The UK Royal Navy has signed a £550 million contract for new surface-attack missiles for its fleet of 17 F-35Bs, based at RAF Marham.
The UK’s first Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in nearly three decades has achieved a major milestone ahead of its first operational deployment this year.
The US Air Force took another meaningful step forwards in its ‘joint force’ initiatives with various fifth-generation aircraft successfully pooling operational data for the first time. The US Air Force pursuit of the ‘joint force’ saw another successful step forward when fifth-generation aircraft overcame long-standing connectivity limitations, in order to share actionable operational data in
The US Marine Corps has taken the next step in maintaining air superiority as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 declares their initial operational capability for the F-35C Lightning II. Initial operational capability (IOC) declaration marks a significant accomplishment for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, enabling VMFA-314 to deploy the F-35C onto aircraft carriers where they will
In a “major step forward”, the US Air Force has successfully completed a flight test on its B-1B Lancer carrying an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. A US Air Force B-1B Lancer attached to the US Air Force’s 412th Test Wing’s 419th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS), Global Power Combined Test Force, has successfully carried an inert Joint
BAE Systems has successfully received certification for its identification friend or foe (IFF) transponder for the US Air Force’s fleet of F-22 Raptors from the US Department of Defense AIMS program office. The IFF transponder waveform integration is part of a US Navy contract to upgrade the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS)
