm Order for the Multi-Mission Airlift KC-390

By Harmeet Singh on July 12, 2019

São Paulo, Brazil, July 11, 2019 – The Portuguese Government announced today a firm order of five multi-mission airlifters Embraer KC-390 as part of the process…

Second Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Ready For July 25 Liftoff

By sangeeta Saxena on July 10, 2019

Titusville, Fla., 09 July 2019. The GPS satellite constellation is about to get its next heathy dose of new technology and more advanced capabilities. The…

First Royal Canadian Air Force C295 makes maiden flight

By sangeeta Saxena on July 6, 2019

Seville. 0 5 July 2019 . The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing…

Sikorsky Formally Responds To Call For Competition For Germany’s New Heavy Lift Helicopter

By Harmeet Singh on June 4, 2019

Berlin. 27 May 2019. Sikorsky formally responded to the German Air Force “Schwerer Transporthubschrauber” (STH) Program call for competition. Sikorsky expects to offer the most…

Raytheon wins U.S. Air Force contract to mentor a small business on cybersecurity best practices

By Harmeet Singh on June 4, 2019

AURORA, Colo., June 3, 2019 . Raytheon Company and Infinity Technology Services, LLC, won a two-year Mentor Protégé program contract from the U.S. Air Force.…

1st 8 rear crew graduate from DHFS at RAF Shawbury

By sangeeta Saxena on May 22, 2019

London. 22 May 2019. The first eight rear crew graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury at a special parade. This…

RAF takes on Arctic challenge of security

By sangeeta Saxena on May 22, 2019

London. 22 May 2019. Royal Air Force aircraft and personnel have begun an exercise in Sweden alongside eight other nations to train together in building…

Elbit Systems’ BrightNite Declared Operational by an Air Force of a NATO Country

By Harmeet Singh on May 22, 2019

“Pilots emphasized the contribution of BrightNite to DVE flight describing it as a game changer” Haifa, Israel. 22 May 2019 . Having being declared operational,…

Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Achieves First Flight

By sangeeta Saxena on May 20, 2019

West Palm Beach, Fla., 19 May 2019. The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter achieved first flight recently at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida site, an…

Lockheed Martin Breaks Ground On New Production Facility

By sangeeta Saxena on May 19, 2019

TROY, Ala., 19 May 2019. U.S. Air Force and local Alabama officials joined Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) executives today to break ground on the company’s…

UK Minister for Armed Forces visits RAF Air Wing in Estonia

By sangeeta Saxena on May 14, 2019

Amari Air Base, Estonia. 13 May 2019. The Minister for Armed Forces the Rt Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP has visited the deployed RAF Expeditionary…

CAE awarded contract from Boeing to develop additional P-8A operational flight trainer for RAF

By Harmeet Singh on May 13, 2019

Tampa, Fla., 13 May 2019. On the eve of the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s largest show for military training and simulation, CAE…

U.S. Air Force Welcomes Fifth Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF Satellite To Cape Canaveral For June Launch

By sangeeta Saxena on May 12, 2019

Cape Canaveral, Fla., 11 May 2019 . The U.S. Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its…