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20th CH-47F Chinook delivered to the RNLAF
Boeing delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), concluding the country’s latest fleet update. “Our continuing partnership with the Royal Netherlands Air Force exemplifies the value of a modern and...
Air Systems
BAE Systems awarded Typhoon avionics support contracts
BAE Systems announced that it will continue to service and support the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft’s avionics for the platform’s founding nations’ air forces in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, for the next...
Air Platforms
Italy’s Carabinieri to receive 20 AW119Kx Helicopters
Leonardo announced on 27 October that it has signed a contract with Italy’s Carabinieri for the supply of 20 AW119Kx single-engine helicopters for its Air Service. The aircraft will be assembled at Leonardo’s Vergiate...
Air Platforms
First Upgraded AH-64E Apache delivered to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing announced on 25 October that it has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6, or v6, Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). As part of a...
Air Platforms
U.S. Army orders more CH-47F Chinooks
The U.S. Army is continuing to modernize its heavy-lift helicopter fleet with an order for two more Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks as well as long lead funding for additional aircraft. “Modernizing the Chinook for...
Air Platforms
Australian Navy to recieve 12 more MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The helicopters were procured from Sikorsky - a Lockheed...
Air Weapons
U.S. Air Force selects Raytheon, Northrop Grumman for hypersonic missile
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, has been selected by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile. HACM is a first-of-its-kind weapon developed in conjunction with the...
Air Platforms
Russian UAVs not meeting battlefield requirements
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Russian Federation has stated that most of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) produced in Russia do not meet the tactical and technical requirements of the Russian armed...
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