Lockheed Martin Will Integrate Next-Generation Infrared Defensive Sensors on F-22 Raptor
The F-22 will receive an embedded set of TacIRST sensors as part of the Infrared Defensive System to enhance aircraft survivability and lethality. Lockheed Martin announced on Jan. 22, 2025,…
Airbus A320 ATRA Performs Maiden Flight After E-Scan AESA Radar Modification
The Advanced Technology Research Aircraft is equipped with the nose of a Eurofighter to test the new E-Scan Mk1 AESA radar, also known as European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk1.…
U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter Shoots Down Houthi Drone for the First Time
The U.S. Navy’s premier anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface (ASuW) helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk, has shot down its first drone, marking a new milestone for the service. During an address on…
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Conducts First Test with MAM-T Laser Guided Bombs
This was the first flight test of munitions on the TB3, which so far flew unarmed, and saw inert MAM-T guided weapons guided on target by the UCAV's ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical…
Saab to Provide Secure Communications for MQ-28 Ghost Bat
The production of the first MQ-28 Block 2 aircraft progresses ahead of the first flight later this year, while testing of the Block 1 continues both in Australia, at the…
Targeting Pod Falls From RAF Typhoon Into Yorkshire Field
An apparent Litening targeting pod and its pylon became detached from an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon during a training sortie over East Yorkshire in Northern England. The pod and its pylon…