Dassault Seeks 80% of FCAS Workshare to Get the Delayed Program Moving
Partners are becoming concerned about the FCAS overshooting the 2045 deadline, as bids for the Phase 2, which will produce a demonstrator aircraft, are yet to be announced. Reflecting the…
The Flexible C-17 Globemaster III has Impressive STOL Capabilities
Proving to be one of the most flexible transport aircraft in United States Air Force history, the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III provides improved airlift capabilities close to battlefields, humanitarian…
UK and France to Resume Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG Production
The extension of the production will allow the two countries to restock the Storm Shadow/SCALP stockpiles as the work on the next-generation cruise missile. The United Kingdom and France announced…
Russia Considers Retiring its Sole Aircraft Carrier
The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has suffered several accidents from 2009 to 2019, and has been undergoing overhaul and modernization works since 2017. The Russian Navy is likely to pull…
Leonardo’s Miysis DIRCM Selected to Protect German C-130Js
Leonardo’s Miysis DIRCM will protect the Luftwaffe’s fleet of six KC-130J and C-130J-30 aircraft operated by the Franco-German Binational Air Transport C-130J Squadron (BATS). Leonardo has been competitively selected by…
Liberty Lifter Ekranoplan Transport Program Scrapped by DARPA
Notably in the same week that a Chinese ekranoplan design emerged, DARPA announced the cancellation of its Liberty Lifter ground effect seaplane program. First reported by Aviation Week on Jul.…
