Air Force

Honeywell demos upgrade to F-35 cooling tech

Honeywell announced it has successfully demonstrated the ability to upgrade the current cooling capacity of the F-35’s Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) to 80kW. Honeywell has been the supplier of the F-35’s PTMS for the past two decades and will now be best-positioned to support future mission systems’ modernisation …

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MBDA GETTING IN BATTLE ORDER TO SERVE SOVEREIGNTY

MBDA held its annual press conference in Paris Wednesday. The company’s CEO shared the Group results for 2023 together with some insight into tackling future challenges in the face of growing demand in a complex international context. Eric Béranger, CEO of MBDA, said: “MBDA was created out of a need …

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Turkish Akıncı drone tests supersonic missile

Türkiye’s combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Bayraktar AKINCI, successfully completed the UAV-122 supersonic missile firing test. Baykar, which produces the drone, published a video on its X account showing footage of the test firing of the İHA-122 missile. Developed by Roketsan, The İHA-122 missile features high hit accuracy, low/high altitude …

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TEXTRON AVIATION SPECIAL MISSIONS CESSNA GRAND CARAVANS TO BE ACQUIRED TO AID IN HORN OF AFRICA SECURITY

Textron Aviation today announced the award of a contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, for two Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft. The aircraft will be owned and operated by the Djiboutian Air Force (DAF). This acquisition is the third delivery order under a recently established indefinite delivery, indefinite …

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NGC and Diehl Defence to Collaborate on IAMD Capabilities

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their commitment to work together to support innovative layered air and missile defense capabilities for Germany. Northrop Grumman’s expertise in IAMD and control capabilities, such as the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle …

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Eurofighter Typhoons Star During Saudi Arabian Exercise

Eurofighter Typhoon from RAF’s (Fighter) Squadron have been taking part in Spears of Victory — a multi-national air training exercise organised by the Royal Saudi Air Force in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia During the exercise — which is smaller in scale but similar in complexity to the US-led Red …

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Bell Announces Weapon Systems Integration Lab

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today the Grand Opening of its Weapon System’s Integration Lab (WSIL) in Arlington, TX. The state-of-the-art facility will aid in in the safe, rapid, and efficient integration and test of a next generation fly-by-wire tiltrotor and mission systems using a modular …

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“Ababil” Strengthens the Power of the Qatari Air Force.. Vincent Logsdon Discusses the New F-15QA Aircraft

The F-15QA “Ababil” aircraft, recently delivered to the Qatari Air Force, is a milestone in military technology. This advanced fighter jet embodies exceptional capabilities that enhance Qatar’s air defense capabilities. In an exclusive interview with “Defense Arabia” during the “DIMDEX 2024”, Mr. Vincent Logsdon, Vice President Global Business Development and …

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