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F-16 delivered to Lockheed depot for overflow support
Defence

Lockheed Martin's Greenville site has received its first F-16 aircraft following the signing of a $900 million overflow services contract

US approves sale of P-8A Poseidon aircraft to Germany in $1.77bn deal
Defence

Germany is set to replace its P-3C Orion aircraft program with the Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission aircraft (MMA) after its purchase was approved this week by the US State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved the sale of five Poseidon aircraft, equipped with the standard sensors and systems, as well as

Collins Aerospace awarded MS-110 enhancement contract
Defence

Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace has been tapped to provide sensor enhancements to the US Air Force’s MS-110 Multispectral Airborne Reconnaissance system. The North Carolina-based Raytheon unit has secured an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract modification by the US Air Force to support its Fast-Jet reconnaissance pod, the MS-110 Multispectral Airborne Reconnaissance system. The firm

Seven killed in Nigerian Air Force crash
Air Crash Investigations

A Nigerian Air Force passenger plane crashed on Sunday after suffering an engine failure, killing all seven passengers on board. The Beechcraft King Air 350i was travelling from Abuja airport to Minna when the pilot reported a single engine failure, and turned back for Abuja, according to the air force. The plane ultimately crashed into

UK Air Force invests in Transformer-style fighter jet
Defence

Aeralis’ two-seater keeps the same fuselage but can swap in and out different engines and wing configurations.

Airbus subsidiary to provide 22 UAS aircraft to French Navy
Defence

Airbus’ mini unarmed aerial system (UAS) subsidiary SURVEY Copter has secured a contract to supply the French Navy with 11 systems (22 aircraft) of the electrically powered fixed-wing Aliaca maritime version UAS (known as SMDM). The contract also involves the provision of training and integrated logistic support. The first tranche of SMDMs is scheduled to

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