U.S. Approves Standard Missile-6 Sale for Japan’s Aegis Destroyers
While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific strategic capability against ballistic missile threats. The U.S. State Department has…
XQ-67 Will Get New Capabilities with Demon Ape Program
With Demon Ape, General Atomics’ XQ-67A drone will leverage its modular architecture to provide testing for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been…
Airbus, Navantia to Explore SIRTAP UAV’s Flight Operations from Spanish Juan Carlos I Carrier
The integration of SIRTAP of the Juan Carlos I will focus on command and control, combat system integration and navigation support, including take-off and landing operations. European defense and aerospace…
Northrop Grumman Receives Second B-21 Raider LRIP Contract
Details about the new B-21 Low-Rate Initial Production contract have not been released, however Northrop Grumman said it had preliminary talks with the U.S. Air Force regarding a possible increase…
Sikorsky Conducts First Ground Test of GE’s T901 Engines on UH-60 Black Hawk
The GE T901 engine was developed as part of the Improved Turbine Engine Program to replace the T700 engines used by U.S. Army’s UH-60s and the AH-64s, and was also…
Leonardo’s C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs
Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can deliver precision water/fire retardant drops while complementing the trusted Canadair CL-415. In…
